TnP Ambassadors - our tiny testers try out three Wilton Bradley Playhouse products

AMBASSADORS SPECIAL Time for roleplay! Our tiny testers put a trio of Wilton Bradley’s wooden Playhouse products through their paces Contact Wilton Bradley

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Sweet treats

Little ones can pretend to scoop ice cream in this Tamba says: “We can pretend to sell ice cream and pay with mum’s money!” Ice Cream Truck, before serving their creations from the serving hatch. With an internal kitchen space featuring a slide-top fridge, this food van includes several different accessories. Mum Amber says: “This is a well-made solid product, which was easy for my partner to put together, thanks to the simple instructions and clearly numbered parts. It’s bright and colourful, and the serving window, blackboard menu and slide-top fridge are great features. There are also shelves, which means kids can add more toys to play with inside - and it even comes with pretend ice cream to cut out and colour in. “My daughters Tamba (aged fi ve) and True (aged seven) love to ‘pretend play’ for hours together in this Truck and their imagination is not limited to ice cream: they have become budding shopkeepers, ‘selling’ and ‘buying’ other items using their own till and pretend money: there are currently packets of crisps lined up on the shelves!”

The Make N Mend Workbench comes complete with a pre-drilled peg board for fi tting tools. Described as the perfect workstation for little craftspeople, it’s Jonah says: “I like making things – I made a clock” great for developing dexterity and hand/eye co-ordination.

There is a circular saw and working vice, fi ve tools (a hammer, spanner, screwdriver, set square and hand saw), brackets/nuts/bolts for constructing, a large blackboard, a storage shelf and peg holes for hammering. Dad Richard says: “The workbench is simple to assemble and has a really high-quality fi nish. Plus, the screws are all countersunk, and none of them are sharp so if one did come loose, it wouldn’t be a worry. It’s nice and sturdy when built, but light enough to move around easily and put away (which mummy thinks is important). It’s really bright and mummy thinks is important). It’s really bright and fun, and it’s clear what everything is and fun, and it’s clear what everything is and does - the tools look like tools and the does - the tools look like tools and the moving parts work well. moving parts work well. “My son Eli (aged three) likes “My son Eli (aged three) likes tapping the tools and making tapping the tools and making sounds, while Jonah (aged seven) sounds, while Jonah (aged seven) is more able to connect the components together - and then lets his imagination get going with his own little building company!”

Cooking up fun

The Marvellous Mud Kitchen includes three stainless steel pans for cooking up a variety of mud pies using the utensils supplied. Just add water to the fi tted sink and mix up some mud for pretend cooking fun. There is also a preparation area at the side and a storage tray above and below the sink, providing plenty of space for storing ingredients and utensils.

Dad Alex says: “From opening the box, my daughter Blossom (aged four) was able to get involved with this product. Assembly was very straightforward (one screwdriver required and holes pre-drilled) and the instructions were simple.

Everything was clearly labelled in separate bags, which meant

Blossom could assist with 'the build' which she liked. The design of the

Kitchen is well thought out: it’s light but sturdy, which means it can be moved around to different areas of the garden easily and quickly as desired.

“Blossom thinks it looks brilliant. And she is in awe of all the things she has to play with. The Kitchen comes with lots of accessories (so there is no need to buy any additional items) which gives Blossom endless options to play independently. She enjoys being able to take them off the ‘table’ and use them around the garden to collect items like fl owers, and she is eager to show and 'cook' for relatives that visit.”

Dad Alex says: (aged four) was able to get involved with this product. Assembly was very straightforward (one screwdriver required Blossom says: “I like the pots: I put pretty fl owers from the garden in them” and holes pre-drilled) and the instructions were simple.

Everything was clearly labelled in separate bags, which meant

Blossom could assist with 'the build' which she liked. The design of the

Kitchen is well thought out: it’s light but sturdy, which means it can be moved around to different areas of the garden easily and quickly as desired.

“Blossom thinks it looks brilliant. And she is in awe of all the things she has to play with. The Kitchen comes with lots of accessories (so there is no need to buy any additional items) which gives Blossom endless options to play independently. She enjoys being able to take them off the ‘table’ and use them around the garden to collect items like fl owers, and she is eager to show and 'cook' for relatives that visit.”