Pretend Bakery Board - Wooden Play Food Colourful Wooden Play Food (3+ Years)

The Bakery Board is designed to sit alongside the fruit and vegetable boards in the same Let's Pretend range, so it works well as an addition rather than a replacement if you already own one. Choose it specifically if you want the fraction and halves learning built in, since the croissant, donut and pretzel split into true equal halves while the chocolate slice deliberately splits into unequal parts. It comes with its own wooden slicing knife and a base with dedicated slots for all 9 treats.

The base and the pretend knife are solid wood, and the board itself is described as solid and robust rather than a printed or hollow piece. It is made from sustainable wood and finished with non-toxic paint, so the colour sits on a real wooden surface rather than a plastic shell. This construction is what allows the base to have precise cut slots for each of the 9 treats.

Each of the 9 sweet treats has a magnetic clasp built into it, so once your child cuts a piece in half with the included wooden knife, the two halves click back together for easy reconstruction. This means the same piece can be sliced and rejoined repeatedly during play rather than being a one-time cut. It is a mechanism rather than glue or Velcro, so it resets cleanly each time.

It is listed as suitable for children aged 3 years and up. At this age the board is used to teach the concept of fractions and halves in a hands on way, using the croissant, donut and pretzel as examples of two equal parts. The chocolate slice is included specifically to show a case where two parts are not equal, helping slightly older children within that range grasp the distinction.

Your set includes the wooden base with specific slots for each of the 9 different sweet treats and bakery products, plus one solid wood pretend knife sized for children to slice the treats in half. Every treat piece has a magnetic clasp so it can be cut and put back together. The set arrives gift-wrapped in signature Jaques of London packaging.

Yes, beyond the fraction and halving exercise, the board is designed for open role play. Children can pretend to be a baker, run a cake shop, or act as contestants on a baking show using the 9 treats and the base slots as props. The description notes there are endless ways to play with it, so the same set supports both a learning activity and imaginative free play.

The bakery board is described as vibrant and attractive and finished with non-toxic paint specifically for safe play. This matters because the pieces are handled directly and repeatedly cut and reassembled by children aged 3 and up. The board itself is made of sustainable wood, so the safety consideration covers both the paint finish and the material underneath it.

Yes, it is built to teach the concept of fractions and halves alongside the role play element. Children see that the croissant, donut and pretzel each split into 2 equal parts, which is a true half, while the chocolate slice splits into 2 unequal parts, which is not. This contrast is included deliberately so children learn to distinguish equal from unequal division rather than just seeing every cut piece as a half.