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I purchased the M&D Birthday Party B'day Cake more than a year ago for my older granddaughter's 3rd birthday. She plays with it nearly every day. I'm now considering buying it for my younger granddaughter's 3rd birthday. This is great for the child who wants to have an imaginary birthday party on any day of the year.
I have given it as a gift and will continue to give it in the future. Of course she puts on little birthday parties with it, but she has also come up with some really innovative uses for the various pieces.
She received this set when she turned two. I have been surprised at how much she has enjoyed this and how much use she got out of it.
My daughter is on the cusp of her fourth birthday. I have seen a lot of imaginative play from her with this toy.
It went largely ignored the first year or so she had it, then one day she got it out and has played with it nearly every day sense. My daughter loves to decorate the cake; serve pieces to me, my husband, and her friends; she even seems perfectly enamored with putting it all back together for storage.
I would say that based on my daughter's experience, 3-4 is the perfect age for this set. It's just that fun and adorable.
They enjoy constructing the cake together, putting it in the pretend oven; singing happy birthday to each other and then serving up the cake. The Melissa and Doug birthday cake is played with every single day at my house. I have two girls, ages 2 and 4 and they love love love this toy. I wish more toys were built like this one -- a toy that promotes imagination, creativity and cooperation. We also have the pizza and ice cream cones and all three are huge hits.
This is my daughter's favorite toy. She is 3 & her 4 year old sister and 1 year old brother all love to play with this together. We love it.
One of my children was given this as a birthday gift, and while the kids like it okay and do play with it some, I have a few issues with it. And finally, it's just odd to me that the two of the cake toppings are jelly beans and gumdrops. (Even though I always tell them not to).
Annoying. Even if it's lead-free, it's not a great thing to have happen. First, as others have mentioned, there is no lid to the box.
It is very obvious which pieces have been in kids' mouths, due to the paint chipping and wearing off. Secondly, the paint does come off the pieces. Of course, being "food", kiddos are going to put pieces in their mouths to pretend-eat it.
Third, there are just too many little pieces for this mom's preference and I end up finding them strewn all through the house. Overall, I do not like this toy and would not recommend it to others.
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