{"product_id":"mta-wooden-fruit-crate-9-pieces","title":"MTA Wooden Fruit Crate 9 Pieces","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrighten your dramatic play area with the MTA Wooden Fruit Crate, a beautifully crafted 10-piece set designed to encourage imaginative cooking, market play, and hands-on exploration. Packed with colourful wooden fruit pieces-including kiwi halves, a banana, watermelon slice, pear, lemon, orange, tomato, and strawberry-this set invites children to sort, name, compare, and \"prepare\"  their favourite fruits. The smooth, durable wooden pieces are easy for small hands to grasp and offer meaningful opportunities to explore healthy eating themes and everyday food experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in a sturdy wooden crate for simple storage and display, this set naturally enhances play in the home corner, shop setups, or food-themed provocations. With vibrant colours and realistic shapes, the fruit crate inspires language-rich conversations and playful collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEducational Benefits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncourages imaginative play and role-playing as children create meals or run a pretend market\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilds fine motor skills through grasping, placing, sorting, and arranging fruit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupports language development as children name fruit, describe colours, and engage in social play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrengthens early numeracy through counting, grouping, and comparing different fruit pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClassroom \u0026amp; Play Activity Ideas:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet up a pretend fruit market where children practise exchanging items and describing their produce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd the crate to the home corner to inspire cooking, sharing, and collaborative storytelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSort the fruit by size, colour, or type to build early categorisation skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a \"menu board\"  activity where children choose fruits and build their own imaginary fruit salad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3+ years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes: 10 wooden fruit pieces + wooden crate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSafety Information: Non-toxic painted wood; smooth rounded edges; suitable for supervised pretend play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Modern Teaching Aids NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42939005927537,"sku":"MTA021002","price":46.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/7633\/6753\/files\/mta021002_02copy_516e98fc-1daa-4592-9d73-bd025042ba6e.jpg?v=1770179597","url":"https:\/\/teaching.co.nz\/products\/mta-wooden-fruit-crate-9-pieces","provider":"Modern Teaching Aids NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}