If, like us, you have Gabby Dollhouse fans in your family then the oven and set of baking tools available in the Gabby’s Dollhouse Cakey Cat’s Kitchen in Dough Kitchen Canal Toys is a must have.
Our granddaughter, aged seven, and grandson, aged three, played happily for hours together with little supervision. Occasionally our grandson asked for help getting his cupcake out of the oven as his fine motor skills found the cupcake case difficult to remove from the slot in the baking tray. He, however, was never deterred as the end result – his own gorgeous individually decorated cupcake (or two) – was worth waiting for.
Being already keen bakers, alongside their parents, the thought of doing a make-believe activity without the worry of a hot oven gave them the opportunity to explore the order in which tasks needed to be completed, whilst not getting disappointed with the end result.They even timed how long the cakes needed to be in the oven as though really cooking. The three cake moulds also provide interesting variation in the range of outcomes.
There’s a well-conceived stand for the oven that allows for equipment to be kept alongside and is very handy for packing away and storage. I particularly like the syringe which is used to pipe decorations on top of the cup cakes as it produces a very realistic finish to the decorations.
The colours of the dough and packaging mirror what you might expect from a Gabby’s Dollhouse accessory – bright pink, blue and yellow – especially appealing to young children.
It was a joy to listen to the discussion between the children and, more reassuringly, no arguments – only laughter and fun.Gabby’s Dollhouse Cakey Cat’sDough Kitchen is currently taking pride of place amongst our everyday craft toys. It is definitely a worthwhile addition.
Highly recommended.
PWT rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Available from Smyths RRP £16.99