Mentari Toy Microwave – Pretend Play Kitchen Set with Food & Accessories

Heat imaginative kitchen play with the Mentari Toy Microwave – a beautifully designed pretend kitchen appliance complete with wooden food, crockery and interactive controls. Children can prepare an imaginary meal, place it inside the microwave, close the door, turn the clacking dial and press the buttons before serving their creation.

The set includes a wooden cup with removable whipped cream, a plate, and a lidded food container containing a sausage, baked beans, and broccoli, providing everything little chefs need to begin their pretend cooking adventures.

With an opening door, tactile clacking control dial and two press buttons, the Mentari Toy Microwave offers plenty of hands-on interaction while encouraging imaginative play, communication, sequencing and fine motor skills. Measuring approximately 21 × 12.5 × 13cm, it is a compact addition to children's play kitchens, cafés and home role-play areas.

A Complete Wooden Microwave Play Set

The Mentari Toy Microwave includes both the pretend appliance and a selection of accessories, allowing role play to begin straight away.

The set includes:

• Wooden toy microwave

• Wooden cup

• Removable whipped cream topping

• Wooden plate

• Lidded food storage container

• Wooden sausage

• Baked beans

• Broccoli

Children can combine the different pieces to create their own imaginary meals and drinks.

Opening Microwave Door

The microwave features a working door, allowing children to place their pretend food inside physically.

They can recreate the familiar sequence of:

Open → Place food inside → Close → Select settings → Pretend to heat → Open → Serve

The interactive door makes the appliance more engaging than a static wooden kitchen prop.

Clacking Control Dial

Turn the clacking dial and children receive satisfying tactile and audible feedback.

They can pretend to select the cooking time or choose a setting before starting their imaginary microwave.

The physical movement adds fine-motor practice while making the role play feel more realistic.

Two Press Buttons

Two push buttons provide another interactive feature.

Children can incorporate them into their pretend cooking routine, perhaps imagining one starts the microwave while another stops it.

With no electronic controls or predetermined functions, children can decide what each button does within their story.

Wooden Cup with Removable Whipped Cream

The included wooden cup features a removable whipped cream topping, creating another fun pretend-food activity.

Children might imagine preparing:

• Hot chocolate

• Warm milk

• A café drink

• Their own imaginary creation

They can add or remove the whipped cream according to their customer's order.

The microwave does not heat real liquids and should only be used for pretend play.

Wooden Plate Included

A wooden plate provides somewhere to serve the included pretend meal.

Children can arrange their food before or after imaginary cooking, then serve it to a customer, doll, teddy bear, or friend.

This extends the activity from simply operating the microwave to complete kitchen and mealtime role play.

Lidded Food Storage Container

The included wooden food container with lid adds another recognisable kitchen item.

Children can place their pretend meal into the container, close the lid and imagine storing or reheating leftovers.

The removable lid also introduces another hands-on movement as children open, close and organise the food pieces.

Sausage, Baked Beans and Broccoli

Inside the food container is a miniature pretend meal consisting of:

• Sausage

• Baked beans

• Broccoli

The different foods give children opportunities to identify familiar ingredients and create their own mealtime stories.

Adults can introduce food vocabulary and discuss different meals without turning the activity into a formal lesson.

Pretend Leftovers and Food Storage

The lidded container provides an interesting opportunity to introduce simple conversations about storing food and using leftovers.

Children might imagine that their meal was prepared earlier and now needs reheating.

Adults can introduce age-appropriate ideas such as:

• Putting food away

• Saving leftovers

• Preparing only what is needed

• Reducing unnecessary food waste

These concepts should remain part of imaginative conversation rather than implying the toy teaches real food-safety practices.

Create a Pretend Microwave Meal

Children can recreate an entire kitchen sequence.

For example:

1. Choose the pretend food.

2. Place it into the container or onto the plate.

3. Open the microwave.

4. Put the meal inside.

5. Close the door.

6. Turn the dial.

7. Press a button.

8. Wait for the imaginary cooking to finish.

9. Remove the meal.

10. Serve.

The sequence gives children a clear structure while leaving plenty of room for their own ideas.

Imaginative Kitchen Role Play

The Mentari Toy Microwave can become part of many different scenarios.

Children might imagine they are:

• Preparing family dinner

• Running a café

• Working in a restaurant

• Making lunch

• Reheating leftovers

• Preparing a drink

• Cooking for dolls or teddy bears

The same accessories can be used each time differently.

Communication and Language

Pretend cooking naturally creates reasons to talk.

Children can describe what they are preparing, take imaginary orders or explain what each control does.

Useful vocabulary might include:

• Microwave

• Heat

• Cook

• Plate

• Cup

• Container

• Lid

• Button

• Dial

• Sausage

• Beans

• Broccoli

• Open

• Close

These words have a clear physical context within the activity.

Fine Motor Skills

The interactive features and loose accessories provide varied hand movements.

Children can practise:

• Turning the dial

• Pressing buttons

• Opening the door

• Closing the door

• Removing the container lid

• Positioning food

• Handling the cup

• Removing the whipped cream

• Placing accessories inside the microwave

These actions provide opportunities for finger dexterity and controlled hand movement.

Hand-Eye Coordination

Children need to coordinate what they see with how they position the different pieces.

They can place the container inside the microwave, arrange food on the plate and align the removable components.

Repeated role play provides plenty of opportunities to refine these movements.

Explore Cause and Effect

The mechanical controls provide simple cause-and-effect feedback.

Children can:

Turn the dial → Hear and feel the clicks

and:

Press a button → Feel it move

The microwave does not electronically respond or produce heat, leaving children to create the imaginary outcome themselves.

Sequencing and Everyday Routines

Pretend kitchen appliances provide a useful setting for exploring order and sequence.

Adults can introduce words such as:

• First

• Next

• Then

• Last

• Before

• After

For example:

"First we put the meal inside. What should we do next?"

The child can then continue the imaginary cooking routine.

Social and Cooperative Play

The Mentari Toy Microwave can be incorporated into shared kitchen role play.

One child might prepare the meal while another becomes the customer.

Children can swap roles and create their own kitchen routines.

Shared play provides opportunities for:

• Turn-taking

• Communication

• Making choices

• Listening

• Sharing accessories

• Collaborative storytelling

Pretend Café Play

The cup with removable whipped cream makes the set particularly suitable for café scenarios.

Children can take an imaginary drink order, prepare the cup and decide whether the customer wants whipped cream.

Add suitable existing pretend food and the microwave can become part of a larger café or restaurant setup.

Additional accessories are not included.

Complements a Wooden Play Kitchen

The compact microwave can be positioned alongside suitable existing wooden kitchen furniture.

It adds another familiar appliance to pretend:

• Ovens

• Sinks

• Fridges

• Coffee machines

• Cooking stations

This allows children to develop more detailed kitchen stories.

Additional kitchen furniture is sold separately unless specifically stated.

Compact 21 × 12.5 × 13cm Design

The Mentari Toy Microwave measures approximately:

21 × 12.5 × 13cm

Its compact dimensions make it suitable for play kitchens, shelves, and tabletop role-play areas without requiring much space.

It can also be stored relatively easily when the kitchen activity is finished.

Wooden Construction

The microwave and included accessories are made from wood, giving the set the substantial tactile quality associated with traditional wooden role-play toys.

Adults should inspect the product and components regularly and remove damaged pieces from use.

Screen-Free Kitchen Play

The Mentari Toy Microwave does not rely on electronic entertainment.

There are:

• No screens

• No electronic cooking programmes

• No real heating function

• No electronic sound effects required for play

Children provide the sounds, cooking times, recipes and stories themselves.

Suitable from 3 Years

The Mentari Toy Microwave is recommended for children aged 3 years and over. Use it for pretend play only.

Never place real food, liquids, metal, hot objects or other unsuitable materials inside the toy.

Ideal for Home and Early Years Settings

The Mentari Toy Microwave can provide an engaging role-play resource within:

• Home playrooms

• Children's play kitchens

• Nurseries

• Preschools

• Early years classrooms

• Home corners

• Pretend cafés and restaurants

Its familiar appliance design makes it easy for children to incorporate into existing kitchen play.

Why Choose the Mentari Toy Microwave?

The Mentari Toy Microwave combines a familiar kitchen appliance with interactive controls and a generous selection of pretend food accessories.

Children can open the door, place their meal inside, turn the clacking dial, press the two buttons, and imagine heating their food before serving it on the included wooden plate.

A lidded food container containing sausage, baked beans and broccoli creates a complete pretend meal, while the wooden cup with removable whipped cream adds café and drink-making possibilities.

For children who enjoy play kitchens, cafés and everyday household role play, this wooden microwave provides an engaging combination of imaginative play, sequencing, communication and fine motor activity.

Perfect For...

• Wooden play kitchens

• Pretend cooking

• Microwave role play

• Café play

• Restaurant play

• Pretend mealtimes

• Food recognition

• Imaginative storytelling

• Communication and language

• Fine motor skills

• Hand-eye coordination

• Cause and effect

• Sequencing

• Social and cooperative play

• Nursery and preschool role-play areas

Mentari Toy Microwave Features

• Mentari Toy Microwave

• Wooden pretend kitchen appliance

• Opening microwave door

• Tactile clacking control dial

• Two press buttons

• Wooden cup included

• Removable whipped cream topping

• Wooden plate included

• Lidded food storage container

• Wooden sausage

• Pretend baked beans

• Broccoli

• Encourages imaginative kitchen role play

• Provides opportunities for sequencing

• Supports communication and storytelling

• Encourages fine motor hand activity

• Supports hand-eye coordination

• Compact design for play kitchens

• No real heating function

• Suitable for children aged 3 years +

Specifications

• Product Name: Mentari Toy Microwave

• Product Type: Wooden pretend microwave and kitchen role-play set

• Contents: Wooden microwave, cup with removable whipped cream, plate, lidded food container, sausage, baked beans and broccoli

• Interactive Features: Opening door, clacking dial and 2 press buttons

• Dimensions: Approx. 21 × 12.5 × 13cm

• Material: Wood

• Use: Indoor imaginative and role play

• Learning Focus: Imaginative play, communication, sequencing, food vocabulary, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and social interaction

• Recommended Age: 3 years +

Important: This is a pretend-play microwave and does not heat food or liquids. Never use it with real hot food, electrical components, flames, or other heat sources.