Melissa & Doug Toy Shopping Cart with Sturdy Metal Frame Toddler Shopping Cart, Pretend Grocery Supermarket, Pretend Play for Kids Ages 3+

Money well spent! Easy to assemble, super quite and very durable. GREAT on carpet, she loves it. Plays with it nonstop.

The Melissa & Doug Toy Shopping Cart is a delightful addition to any child's playtime repertoire. Crafted with sturdy metal construction and smooth-rolling wheels, it mimics the real shopping experience, fostering imaginative play. Its spacious design allows for ample room to load up with groceries or other toys, encouraging motor skills development and spatial awareness.One of the standout features is its realistic design, complete with a fold-down seat for dolls or stuffed animals, enhancing the pretend play experience. The bright and cheerful aesthetic appeals to children of various ages, sparking creativity and role-playing scenarios.Parents appreciate its durability and ease of assembly, as well as the fact that it doesn't require batteries, promoting screen-free play. Its lightweight yet robust construction ensures it can withstand enthusiastic play sessions.While the size may be a bit bulky for smaller living spaces, the benefits of the Melissa & Doug Toy Shopping Cart far outweigh any potential drawbacks. Overall, it's a top-notch toy that promotes cognitive, social, and physical development through engaging, immersive play.

This is very sturdy... I bought this for my great granddaughter 4yrs old.... I babysit her twice a week.... On the the last day I take her to the dollar store and then to the market to let her pick snacks... I get a kick watching her shop, lol she does it with confidence.... she looks so cute pushing it through the isles.. She gets alot of attention lol and she eats it up.... Great memories for me, and I hope for her.... do I recommend this, yes definitely...

I bought this for my 1 year old and they absolutely love it! We use this as a walker and it’s helped my little one get confident walking! It’s easier to turn so we play chase all over the house!It’s very sturdy and well made and doesn’t tip easily, yet still light and portable! We take it to the grocery store and it fits inside the shopping cart when he gets tired of walking with it. It’s so realistic and great for Montessori play!It’s made from metal just like real grocery carts. And has a “child” seat that’s perfect for his stuffed animals or snacks! It was so easy to assemble out of the box and had no missing parts. I just wish we had bought it sooner! Well worth the money!

Very sturdy for my two-year-old granddaughter.

There are many toys that can make a child feel like he or she is in the grocery store imitating mom or dad, but most of them are meant for mild play at home and don't last for very long. Even though some stores use carts with plastic baskets, most still use carts with wire baskets and metal tube frame. The Melissa & Doug Shopping cart reminds me of the ones used in nearly every store that provides carts for customers to use.The Melissa & Doug grocery-style shopping cart is so very realistic, we just adore it for our child. The Melissa & Doug Shopping Cart is made of a large gauge wire basket and very similar tubular frame, it has the typical fold out child seat with plastic bottom shield for a child's baby, and the plastic cover over the handle looks just like the ones at stores we frequent.This cart also has two other features not found on typical carts: anti-tipping riggers and spring-loaded front wheels. Since the cart is smaller it has a narrower wheel base. This cart has anti-tipping riggers with rubber feet to help prevent the the cart from tipping which might result with a hurt child or damaged walls or flooring. The spring-loaded front wheels are a nice 'surprise' feature, too. These springs keep the cart from having such a rigid feel to it. It's too small for my children to get into (by design, I think), but when the kids lean over the end of the cart to get something out (like mom and dad do at the store) the springs allow the cart to lower which prevents the basket from pressing too hard on little ribs and tummies. This feature was an unexpected bonus we never would have missed, but really appreciate.We like the durability and the realistic appearance, but what makes this toy even better is that the cart SOUNDS like the mom and dad's cart at the store. Plus, this 'toy' is actually very functional and useful. We also bought Melissa & Doug Wooden Pantry Products for playing at home, but this doesn't stop us from taking our little cart on real shopping trips.We take this cart with us to the store for our little one to shop along side us when we visit the store and use shopping time as a way to teach our child how to be responsible at the store. Our child gets to carry some of the groceries or other items as we peruse and learns how to respect other shoppers at the store and how to handle a babydoll. Another lesson we try to teach is that everything she puts in her basket has to be purchased; we don't purchase what we can't afford. I believe this teaches confidence in doing the things she will one day need to do to provide and follow a budget.If this were any other type of toy cart, we wouldn't feel comfortable bringing it to the store. Other than it's small size, this cart looks like it belongs in the store. What we have found from this one 'toy' purchase is that we are getting so much more from this than we could have imagined. I believe all of our discovery about how this basket can be sued is attributed to its appearance, feel, and strong construction.As you could probably tell, we recommend this product if you are looking for something like this for your child.

very durable! easy to clean and holds so much! my kids have so much fun with this and have learned a lot about foods since having this!

Cute replica. Sturdy. Easy to put together. Quality components.