A play stall styled like a street-food stand: two posts carrying a red-and-white striped awning, a counter underneath with a grill recess and a small sink, and a shelf below for supplies. The whole thing is plastic and stands on wheels, so a child can push it around.
On the counter are toy buns and sausages in the grill recess, cups of chips and three sauce bottles, with tongs and a fork hanging from hooks on the side. A price list is printed on the front of the counter. It is all toy: the play is about ordering and serving, nothing is actually cooked.
The stall measures 44 cm wide, 30.5 cm deep and 61.5 cm high. That height is why it works for the smallest children: a toddler stands upright behind it without having to reach. Ecoiffier gives the stall from 18 months.
Role play like this comes into its own with two: one child behind the stall and someone turning up to order. A gift for the age at which children most want to copy what they see adults doing.
