One memory that really stands out from my childhood is when I used to play with cardboard boxes (stick with me here...I promise it will make sense in a minute!). I used to love getting a huge box and creating an office desk or a library. I used to sit behind them and stamp away and pretend to answer the phone. My favourite game to play with a good old cardboard box though, was post office. I used to cut slots out so that the letters could be posted, would create little magazines then I could put on display to sell and would pretend I had a stamp and would stamp away. It was simple, imaginative fun.
Needless to say, things have advance a little in the last 25 years and I was so excited when we were sent a Post Office set from Casdon for Pickle to review. I knew he's love it but I was secretly excited because I'd get to relive my childhood play days too!!
This play set comes with everything you need to play Post Offices including:
- Scales
- Coins and note money and a little till to keep them in
- A stamp and stamper pad (think this was what I was most excited about!)
- Postbox
- Postcards
- Magazines
- Cards
- A magazine rack
- Little parcles to weigh on the scales
- Pencil and paper
- Mini application forms and leaflets
All of this for just £12.99 (although I have seen it for under £10 in some stores!). Pickle is obsessed with this set and will spend ages playing with it. The box says it's suitable for children aged 3+ which I think is right as some of the bits are very small or could be easily ripped. Smidge has already tried to get involved and managed to rip a couple of bits much to Pickles distress.
In my opinion, this would make a perfect gift for a reception aged child as it will help encourage imaginative pay and help them with counting.
You can find the full Casdon range here.
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