Tender Leaf Toys Doll Houses and Furniture Pet Dog Kennel Set

Pet Dog Kennel Set

by Tender Leaf Toys

$15.94 ~~$20.95~~ /

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A wooden kennel door clicks shut behind a basset hound, and the story begins.

🐕 Nurturing play: a painted wooden basset hound with a bowl and a bone, ready for feeding, walking and bedtime routines
🚪 Fine motor skills: the opening kennel door and carry handle reward careful, deliberate fingers
🏠 Dolls house fit: 1:12 scale sits alongside most wooden dolls houses and figures
🤏 Easy grip: four small pieces sized for hands from 3 years
🔇 Calm play: quiet wood-on-wood sounds, no batteries, suits solo play at the table or on the floor

The Educator's Note

The opening kennel door and thin bone give young fingers a small, achievable precision task. That is the same pincer control needed for pencil grip in prep.
A single familiar character with four props gives a 3-year-old a clear play script (feed, walk, sleep). It still leaves room for a 5-year-old to invent longer stories.
The 1:12 scale means it works with dolls houses families may already own, and it plays quietly on its own with no batteries.

Play Specifications

🧒 3 years +

Recommended for ages 3 years +

📖 Storyteller

Role Play & Imagination

🔉 Quiet

Low volume

👤 Independent Play

Solo / Self-Correcting

🏠 Indoor

Living Room / Playroom

🧳 Travel Friendly

Compact / Portable / Car-Friendly

🤏 Fine Motor

Precision & Grip

🗣️ Language

Speech & Vocabulary

💡 Creativity

Innovation & Imagination

The Educator's Note

The opening kennel door and thin bone give young fingers a small, achievable precision task. That is the same pincer control needed for pencil grip in prep.
A single familiar character with four props gives a 3-year-old a clear play script (feed, walk, sleep). It still leaves room for a 5-year-old to invent longer stories.
The 1:12 scale means it works with dolls houses families may already own, and it plays quietly on its own with no batteries.

Play Specifications

🧒 3 years +

📖 Storyteller

🔉 Quiet

👤 Independent Play

🏠 Indoor

🧳 Travel Friendly

🤏 Fine Motor

🗣️ Language

💡 Creativity

A wooden basset hound, a kennel with a working door, a bowl and a bone: everything for a full morning of dog care in one small set. The pieces sit comfortably in a child's hand and stand up to repeated opening, shutting and carrying. Suited to 3 to 5 years, when pretend play moves from single actions to short stories with a beginning, middle and end. The 1:12 scale also slots into most wooden dolls houses.

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This set suits children who like caring for animals and acting out what they see around them.

3 to 4 years: children building their first pretend routines of feeding, walking and tucking in
4 to 5 years: storytellers who add rescues, vet visits and dog-park adventures to their play
Dolls house families (3 to 6 years): a pet that matches the 1:12 scale of existing wooden furniture and figures
Quiet-time play: parents after a calm, contained set for solo play while they work or cook nearby

Feeding time, then bedtime

Watch a three-year-old with this set and you'll see a routine form within minutes. The dog gets his bowl, then his bone, then a walk to the kennel. The door opens, he goes in, and the door closes again. Children repeat sequences like this because they are rehearsing the care they see around them.

Small movements, real skill

The kennel door and carry handle ask for a controlled pinch and a gentle pull. Nothing here needs force. Picking up a thin bone and setting it in a bowl is the same pincer control used to hold a pencil in prep. Carrying the kennel by its handle, without tipping the dog out, builds steady wrist and forearm control.

Where it fits as they grow

At 3 years, the play is mostly about the routine: feed, walk, sleep. By 4 and 5, the dog starts taking part in bigger stories. He gets lost, rescued, taken to the vet or moved into the dolls house with the family. That shift from copying routines to inventing plots is a big step in preschool language, and a small, familiar character like a dog makes it easy to practise out loud.

The set is scaled at 1:12, so it works with most wooden dolls houses and their figures. It is made from reclaimed rubberwood and birch plywood with non-toxic paints. The kennel measures about 7.7 x 12 x 6.5 cm, so the whole set packs into a basket or bag for car trips and grandparents' houses. Play is quiet and suits solo or shared use, indoors or on a shady verandah.

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Why gift givers choose this

No Batteries, so there is nothing to charge and no sudden noise
Sturdy Wooden Build that holds up to daily opening, closing and carrying
1:12 Dolls House Scale for use with existing wooden dolls houses and figures
Compact Size that fits a basket, a handbag or a nappy-bag-sized travel kit
Open-Ended Play with no fixed outcome, so the story changes with the child