Stir & Serve Soup Maker

by Tender Leaf Toys

$59.85 ~~$77.95~~ /

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Peel, slice, blend, ladle and serve a pot of soup, with a knob on the base that clacks into place.

🥕 Real-kitchen sequence from peeling and slicing a two-part carrot and leek through to blending and serving
🔧 Stronger grip from the peeler, knife and ladle, which each ask for a different hand position
🎛️ Cause and effect with a base that has two buttons and a clacking temperature knob
🥣 Complete set with pot and lid, bowl, pepper pot, hand-held liquidiser and a bag of cannellini beans
🌳 Sturdy build in plywood, rubberwood and MDF with a few plastic parts, made for 3+ years
📦 Compact size at roughly 21 x 19 x 14.5 cm, easy to shelve or tuck into a play kitchen

The Educator's Note

It models the full cooking sequence, from peeling to serving. Children rehearse putting steps in order, a skill that carries into following classroom routines and instructions.
The peeler, knife and ladle each need a different grip and movement, which builds hand strength and control that supports pencil use and scissor work in prep.
The knob that clacks into place and the two buttons on the base give a clear cause-and-effect signal using wooden clicks instead of batteries or electronic sounds, so the play stays child-led and the house stays quiet.

Play Specifications

🧒 3 years +

Recommended for ages 3 years +

📖 Storyteller

Role Play & Imagination

🔉 Quiet

Low volume

🏠 Indoor

Living Room / Playroom

👤 Independent Play

Solo / Self-Correcting

👥 Group Play

Collaborative / Multi-Player

🤏 Fine Motor

Precision & Grip

🧠 Cognitive

Problem Solving & Logic

🗣️ Language

Speech & Vocabulary

The Educator's Note

It models the full cooking sequence, from peeling to serving. Children rehearse putting steps in order, a skill that carries into following classroom routines and instructions.
The peeler, knife and ladle each need a different grip and movement, which builds hand strength and control that supports pencil use and scissor work in prep.
The knob that clacks into place and the two buttons on the base give a clear cause-and-effect signal using wooden clicks instead of batteries or electronic sounds, so the play stays child-led and the house stays quiet.

Play Specifications

🧒 3 years +

📖 Storyteller

🔉 Quiet

🏠 Indoor

👤 Independent Play

👥 Group Play

🤏 Fine Motor

🧠 Cognitive

🗣️ Language

Everything needed to make a pot of soup is in one set: peel, slice, season, blend, ladle and serve. Children work through the same steps they watch at home, and the clacking knob and buttons on the base make each one feel real. Pitched at 3 to 5 years, when pretend play moves from single actions to full sequences. Three-year-olds learn each tool, and by five they are running the whole kitchen, sharing the bowls and serving a family that is very happy to be fed.

Also available in a great value bundle

Best matched to children who already copy what they see in the kitchen and want to take the lead, from first sequences at three to full restaurant games by five.

Three-year-olds who are moving from banging pots to following a simple sequence with a beginning, middle and end.
Four- to five-year-olds who like running a pretend restaurant and giving orders to family, friends and soft toys.
Children who are keen helpers at dinner time and want a set of their own to practise with while the real cooking happens.
Anyone buying for a birthday or Christmas who needs a pretend kitchen add-on that works with a play kitchen the child already has.

The soup pot fills up fast

Watch a three-year-old with this set and you'll see the process matter more than the result. The carrot and leek come apart in two pieces, so the knife has a job to do. The peeler gets pushed along. Then everything goes into the pot, the lid goes on, and the knob on the base is turned until it clacks into place.

That clack is the detail children return to. It gives a clear signal that something has changed, which makes the base an early lesson in cause and effect. It is a quiet toy overall, with wooden clicks and clatters rather than anything that competes with the rest of the house.

Building the skills behind the sequence

Each tool asks for something different from the hand. The peeler needs a steady push, the knife a firm hold and a short slicing motion, and the ladle a wrist that tips without spilling. At three, the work is getting each tool to do its job. Gripping and controlling the handles builds the hand strength and coordination that later go into holding a pencil and using scissors in prep.

The set also gives sequencing a real home. Peel, slice, pot, blend, season, serve. Children begin to narrate the order out loud, and by four or five they are running the whole kitchen, handing out bowls and asking whether anyone wants more pepper.

Made to be played with, then packed away

The set is built from plywood, rubberwood and MDF, with ABS and TPE plastic parts, a cotton fabric element and a nylon hook-and-loop fastener. Wipe clean with a dry cloth and keep it away from water and fire.

The set measures roughly 21 x 19 x 14.5 cm and weighs about 685 g, so it fits on a shelf or in a play kitchen cupboard. It works alongside any play food you already own, and it needs no batteries or assembly. Because it suits both solo play and shared play, it works for a quiet afternoon on the floor as well as a table full of siblings and soft toys waiting for lunch.

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Why gift givers choose this

Complete set with the pot, utensils, base, bowl and liquidiser all in the box
Real sequence that follows cooking from prep to serving, not just stirring
No batteries so the sounds come from wooden clicks and knob turns
Hand-strength practice through peeling, slicing, ladling and gripping
Compact size at about 21 x 19 x 14.5 cm, easy to store on a shelf

Included in the box

One soup pot with lid, a base with two buttons and a clacking temperature knob, a peeler, spoon, ladle, knife, two-part carrot and leek, bowl, pepper pot, hand-held liquidiser and a bag of cannellini beans.