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    Make Your Own Play Food: Frugal Tip

    Here is a frugal tip from reader Mandy.

    So the frugal tip that I have, has to do with kids’ toys – play food to be exact.

    We’ve purchased my daughter a variety of different sets of play food over the last couple of years, only to find them all the same – kind of boring.

    After seeing all the great containers that come with groceries we were buying and disposing of, I thought those containers would do much better as play food items for my daughter.

    Everything from YOP containers to Ziploc bag boxes. They make for exciting new play food – for free!

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    Make Your Own Play Food: Frugal Tip

    1. Jennifer says:

      Where did you get the miniature looking milk jug? I would so love one for our play kitchen.

    2. Love the idea… my daughter did this for my Grandson when he was younger….. he loved it!!!!!! Most of the packaging at her place did a turn as a grocery toy before it was too ratty and tossed in the recycle bin….

    3. Mandy says:

      :) ~ glad you all liked this idea – and have been using it for awhile already! – great extra tips! :)

    4. claudia howard says:

      As a child I was always thrilled when my mother gave me the samples that came in the mail, particularly baby powder for my dolls. Now you can buy sample size in the stores which I did for my daughter and I think this is where I got my love for minitures which I enthusiastically collect.

    5. Hethr says:

      I do this with my home daycare all the time – I’d suggest filling any cardboard boxes with crushed up newspapers and then wrap them in plastic wrap. Seriously – I have the same macaroni and cereal boxes for over a year now. Old salt/pepper shakers are a hit too. If you have younger ones – hot glue or super glue the lids on things to prevent choking.

    6. teachermum says:

      Make that *loved…at 21 and 23 it’s been a while!!!

    7. teachermum says:

      My kids love playing kitchen and store and while they really enjoyed the “fake food” I did supplement with some boxes. Rather hard when you don’t buy prepackaged though!

      For an educational component, our foods were stored in plastic shoebox sized containers that fit on a small low bookshelf. I taped pictures of the food group on the end of each container and they could practice sorting into food groups when tidying up. ie fruits, veg, bread, meat, etc.

      I’ve seen some really cute patterns for knitted, crocheted and sewn foods as well-great way to use up scraps!

    8. Tasha Hooper says:

      That is so simple I can’t belive I have never thought of this before!!

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