Melissa & Doug Dust! Sweep! Mop! 6-Piece Pretend Play Set

My two year old loves this and wants to help me clean the house which is a plus

When our daughter's 2-year birthday was coming up, we noticed that all she ever seemed to want to play with were our kitchen and outdoor brooms. Being full-sized, these were of course too unwieldy and awkward, and she would end up knocking things off of counters or banging them into walls. I wanted to find her some small toy version to replace them. We planned to buy them for her birthday, and I found this set, hoping she would find it acceptable.Um, instead it has pretty much been the holy grail of toys for her. She won't let go of what she calls her beloved "sweeper" - we practically have to rip it from her hands and hide it from her in the morning to get her out the door, to much tears and flailing of limbs. The broom is the biggest hit out of them all, but she uses each of the cleaning toys at times. I have her on video manically chanting "sweeper and mop!!" while pounding them both into the floor in mimicry of sweeping and mopping. She climbs up on the couch with "sweeper" to watch cartoons. She tries to hold on to it while eating dinner (nice try, kid, but no dice). She runs away from us when it's bedtime, maybe partially because she doesn't want to go to bed, but probably 90% because she can't bring the dang broom into her crib with her.I am completely stumped as to why this tiny version of cleaning implements brings her so much joy, but I've stopped questioning it and have begun accepting the fact that I'm saying things to my daughter like "only 5 more minutes of sweeping the floor, honey," and "if you don't listen to Mommy, you'll have to put 'sweeper' away."The handles are made of real wood and are quite sturdy, the storage stand is well-crafted and has little notches to hang the brooms/mops from (and also doubles as a pretend microphone stand for a toddler), and the bristles are soft and sturdy. My husband actually used the broom and dustpan to clean our entryway when he couldn't find our "real" broom one night before company was coming over.The only downside was watching the disappointed face of her grandmother when our daughter completely ignored grandma's present of a little dollhouse in favor of waving her broom all over the place. Sorry, grandma! :-/

The package is beautiful and the items are extremely cute!! They are sturdy and not cheap plastic like some comparable sets. The wood is smooth and has no splinters which Ive found is a common issue with wooden toys. My daughter likes to mimic me and her big sister when we clean lol. I'm hoping she will eventually clean up her own playroom lol! The set is actually that great where it can be used to clean up for real. You can't clean any large area of course with the little mop lol but its good enough for a toddler to use and learn how to clean up their play area with.My only issue is that I wish it had something I could use to stick the base to the floor or mount it somewhere because my daughter loves to pick up the base and beat the floor with it (the base has a bit of weight which makes it very durable which is a curse and blessing in this case lol) .... and occasionally our cat lol. I had to take the base away for safety reasons and I bought a plastic toy box where she can store them but if the base was stuck to the floor with adhesive or if it could just have a bracket attachment so it could be mounted along the wall I think that would be awesome. I plan to try and find some strong adhesive (that wont damage my wood floor) that I can put on the bottom so I can allow her to use the base again.Overall, I think this is a great toy and I

I met a new friend recently and the first thing her son did when he was in my house was attempt to take my broom and dustpan to their car. She explained how he follows her around to help her clean and will do this at other friends house also.Went online and found this set. It recommends for 36 months and older; however based on how well my friend's son recognized and handled my full-sized versions, I decided to get it. Also it didn't appear to have any small pieces/potential choking hazards.It arrived, well-packaged and I was able to give it during my next visit. It was very easy to assemble, nicely painted with the stand attaching to the base securely. All items are able to hang from the stand which allows for compact storage. He took to it immediately. The only issue he had was the dexterity to remove the items once they were hanging (but just on the first few tries.) My friend posted this to me on Facebook, showing him several days later, enjoying it.Very happy with the purchase and would consider this as another gift for the right kiddos. Developmentally, many kiddos enjoy being a "helper" and I like the idea of toys that make teaching good life habits fun. Then later in life, hopefully sweeping/dusting/mopping won't seem like such a "chore". Putting on fun music while tidying can help too (for grown ups and kiddos alike).