Last Updated on July 9, 2023
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If you’ve got little ones who like to pretend to cook, serve food, and go grocery shopping, Aldi has offered some cool deals this past year. As we head into the early holiday shopping season, Aldi has more fun play food-related toys coming.
In the spring of 2022, the grocer sold a market play set under its Bee Happy private label that looked like a miniature version of a real Aldi store complete with checkout lane and cash register. They sold the mini market alongside a few different play grocery sets that included food, play money, a working calculator, shopping bags and baskets, a wallet, and more.
Then in the summer of 2022, Aldi sold a name-brand Step2 play kitchen with an Aldi-exclusive color scheme. Based on the number of people who visit our site to read about that play kitchen, we’re guessing it’s a popular item.
Now, Aldi is offering some wooden play food sets with various themes such as tacos, cake, burgers, etc. for even more kitchen and market fun. Wooden food sets under name brands such as Melissa & Doug have been well-liked for years due to their durability and more eco-friendly materials.
These play food sets are sold under the Aldi Bee Happy private label, which is not a separate company but rather a house brand Aldi uses for a variety of toys and children’s products. Other products we’ve seen recently at Aldi under the Bee Happy label include plush masks, magnetic tiles, swurfboard swings, pogo jumpers, and activity tables.
What We Know:
Bee Happy burger play food set.
Bee Happy Wooden Play Food Sets (Product Code: 704943) cost $9.99 each at the time of publication. You can easily pay $5 to $10 more, or higher, for similar wood food play sets on Amazon under brands such as Melissa & Doug.
There are five sets to choose from at Aldi. They include:
- A Taco/Nacho Set
- A Salad Set
- An Ice Cream Set
- A Burger Set
- A Cake Set.
These are all made from FSC-certified wood and are designed for children ages 3+.
Bee Happy cake play food set.
These are Aldi Finds, so they’re only in stores for a short time. Each store gets one shipment, and after that sells out, they’re gone unless Aldi decides to bring them back another time. Aldi doesn’t have online ordering for products that are out of stock at your local store.
Bee Happy ice cream play food set.
Here’s more information about what comes in each set:
- The Taco/Nacho Set comes with 44 pieces total and includes tortillas, beef, chicken, vegetables, menu card, and more.
- The Salad Set features 33 pieces total and includes lettuce and spinach leaves, avocado, a variety of vegetables, salad dressing, bowl, and more. The large mix of various fresh foods, utensils, and menu allow you to serve the perfect salad for your guests.
- The Ice Cream Set has 15 pieces total and includes ice cream in 4 different flavors, a scoop, and accessories to cool off.
- The Burger Set has 29 pieces total and includes bread slices and a hamburger bun, a beef patty, ham, cheese and bacon, a variety of vegetables, and more.
- The Cake Set has 40 pieces total and includes chocolate or strawberry cake slices, a variety of fruit, plates, candles, birthday cards, and more.
Bee Happy salad play food set.
Bee Happy taco/nacho play food set.
What We Don’t Know:
We haven’t tried any of these sets, so we don’t know how well they hold up to play. Our open threads give readers a place to talk about their experiences with Aldi products.
Do you own any of the Bee Happy Wooden Play Food Sets? Tell us what you think of them in the comments below.
