Weekend & Family Friday: Sushi Slicing Play Set
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A long time ago, in a pre-kid land far away, I was having dinner with a friend at a nice sushi restaurant. At the table next to us was a family with two grade school-aged girls. To my admiration (and slight surprise given my limited knowledge at the time of what kids eat), both kids ate (and liked!) the same sushi as their parents. I decided that if I ever had kids, I would try to raise sushi-lovers as well.
So far, so good! Our oldest feels like a big girl because she tried the raw fish kind a few months ago, and our youngest likes deconstructing his rolls before eating them.
If you have a sushi-loving kid (or hope to raise a sushi-loving kid), perhaps Melissa & Doug’s Sushi Slicing Play Set might be in order. The set includes 24 pieces for your aspiring sushi chef, including “sliceable” rolls, a wooden knife, a dipping bowl, and self-stick chopsticks.
Both my kids love playing kitchen, so I plan on tucking this away as a future gift.
The play set is $17.99 at Amazon and Target.
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This is super cute! When my son was 2, we were staying in a hotel while visiting an ill family member. We had bought grocery store sushi and I went to wash my hands. Came back and my kid has systematically eaten all the sashimi. Cue frantic googling about toddlers and raw fish.