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<p>Scoop, stack, and serve up smiles with the Melissa & Doug Scoop & Serve Ice Cream Counter, a complete 28-piece wooden pretend play set designed to bring the magic of a real ice cream shop right to your home. Kids can take orders using the reusable menu card, build towering scoops with the click-and-release scooper, and add any of 6 toppings for truly custom creations. With pretend dollar bills for transactions and a sturdy wooden counter that stores every piece neatly, this set delivers a full ice cream shop experience, no screen required. Crafted from smooth-sanded, high-quality wood with child-safe, vibrant paint, it’s built to stand up to the most enthusiastic little shopkeepers. Perfect for solo imaginative play or cooperative fun with friends and family.</p>
<h4>What's Included:</h4>
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<li>1 wooden ice cream counter</li>
<li><span>8 wooden ice cream scoops (assorted flavors)</span></li>
<li><span>6 wooden toppings</span></li>
<li><span> 2 ice cream cones</span></li>
<li><span>1 plastic cup</span></li>
<li><span> 1 click-and-release scooper</span></li>
<li><span> 1 pair of tongs</span></li>
<li><span> 1 wooden spoon</span></li>
<li><span> 1 reusable menu card</span></li>
<li><span> 6 pretend dollar bills</span></li>
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<div>Total: 28 pieces | Recommended Ages: 3+</div>
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<h4>What our OT says:</h4>
<p><em>From an occupational therapy perspective, the Melissa & Doug Scoop & Serve Ice Cream Counter is an exceptionally well-rounded play tool for children ages 3 and up.</em></p>
<p>The click-and-release scooper is a standout feature for fine motor development. The motion of aligning the scooper, pressing down to lock in, and squeezing to release directly exercises the intrinsic hand muscles and builds the pincer grasp strength children need for writing, buttoning, and self-care tasks. Stacking scoops also challenges bilateral hand coordination and visual-motor integration as children gauge height, balance, and placement.</p>
<p>The tongs add a second layer of fine motor challenge, lateral pinch and controlled grasp, which are foundational pre-scissor skills.</p>
<p>Beyond the hands, the order-taking sequence (reading the menu, remembering a “customer’s” order, assembling it correctly, and making change) supports working memory, sequential processing, and early executive functioning. For children with language delays or social communication goals, the structured roles of customer and server create a low-pressure, highly motivating context for turn-taking, requesting, and functional communication.</p>
<p>The built-in storage also quietly teaches organizational skills and task completion, putting each piece back in its designated spot reinforces spatial awareness and the habit of finishing what you start.</p>
<p>This is the kind of open-ended, multi-sensory play tool I recommend to families regularly, it grows with the child and works beautifully in both home and clinic settings.</p>
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