Best for
Families building a pretend shop, market stall or grocery-style play space where your child can act out serving, choosing and weighing.
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IMAGINATIVE PLAY
Market Scales
by Tender Leaf Toys
Tender Leaf Toys Market Scales bring a proper weighing ritual to pretend shop play.
How it settles into play at home
Some days it is a quick market stall before dinner, with your child weighing one item after another. Other days, the play stretches out: someone shops, someone serves, and the scale gets checked before every pretend sale. Eventually, without anyone really planning it, the words start to come with it — heavier, lighter, more, less, your turn, my turn. That is the lovely thing about a simple market scale: it gives pretend play a rhythm your little one can return to again and again.
From 3 years
Recommended age
Wood
Crafted from wood.
$39.95
Unit price
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Unavailable
Two-year structural warranty
Structural faults are covered under our warranty terms.
Dispatched from Melbourne
Sent from our Melbourne warehouse with tracking.
Thirty-day change-of-mind returns
Available on eligible items returned unused and unassembled.
Our in-stock products are usually dispatched from Melbourne within 24–48 hours. During peak and sale periods, dispatch and transit times may be longer.
Buying guidance
Is this right for your family?
Who this product is particularly well suited to.
Age Guide
36+ Months
Product overview
The part of shop play they keep returning to
Children love it when pretend play has a routine they can own. At first, your little one may simply place fruit or veggies on the tray and watch the lever move. Soon, they are deciding what is heavier, what costs more, and who is next in line. Before long, the Market Scales become the thing they reach for when the home shop opens again, because weighing gives them a reason to talk, compare, serve and start the whole story over.
Product details
Thoughtful details that make a difference
Makes pretend market play feel real
The weighing tray and moving lever give your child a clear role to act out, so the shop game becomes more than handing items back and forth.
Brings simple comparing language into play
As your little one weighs pretend produce, words like heavier, lighter, more and less can become part of the story naturally.
Gives children a reason to talk together
Market play often needs a customer, a shopkeeper, a question and an answer. The scales add one more reason for your child to explain, ask, decide and respond.
Pairs easily with an existing pretend shop setup
The Market Scales are a natural addition beside market baskets or a pretend general store, giving your child another job within the same play world.
Purchase confidence
What you can rely on
Wood construction chosen for everyday durability.
Suitable from 3 years, matching the verified age guidance.
Solid construction designed for everyday family use.
Before you order
Practical information
Everything you need to know before bringing this product home.
Age and suitability
- Recommended age
- 36+ Months
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
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