General Stores, Award Winning Toy

• An award-winning store for big imaginative ideas:
  Winner of the Junior Design Awards 2021 Platinum award for Best Toy Design, Ages 3–5, this beautifully detailed wooden market stall creates an inviting setting for shopkeeper-and-customer play.
• One market stall, countless stores:
  Sturdy shelves and two interchangeable mini platforms let children transform their General Stores into a greengrocer, bakery, toy shop, or whatever business they imagine next.
• Thoughtful details bring the shop to life:
  A striped fabric canopy can be lowered over the stall, while three wooden light bulbs, metal hooks, and four chalkboard price signs add engaging details to every shopping trip.
• Role play makes room for early learning:
  Setting prices, choosing goods, taking turns as shopkeeper and customer, and creating new store scenarios encourage storytelling, social play, confidence, and opportunities to practice early math skills.
• Wooden play with sustainability in mind:
  Tender Leaf states that its toys are made from rubberwood sourced as a byproduct of the latex industry and that a new tree is planted for every tree used.

Open the doors to imaginative shopping with Tender Leaf General Stores, a substantial wooden market stall designed to become a different shop whenever inspiration strikes. Children can arrange the shelves and two interchangeable mini platforms to create a busy greengrocer, cozy bakery, toy store, or their own original shop, then take turns buying and selling with family and friends.

Thoughtful details make the role play especially engaging. The striped fabric canopy can be lowered to shade the stall, three wooden light bulbs add character overhead, and metal hooks provide places to hang pretend produce. Four chalkboard price signs invite young shopkeepers to set their own prices, while the included printed cotton tote bag is ready for customers to carry their purchases home.

General Stores received the Junior Design Awards 2021 Platinum award for Best Toy Design, Ages 3–5. Designed for children ages 3 years and older, it provides a versatile setting for imaginative storytelling, social interaction, and early learning through everyday shopping play.

Junior Design Awards 2021, Winner of Best Toy Design 3-5 Years: Platinum

This is one of my favourite entries from this year’s Awards. I can imagine so many children enjoying playing shop and inviting their friends over to queue for veg! I can't tell you how much fun I had setting this up for judging day... its such a beautiful toy that will just last and last! -Bonita Turner, Editor of Junior

Just gorgeous! The attention to detail is wonderful. My children would absolutely love this and it’s so gorgeous I wouldn’t mind it living in any room of the house. -Eleonore Crompton, Contributing Editor, Junior

I absolutely love the eco factor of this company! -Chloe Thurston Stylist and Influencer @chloeuberkids

Such beautiful attention to detail! -Sonia Haria, Beauty Director, The Telegraph Group

Self-assembly required. Groceries sold seperately.

3 years+

22.44 x 15.55 x 32.68"

Tender Leaf toy products meet the European, American standard safety of toys according to EN71, ASTM F963 and CPSIA. All our toys carry the CE marking and are tested to the highest standards.

Wipe the toy gently with a damp cloth and remove the remaining moisture with a dry cloth. Avoid chemicals and disinfectants as they may damage the non-toxic paint and wood. Avoid humidity and direct sunlight.

13.02 lb

Tender Leaf Toys are sustainably made from rubberwood, a byproduct of the latex industry. For every tree used, a new one is planted; supporting both eco-conscious production and forest regeneration. The wood used is SVLK-certified, assuring that it is legally sourced reclaimed timber.

Made in Indonesia