This was the first toy I have ever bought from learning resources and it won't be my last. The quality of this toy is amazing! The fruit is made of hard plastic but still gives it a realistic look. The containers are made of hard plastic and can withstand many games. I have 2 year old twin girls and they love this toy. They happily empty out all the fruit and then put it back in the baskets. In the past we bought a certain brand of wooden toy food for games (and damn we have a lot of them) and after that toy I will now buy educational game food resources. I've found that wooden toys break and don't stand up to prolonged use. They're still usable, but you can tell they've been used a lot. With the learning resource toy, they still look brand new after more than four months of daily use. I would highly recommend this toy and put it above the wooden groceries that dominate the market. I even advised all my mom friends to check out this brand and those who bought it were not disappointed.