Hearts Melamine Tea Set, Emma Bridgewater

A gorgeous scaled-down version of mummy and daddy's crockery. Nice quality and size, not too many pieces either! A bit pricy when compared to others that are available, but a lot nicer than cheap'n'cheerful ones as well.

However if you have a hard-tiled floor, it will smash and chip with depressing ease..

My daughter was given this tea set when she was 2 and it has received frequent use ever since. Great quality, lovely size. You can put real tea in it and put it in the dishwasher and it comes out looking great.

Absolutely gorgeous! I bought this for my daughter for Christmas last year when she was 3, and she fell in love with it the moment she saw it. She has played with it nearly every day since then. The set is gorgeous and just the right size for a toddlers hand to hold. Although quite robust, it feels delicate so they feel that they are using something really special. I can't recommend this highly enough.