The vegetables are very well made and very sturdy. One complaint... it is difficult for little ones to "cut" the vegetables on the cutting board that comes with the set. the vegetables fly off of the plastic board the minute the "knife" comes in contact with the vegetable. The board should have some kind of rubberized surface on it to hold the vegetables in place. I'm going to put a rubber jar opener on the board and see if that works. My grandson (21 months) loves slicing the vegetables, husking the corn and peeling the cabbage. It would also be fun for kids to put all of the veggies into a pile after they've been cut and put them back together again like a puzzle. The veggies go together with velcro so it is very satisfying for the child to slice the vegetables in half. It really is like cutting a real veggie. Happy with the purchase.