ALDI’S iconic wooden toy range has returned this year and shoppers can find festive favourites plus one controversial new addition.
The budget supermarket may risk angering M&S after it unveiled a toy range which features a toy version of Aldi’s Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake.
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Cuthbert hasn’t had an easy road making it onto supermarket shelves.
In 2021 M&S lodged an infringement claim against Aldi arguing the chocolate cake was too similar to its classic Colin the Caterpillar which has been around for 30 years with an unchanged design.
But Cuthbert made it back onto shelves in February last year after the two supermarkets called a truce in an agreed settlement.
Well, Aldi seems to be hitting back, now little ones can play with a wooden Cuthbert as part of the Wooden Birthday Cake Assortment.
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To complete the kitchen experience, Aldi’s Wooden Kitchen Set (£9.99) includes coffee cups, a teapot and coasters.
Budding bakers can pick up the Wooden Toy Kitchen (£34.99) which is the perfect place to whip up a culinary storm complete with a sink, tap, washing machine, microwave, oven, hobs and a clock.
The mini-me Wooden Supermarket (£29.99) is also back this year complete with a wooden till, moving conveyor belt and realistic accessories such as Aldi check-out bags and play money.
Shoppers can keep it fully stocked with the Wooden Grocery set (£9.99), including wooden sandwiches, soft cheese and coffee.
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Here’s a list of all the wooden toys available this year:
- Wooden climbing arch and slide £49.99
- Three-storey wooden dolls house £39.99
- Wooden toy kitchen £34.99
- Wooden workbench/market stall £29.99
- Wooden Aldi supermarket/laundrette £29.99
- Wooden medical cart/vet station £24.99
- Wooden rocket/airport/fire station £24.99
- Wooden hospital/garage £24.99
- Wooden tabletop assortment £19.99
- Double-sided easel £19.99
- Wooden baby walker £16.99
- Wooden railway/road/construction set £14.99
- Wooden 5 in 1 activity cube £14.99
- Wooden dolls house furniture £14.99
- Wooden doll accessories £14.99
- Play mat sets £9.99
- Large wooden vehicles £9.99
- Wooden doll care accessory sets £9.99
- Toy roleplay bags £9.99
- Kid’s tool belt £9.99
- Wooden play food/food role play sets £9.99
- Ramp racer/hammer set £9.99
- Wooden grocery sets £9.99
- Fold-out wooden vehicles £9.99
- Wooden kettle/coffee/hot chocolate/ cleaning set £9.99
- Wooden kitchen sets £9.99
- Wooden activity boards £9.99
- Wooden roleplay sets £9.99
- Wooden percussion set £8.99
- Wooden biscuit and cake assortment £8.99
- Wooden musical pull-along animals £8.99
- Wooden birthday cake £8.99
- Wooden carry case playsets £8.99
- Wooden building blocks £8.99
- Wooden family sets £7.99
- Wooden magnetic box assortment £6.99
- Wooden animal number puzzles £4.99
- Wooden meal sets £4.99
- Wooden vehicles £3.99
- 2d wooden wheeled animal £2.99
- Small wooden vehicles £0.99
All wooden toys will be available in stores from October 19 but only for as long as stock lasts.
It’s worth checking ahead with your local supermarket if they have what you’re looking for in stock before you go to avoid a wasted trip.
You can check how close you are to your nearest Aldi supermarket using this handy store locator.
And remember to scout around other supermarkets for more toy deals – you never know what you can find elsewhere for less.
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