Holy Saturday Easter Basket Blessing Wooden Play Food Set- Mini Catholic Kitchen

On Holy Saturday, Catholic families—especially in Polish tradition—gather to have their Easter foods blessed, a custom known as Święconka. Each item in the basket has a beautiful meaning:Eggs for new life, butter shaped like a lamb for Christ the Lamb of God, salt for purity, ham and sausage for abundance, greens for renewal, and bread for the Bread of Life.Now little ones can join in this sacred preparation with a wooden play set designed to nurture liturgical play and Catholic tradition. This set includes all the symbolic foods traditionally brought to the church: a red Easter egg, butter lamb, salt, horseradish, bread, ham, bacon, sausage links, spring greens, and a rattan-style basket for gathering it all together.Perfect for pretend play during Holy Week and Easter, this set helps children enter into the beauty of the Resurrection story and the joy of Catholic culture—one blessed bite at a time.

This 14-piece wooden play set invites children to take part in this beautiful tradition through hands-on, faith-filled play.

Includes:

Butter lamb – Christ, the Lamb of God

Round bread – Jesus, the Bread of Life

Salt – Purity and preservation

Cheese – Moderation and the gifts of home

Ham – Abundance and festive joy

Bacon – God’s generosity and provision

Red egg – New life and the Resurrection

Horseradish – The bitterness of Christ’s Passion

Paschal candle – The light of Christ

Chocolate rabbit – A joyful springtime treat

Spring greens – Renewal and new life

Sausage links – Family, hospitality, and tradition

White plate – Reverence and sharing

Rattan basket – To carry the offering with care

Created to bring the richness of Catholic feast-day traditions into the playroom, this piece invites children to enter the rhythm of the liturgical year through joyful pretend play. It helps little ones learn the stories, seasons, and celebrations of our faith in the most natural way—through hands-on imagination, family tradition, and the simple delight of “cooking” the foods they see at home.