Description
The MyPlate Magnetic Play Table turns the USDA’s MyPlate nutrition framework into a hands-on puzzle game. The central MyPlate logo divides the table surface into the five food groups, and 20 magnetic puzzle pieces representing each group snap into place using wands.
Children build a balanced plate together, guided by the illustrations of families shopping, cooking, and eating that wrap the table’s sides. It is a purposeful play surface for any setting where nutrition education belongs.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 22″ H x 37″ diameter |
| Weight | 72 lbs |
| Puzzle pieces | 20 – enclosed under glass, moved by magnetic wands |
| Wands included | 4 magnetic wands |
| Finish | Maple |
| Assembly | Required – hardware and instructions included |
| Item number | 15-MPT-MYP |
| Warranty | 2-year manufacturer’s warranty |
| Manufacturer | Playscapes / Gressco, made in the U.S.A. |
How It Works
The table surface is divided by the official MyPlate logo into the five food groups: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy. Twenty magnetic puzzle pieces representing each group sit under the glass surface, moved by the four included wands.
Children use the wands to sort and place food pieces into the correct sections, building a complete balanced plate. The table sides show families shopping at the market, preparing meals together, and eating together – reinforcing the message that healthy eating is a shared, joyful activity.
Cleaning Note
Avoid ammonia-based cleaners on the glass surface – ammonia may cause cloudiness over time. Most commercial hospital-grade disinfectant solutions are safe for this table.
Why Clinics and Schools Choose It
MyPlate is the active federal nutrition standard
The USDA MyPlate framework is what school nutrition programs, pediatric practices, WIC offices, and dietitian clinics use to teach healthy eating. A play table built around that framework is immediately recognizable and credible to every healthcare and education professional who walks in. It fits naturally alongside MyPlate posters, handouts, and curricula already in use.
The puzzle mechanic is cooperative by design
Four wands means up to four children playing simultaneously, each responsible for moving their food pieces into the right section of the plate. The table naturally creates a structured cooperative activity – children divide the task, check each other’s work, and complete the plate together. That social dimension makes it more engaging and more educational than a solo puzzle.
Coordinates with the MyPlate product line
The MyPlate Magnetic Play Table is part of a coordinated product family that includes the MyPlate Island Activity Cube and the MyPlate Magnetic Wall Panel. Facilities building a nutrition-focused environment can carry the MyPlate theme across the wall, the floor, and the center of the room.
What to Expect in Your Space
A play table that children use to build a balanced plate is a play table that starts conversations – between children, and between children and the adults with them. For any practice where nutrition is part of the mission, the MyPlate table earns its footprint every day it is in use.
| • MyPlate logo divides surface into 5 food groups | • 20 enclosed magnetic puzzle pieces, 4 wands |
| • Family nutrition illustrations on table sides | • Maple finish, no loose parts |
| • Healthcare infection control rated | • Assembly hardware and instructions included |
| • 2-year manufacturer’s warranty | • Made in the U.S.A. by Gressco – Item 15-MPT-MYP |
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