Disney Princess Belles musical tea cart review

ByLaura Dove

My children LOVE Disney, which child doesn’t, but their all time favourite film, and one that we watch on repeat, is Beauty & The Beast. For me, it’s probably up there with my favourites too, I love the characters, the music and, most of all, the message it teaches our children that beauty is only skin deep.

When the children saw the ‘Disney Princess Belles musical tea cart’ advertised on the television, you can imagine their response. “I want that!” they had all told me, Eva even circling it in the Smyths Christmas catalogue, and I had told them they would have to wait and see what Father Christmas brings. And yet it turns out that, thank you to the lovely people at Disney, we were very lucky to be send the toy to review, and the children couldn’t wait to play with it.

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As with all toys, I’m always hopeful that they will be easy to assemble. Anything that involves screwdrivers gets a thumbs down from me, but luckily this was really straightforward and simply clicked together.

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The tea cart consists of a teapot, two cups, two spoons and a revolving tray. It also plays the music from Beauty & The Beast, “Be our guest!” while the cart is pushed along. There is an on/off switch underneath that you might want to familiarise yourself with, “Sorry kids the batteries have ran out!” is another phrase you’ll thank me for later.

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The set comes with an invitation to the tea party which can be personalised with a child’s name. We wrote Eva’s name on the invite, given she is the only one who can read it, and just told Megan and Harry it said their names too. I’m really going to miss being able to do that when all three of them can read!

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I’m pretty sure every child enjoys making a fake cup of tea, and mine are no different. They instantly set to work making cups of tea all round, “There’s some cupatea!” Megan said, as she handed me the little cup, “Be careful it’s hot!”.

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It was lovely to see the children playing together and miraculously, even more so given there are only two cups, they managed to play for well over an hour without a single argument.

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For me, with a RRP of £59.99 (although currently on offer for £49.99 in a number of stores) the tea cart is rather pricey for what you get. I feel it is missing something, perhaps some additional crockery or cutlery, and although the music is great, after listening to it on repeat for the entire day, I can’t help but wish that it played additional songs.

For the children, they absolutely loved it, so much so that a few weeks down the line they are still playing with it each day. Far too often the children ask for a toy that I don’t feel is worth the money, but whether I still feel the same way when I see their little faces light up on Christmas morning is a completely different matter.

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  1. Beauty and the beast is my favourite. I keep seeing this advertised on TV and can’t wait for Darcey to get big enough, she’s only 10 months old so a little way to go before I can buy these toys 🙂

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  7. This looks like a lovely play set Laura. Shame it doesn’t have a few more accessories like you say, and I feel for you with the music hehe, we have a few toys like that! I’m glad your beautiful little Prince and Princesses enjoyed it though 🙂 xxx

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    1. Thanks Jayne, it’s funny how children can spend hours just making a cup of tea and never get bored!! xxx

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  8. I love blogging for these ops. Such a fab toy. My daughter loves the pretend tea parties and cooking so she would have been in heaven. It is quite pricey but seems worth it as they love it so much. Thanks for sharing with #bestandworst
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    1. Me too! There’s no way I would have been able to justify spending that amount on it, although now having seen how much they love it then I realise some toys are worth the money just for the fact they make the children so happy! xx

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  9. Aww, it is lovely to see them playing together 🙂 Belle is my daughters favourite princess, she would love this musical tea cart, hehe. #ShareWithMe

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  10. It looks a lovely tea set. Lovely pictures and great review. I think is seams a bit expensive too. I think Disney things can be expensive though, we use to look out for things on offer when my daughter was younger..

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  12. I keep seeing this in the stores and i love beauty and the beast i just cant justify the price, it does look lovely though, i feel for you on the repetitive tunes ☺
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    1. Yes my children spotted it instantly but the price tag is a little too steep for what it is. I think the Disney name bumps up the price of everything though! xx

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  13. Fab review. I love everything Disney and my daughter seems to, too. I have seen this in a few shops and contemplated getting it for my daughter because she loves anything tea set related and anything she can push, so it seems like a perfect combination. It is a bit pricey though for what it is..
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    1. It’s a fab toy and the children love it, I’m just not keen on the price tag. If it’s in the sales nearer to Christmas then I’d recommend it! xx

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  14. Aw, this is so cute – the teapot and cups look just like the movie versions! I would definitely be removing the batteries though. My daughter must think batteries are the most expensive things in the world because we can never replace them… 😉
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    1. Hahaha we are the same! They also must think that batteries only last two minutes before they run out. Long may that last! xx

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    1. Us too! When they contacted us to send one the children were over the moon! I can’t wait to watch the new film, it looks amazing! xx

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  19. My girls love it too and it’s played with everyday. Don’t you wish for Christmas you could borrow toys and see which ones they truly love before you spend the money. I’m not sure I would have paid out for it, but seeing how much it’s played with they would have got their money’s worth X #bloggerclubuk
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    1. I agree, it’s not something I would ever have paid out for, I think it’s really over-priced, but seeing how much they love it does change my opinion of it. I love reading toy reviews for that exact reason, although my girls are DESPERATE for a hatchimal and I’ve read mixed reviews about those too! xx

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  20. ah i love the old school animation one . i haven’t watched it with my little girl yet and can’t wait for the movie ,, this tea cart is so cute

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    1. Yes, I expect there are children all over the country putting it on their Christmas list! There are so many fab toys out! xx

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  25. Such lovely photos! this tea cart looks amazing, and seems like a perfect accompaniment to my children’s ‘cafe’ game. Thanks for sharing, I think I will get one.
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  28. Looks like a beautiful set and your kids look so cute playing with it, sounds a bit expensive to me though for what you get, and just the one song would likely drive me nuts x
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    1. Haha yes, it’s the repetitive nature of any toy that eventually drives you crazy! My kids never get bored of it though! xx

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    1. I think you have to be don’t you? It is expensive for what it is, but the kids genuinely do love it! xx

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