Buying guide
The Best Wooden Cash Registers
A wooden cash register and play shop is sneaky early maths: counting coins, giving change, adding up. Add some wooden groceries and a child will run a shop for hours, learning numbers and social play without realising it.
Part of our Pretend Play guide.
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Our top picks
Wooden Cash Register
Hape
A play till with a working drawer, coins and card. The standout shop toy.
$$$ Mid-range
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Wooden Till & Shop Set
Melissa & Doug
A cash register with coins and groceries to run a pretend shop.
$$$ Mid-range
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Heirloom Play Shop
Le Toy Van
A charming wooden shop or market stall for bigger pretend play.
$$$ Premium
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What to look for
- Look for a working drawer and wooden coins (and ideally a card and scanner) for the full shop experience.
- Pair it with wooden play food or groceries to make the shop come alive.
- A calculator-style number panel adds early number recognition.
Common questions
What age is a toy cash register for?
Play tills suit pretend shop play from about age 3, and the coin-counting becomes genuine early maths through 4 to 6.