Planet Plates Set – Eight 10 Inch Melamine Astronomy Dinner Plates
October 17, 2017 - Comment
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Product Features
- This complete set of melamine dinnerware features eight 10″ original watercolor portraits of our solar system. Planet Plates are dishwasher-safe and light enough to pack for a picnic – yet sturdy enough to orbit the rowdiest potluck supper. Your buffet table can be a geocentric homage to Ptolemy… or you can let the block party know exactly what you think of Copernicus deniers!
- Contents: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (Pluto not included. Cause it’s not a planet.)
- 100% melamine. Food safe and FDA approved. Plates are not microwave safe.
- WINNER of the Museum Store Association’s 2014 Buyer’s Choice Award for Education & Games!
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Learning the planets The planet plates were much nicer and sturdier then expected. Bought as gift for little grandkids who are still using plastic plates. These melamine plates had great graphics in intense colors and are very attractive. The older grandson ticked off the names of the planets while we checked the back of the plates for the names. Great fun to use and now we are all learning the names of planets. The only downside of the plates is they are listed as non microwave safe. Having them microwave and…
Educational Plates My daughter wanted these for her birthday. She loves them. I think they’re overpriced, and they aren’t too appealing to eat off of. Mercury has to be the most unappetizing plate I’ve ever seen. My daughter, knowing this, insists its her favorite. And do you really want to eat off uranus? LOL! They are educational, and my daughter is happy with them, so I’m happy with the purchase, but understand they are a thin plastic with (sometimes) ugly colors that don’t go so well with food. At…
Fun and functional We all love eating off these planet plates. I happen to like melamine. I guess nostalgic from my childhood. The reviews that state they seem flimsy and thin must not know what melamine is. Disappointed that there is no Pluto and it is not sold separately anywhere I could find.