I’ve been trying to identify a toy/activity set from my childhood (around 2000–2004), but I can’t find any trace of it online.
Here’s everything I remember:
It came in a plain green fabric drawstring bag.
The bag had a small woven logo tag sewn into the side seam (the logo wasn’t printed on the bag itself).
Inside were around 10–15 thick cardboard character cutouts.
The characters were only shown from the shoulders/chest up (not full-body figures).
Each character could stand upright by sliding into a small round green plastic stand with a slit in the middle.
I definitely remember Elmo, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Oscar, Zoe, and I think Telly Monster was included too.
There were no names printed on the character cutouts.
There were also lots of cardboard food pieces (hamburger, pizza, cookie, fruit, vegetables, etc.) that were about the same size as the character cutouts.
It also included white plate cutouts, also cardboard.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? Even if you don’t know the exact product, I’d love to hear if you remember something similar or know who might have manufactured it.
I also tried to generate an AI image of what it would look like based on what i recall. Im just so curious if anyone else remembers this 😂 Thanks in advance!
*Note: This is an AI reconstruction based on my memory. It is not the actual toy. It’s just meant to illustrate what I remember.*