After much anticipation on my part, Linus has begun pretend play. I love it! Pretend play I can do. To say I've been dying to buy him a mini kitchen would be an understatement. Which is why when he started pretending to cook up pancakes, eggs, and coffee at the playground one day, I knew I had to think quick.
No, I didn't head out and drop $300+ on a play kitchen instead I got creative. I collected some plastic food storage lids (I always have mismatched lids), a roll of packing tape, my handy dandy Sharpie markers, a few unbreakable supplies from my own kitchen, and some wooden play blocks. Putting them all together on a child height table, we were able to have quite a set-up.
It was as simple as marking red burner marks on the lids with the Sharpie and attaching them to the tabletop with packing tape. The wooden blocks (or you could use a cardboard box) placed under the table made the perfect oven.
Donning his apron and with spatula in hand, Linus whipped up a batch of banana bread complete with proper egg cracking technique (tap, tap, tap, thumbs together, and pull). With so much success, I'm not sure we will invest in a play kitchen even if we can find one that isn't pink.
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3 comments:
Well-made! We have the little tykes kitchen (white, red and blue) and my 3 sons STILL play with it!!!
How very fun! We found a super cute kitchen on craig's list and filled it with empty spice jars, tuperware and old measuring cups. The boys love playing kitchen. I also made a cabinet in our kitchen just for tuperware so they can pull that stuff out while I'm cooking.
Good work! Honestly, the play kitchen we have has just turned into a play-food storage unit. So, if you can get away with your (much cooler) version, DO IT.
(I love his apron, by the way!)
:D - Julia
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