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Our Play Space: Our Homemade Play Kitchen

A peek inside a reader’s play space…

My two just love their new kitchen made from an old entertainment unit. We created the stove by drawing circles on top and colouring them in with a black permanent marker. My kids have some of their own bakeware, but they’re also allowed to raid mine as long as they put it back! The same applies for tinned goods. We bought some plastic fruit and vegetables and also found a lovely cupcake canvas picture to go on the wall. A plastic basin serves as a sink. My son was most disappointed that I haven’t made an oven door yet, but solved the problem himself by adding part of an old computer desk. Knobs for the stove can be made from milk bottle caps.

homemade play kitchen

Our next step is to make a healthy food poster using pictures from all the supermarket junkmail that regularly appear in our letterbox.

I would like to find a framed picture with a nice view to use as a kitchen window that I’d add little curtains to. Do you think I’m having as much fun playing in their kitchen as they are?

Thank you Sue for sharing your upcycled cleverly play kitchen 🙂  Read more about Sue’s family adventures at Wub Boo Designs.

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Be sure to visit the previous Our Play Space posts for more inspiration!

Christie Burnett is an early childhood teacher, presenter, writer and the editor of Childhood 101. More importantly, she is a Mum who believes wholeheartedly in the value of children learning through play, the importance of quality early education, and the togetherness of family.

Read more of Christie's adventures at https://childhood101.com.

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  1. kylie swan says

    October 30, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    It just goes to show that the kids dont need all the new stuff in the shops. I think they enjoy making it as much as using it. The use of your bakeware and tins is wonderful, introduction them to real life concepts just brillant. I think I may borrow you ideas of the window picture. I really enjoy the sharing of ideas. Thanks

  2. Kathy says

    October 30, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Fantastic idea! I need to start implementing some of these for my little ones. Thanks for sharing!

  4. Sue says

    October 31, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    Thank you so much for featuring my kitchen. The other day when doing a cleanup I found a calender from last year with beautiful pictures from around New Zealand that I figured would be perfect for the window. Only problem is it's smaller than I wanted the window to be, but that's ok. Bought a photo frame on special for it and have just made the curtains from a fat quarter of fabric. Hopefully I'll have it all put together today. We have some wonderful healthy food posters on the wall now that the kids made, and they are really good at knowing their fruit and vegetables now. Hopefully at some point that will translate into my son actually trying to eat real fruit and vegies! The kitchen is still a work in progress; no oven and fridge door yet but that doesn't seem to bother them.

  5. Sue says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Here's how it looks now with the window and a cardboard oven door. http://www.wubboodesigns.com/231/updated-kids-kitchen-made-from-old-entertainment-unit/

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