If your LO has a play kitchen do they use it a lot? How old were they when you purchased it? And what brand kitchen set did you purchase? DD is fasinated with the dishwasher and loves unpacking the kitchen cupboards (as any kid does). I don't think a play kitchen will solve this but I'm wondering if she might like it as well. I would think it's something that would grow with her. They have some good deals on the wooden Kid Kraft play kitchens so I'm debating if we should get her one. I guess we could wait until Christmas to give it to her...she'd be 2.
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We got DD her kitchen for Christmas - she was 22 months old. She plays with it every day, it's by far her favorite thing to play with. She also got a shopping cart and a ton of play food, etc. to go with it - so it keeps her busy. I might wait till Christmas since your daughter is still pretty young, but that's obviously up to you. We love the kitchen we got her - Kidkraft Pink Retro Kitchen....it's awesome!
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Kidkraft-Pink-Retro-Kitchen-Refrigerator/10913113
If you decide to wait on the kitchen, you might try what we did: When DD was about a year old and started getting into cabinets, we cleared out one bottom cabinet for her. We filled it with a basket of play food and some plastic plates & cups, etc. She loved getting in the cabinet and taking everything in and out. HTH!
We got DD a play kitchen for Christmas - so she was almost 2. We got this American Plastics one on sale for like $35 from Walmart.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/American-Plastics-Homestyle-Kitchen-Play-Set/5913442
She absolutely loves it and spends a ton of time per day playing with it.
We have the pink/white one from Play Wonder from Target but I got it in excellent condition at Goodwill for $13.00
We also have the Elmos's restaurant one as well. We got that at Big Lots for $32.00 with a coupon.
She plays with them daily but only for a short time. Mostly the Play Wonder one. The Elmo's restaurant one she barely looks at.
The elmo one we gave to her at 17 months (it is for 18mo-36 mo) and the Play Wonder one we gave to her at 18 months although it is for 3+
DD loves her play kitchen and plays with it pretty much every day. We have a Step2 kitchen -- I think it's called the Lifestyle Partytime model or something.
She got it for Christmas, just before she turned two.
DD1, 1/5/2008 ~~~ DD2, 3/17/2010
Our neighbors gave us their old play kitchen just a couple of months before her 2nd bday. She plays with it EVERY day. It's been about 4 mos now and the novelty hasn't worn off.
I think it's called Play Wonder or something like that. It's a wooden set and they carry it at Target. The exact set she has is no longer made but they have something similar I just saw in the store.
It doesn't have any bells or whistles but she loves it. As do all her friends who come over to play (ranging from age 1-5).
We got Natalie one this Christmas (she was 2 months shy of 2). It is the Melissa and Doug one, and she LOVES it. Not too big, not too small, ample shelving, doors that close and hide all the crap that goes with it, knobs that turn, microwave table that turns, and very well made. I think we got it for $50 off from Amazon in early December (with free shipping because we have Amazon Prime).
here's a link:
https://www.melissaanddoug.com/dyn_prod.php?p=2607&k=87163&name=Deluxe%20Kitchen%20Play%20Center
Got DD one for Christmas, she was 21 months. She has the Little Tikes wooden kitchen and Melissa & Doug wooden accessories, it's still her primary toy.
We love the one we got, lots of pieces, but great instructions, very sturdy and seemingly durable.