Play Kitchens - Can Your LOs Pretend?

Ms.Jade · October 2012

I see a lot of people getting play kitchens for Christmas. E doesn't "pretend" yet. She has some fake food and pan or two and she doesn't pretend to cook or eat the food or anything. My niece is 4 and LOVES her play kitchen. I always thought this this was the right age for that kind of gift. I don't think E even notices when I'm cooking let alone wants to cook herself. Can your LOs pretend already? Am I missing something?

lkm2006 · October 2012

We are getting one for DS but I totally get what you are saying.

We decided to get one bc I got a great deal on zuilily and he loves the one in the church nursery. Since he is only there once a week, I think he would enjoy his own. He loves to shut the fridge and cabinet doors and shove the food in. I'm sure in a few years, they get the concept a little more of pretend play so hopefully this set holds up for a few years!

Rolamarie · October 2012

I got ours for my DD at 1yr. I had never heard of that before the bump, but I'm glad I did it. She started using it right away, and "pretending" around 18mos. With as much $ as we invested in it. I didn't want to miss any time she would enjoy it... It does seem a little weird but they will be at that stage before you know it, and definitely before next oct.

babes12 · October 2012

my mom bought DD a toy kitchen for xmas. I think she's still too young to "play pretent" but i think she'll love it for other reasons, like opening and closing the stove/fridge and putting things in and taking things out. There's a play phone i know she'll love etc.. and its something she can grow into. I think my 5yr old DS will like it too!

cantalopes24 · October 2012

Lo plays pretend with an ice cream set and she likes to kids her baby dolls and tuck them in. She also likes to babble into her pretend phone and she'll say Hi Mama or Hi Pop into it. That might be because she models after her brother though.

aliciaroset · October 2012

We have one that's very simple. She likes to put things in and out of the cabinets and in the sink, and grab the utensils, but that's about it.

I bought one for my niece who is 2 and she knew exactly what to do with all of it!

LCass · October 2012

babes12:
I think she's still too young to "play pretent" but i think she'll love it for other reasons, like opening and closing the stove/fridge and putting things in and taking things out. There's a play phone i know she'll love etc.. and its something she can grow into.

This is my thinking on it. She'll play with it in other ways for a while, but it'll change into playing pretend before you know it (and before you would have a chance to realize it and get one to really capitalize on it). We're building one for her for Hannukah, but I know she won't really use it as a kitchen for several months.

kagl08 · October 2012

Rolamarie:
I got ours for my DD at 1yr. I had never heard of that before the bump, but I'm glad I did it. She started using it right away, and "pretending" around 18mos. With as much as we invested in it. I didn't want to miss any time she would enjoy it... It does seem a little weird but they will be at that stage before you know it, and definitely before next oct.nbsp;

All of this. We got my DD one for Christmas last year. She was 16 months old. She loved it from the start and started pretending shortly after that. DS plays with it currently with her but more just copying. He loves opening up the doors, taking the food in and out, and turning the knobs. I'm so glad we got it when we did because DD has made amazing use of it and DS plays with it everyday now too.

jonnygurl76 · October 2012

We gave DD her's for Christmas last year right after she turned 2 and she loves it. DD and DS play with it every single day, DS imitates his sister and he also loves to open and close the doors and play with the food. It is definitely a toy that they will grow into.

Stewartandmaura · October 2012

E got one for her birthday and she plays pretend with it. She pours coffee and puts the cup to her mouth and goes "Aaaah". She's played with it with her older cousins so I know a lot of that is imitating what she saw them do.

RoxRing · October 2012

We got a hand me down one from our neighbors little girl. It's in awesome shape and she gave us a container full of food, pots and pans etc. E likes opening and closing the doors and pressing the buttons that make noise and turning the knobs. I imagine once he gets older the food will entertain him. I don't know if I would've bought him one. Our house is small and its currently in our basement to keep him entertained while I do laundry.

aml+japan · October 2012

L actually does play pretend, mixing stuff in bowls and then putting it on a dish and feeding it to her stuffed animals with a spoon. I guess it just depends on the kid, but like a PP said they'll all be at that stage soon enough!

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