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tiffanymuegge
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Play Kitchen Recommendations
tiffanymuegge
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I am trying to get a head start on Christmas - and I'm thinking about getting DD a play kitchen. I want one that she can play with now, but also that she can continue to play with for several years and not outgrow it. They are almost 20 months.....I found the Kidkraft Kitchen in Espresso....anyone have it - pros/cons? Also, what other gifts would you recommend for your LOs around that age?!?! Would be a PLUS if they would work for both DS and DD!!! Thanks!!!
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Re: Play Kitchen Recommendations
https://www.step2.com/p/Grand-Walk-In-Kitchen-Grill
I dont think they sell the one I got my daughter but it is similar to this. I got it when she was 1 and she still plays with it everyday (she is 3 now) BEST toy I have ever gotten her!!
I think a kitchen would be great for little boys and little girls. I have friends with boys who got them kitchens and they love them. We have this one
https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3767185
It was inexpensive, we got it on Black Friday, and I like that it's plastic. No sharp corners for little heads to hit. We got it for DD1 when she was 18 months old. She still plays with it and now so do the babies. I would make sure to get some fake plastic food to go along with it. My kids also love Mega Blocks (my babies are already able to put these together themselves) or Duplos and wooden blocks (my DD1 got these for her 2nd birthday and loves them, the babies don't play with them yet). We have LOTS of Little People - farm, school bus, princess castle, air plane.
Also, we have lots of wooden puzzles. DD1 is just starting to teach the babies how to do the ones with three or four pieces and each piece has a peg for the baby to hold onto. My DD1 LOVES puzzles and is really good at them (the ones that are age appropriate for her, I mean. She doesn't play with the chunky wooden ones anymore. LOL) and I'm hoping the babies like them too.
This is pretty much the same one I got DD 6 years ago. I think 6 years is a good life of a toy. She just told us she wants to give it away a few weeks ago and get a big girl desk.
We got this one second hand from another MoM: https://www.step2.com/p/50-s-Diner
We like it because it's big enough for them to both sit and have a snack (the mom I bought it from said her twins used to do this a lot!) and it allows for multiple kids to use it. I found it was good for boys AND girls.
And ditto buying plastic food.
That's the same one we have. I wanted a wooden one but could only spend about $50-60 and after looking for several months, didn't find any hot deals on 2nd hand wood play kitchens so I found this one 2nd hand on CL for $25. Such a good deal! I like that the colors are neutral and from what I've heard from several families with KidKraft or other wooden kitchens vs Step Two or Little Tikes is that even though the wooden ones are trendier now and look nicer, they don't always hold up as well; the plastic is very durable. Our kitchen's about 5 years old and still looks brand-new, doesn't get dings or scratches like wood does.
My boys are almost 4 and play with it often, and we've had 5-8 year olds over who played with it quite a bit too.
We bought this for DS for xmas last year, he loves it.
https://www.amazon.com/Step-2-LifeStyle-Deluxe-Kitchen/dp/B00006JZCX
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