Stocking a Play Kitchen
A play kitchen is a good place for children to experience role play, creative time and practice fine motor skills. Stocking a play kitchen does not need to be expensive and can be a lot of fun! Children love to use actual items that mom or dad would use in the real kitchen and recyclables or homemade craft items can be great additions.
Time: Various
Age: Under 5's, 5-10's
Level: Easy
Materials
Recyclables
Scrap cardboard
Packing tape
Glue
Felt pieces and scrap material
Medium sized tree branches
Paint
Method
A great place to start is in the recycling pile. Small tin cans, plastic containers and strawberry or tomato punnets are great items to put in the kitchen.
For tin cans, make sure there are no sharp points and ensure the can is washed and dried well. Cut out a piece of cardboard the same size as the lid of the tin can. Glue around the inside rim and set in the cardboard piece. Tape the entire can with clear packing tape to keep the lid and label in place.
Small plastic containers with various lids are a great way for children to practice fine motor skills. Undoing the caps, putting them back on and fastening lids all contribute to hand-eye coordination.
Please be careful with small lids that could be a choking hazard for younger children.
Fill strawberry or tomato punnets with strawberries made from scrap material and felt. Find out how to make the strawberries here .
The punnets will be destroyed but can easily be replaced with a new one
What do you have in your play kitchen?
Categories
#fun_food
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#role_play
#fine_motor_skills
#imaginative_play
#under_5 's
#5-10's
#recyclables
#felt
#fabric
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