Play kitchens for children: which ones to choose?

Which toy kitchen to choose for children based on materials, age and prices? Toy kitchens are a perfect gift for our little ones: they are colorful and are a fun pastime that stimulates the imagination and encourages imitation, essential for the little ones, both boys and girls. You can play alone or with little brothers and sisters, with friends or with family.



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On sale we find many models of toy kitchens, which differ in colors, materials, dimensions and age groups. And then they can't miss the DIY toy kitchens and personalized, always different, creative, colorful and economical.



If you are thinking of a birthday gift for your children or to a Christmas gift you could really orient yourself on a toy kitchen to buy or to make with your own hands if you are creative and if you are skilled with do-it-yourself.

Here are some helpful tips for choose the best toy kitchen for your children.

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Because it is important for children to play with us

According to the Montessori method it is important that children come into contact with as soon as possible objects of everyday life. Children, even when they are still small, are very attracted to the objects that their parents use, for example in the kitchen.

So then we can make kitchens available to children to play that are suitable for their age in terms of size, materials, details and the possibility of using the various tools. This can be wooden kitchens or cardboard kitchens, even do-it-yourself ones.

Toy kitchens encourage Role playing game, which helps children to develop social skills by imitating adults and inventing roles. It looks a lot like a real kitchen.

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Toy kitchens, how to choose them

How can we choose the right toy kitchen for our children or to give as gifts? Obviously there are different parameters and parents will look first of all at the wallet but at the same time it is necessary to respect the tastes of children, as well as their age in order to choose the best toy kitchen.


According to tastes

Children's tastes are not to be underestimated when choosing toys. In order not to risk an empty purchase and clutter the house with a toy that will not actually be used very little, it is better to take into account what children really like, especially with regard to shapes, colors and materials, their way of playing.


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Based on age and size

Choose or build the toy kitchen always taking into account the age of the children, because on the basis of this information the dimensions can change and keep in mind. In almost all toy kitchens, the recommended age indicated by the manufacturer is from 3 years upwards, but having no small parts once assembled, it can be a fun and educational game even for younger children, aged 18 months and over. In this case, however, lower kitchens should be chosen (80/90 cm with a maximum floor of 50 cm). If you have several children who will play in the same kitchen, make sure there is room for everyone in the game. If you build it with the DIY it will be even easier, because you can customize it and add modules and other objects over time.

Based on the materials

The prices of toy kitchens may vary according to materials and dimensions. The most common kitchens on the market are made of wood (in our opinion to be preferred) and plastic. You can build a plywood or cardboard children's kitchen yourself if you are skilled at DIY, but you will need to be careful to use sturdy cardboard and not to leave any sharp parts or edges where children can get hurt.


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Wooden toy kitchens

Il wood it is certainly the material to be preferred: it is natural, pollutes less and is much more resistant than plastic. Especially if you usually prefer to make wooden games available to your children, we advise you to make this choice also for toy kitchens, unless you want to build a beautiful DIY cardboard kitchen yourself, as we explain here. right away.


There are wooden toy kitchens which are as similar as possible to real kitchens. If you want to make available to your children a kitchen that is close to the original, here is the toy kitchens in wood for you. Some toy kitchens are especially beautiful because they keep the natural wood color or are painted and decorated in pastel colors. Toy kitchens made of wood can have many tools, such as an oven, stove and sink, and can be equipped with numerous accessories included, depending on brands and models, including: pots, pans, salt and pepper containers, spatulas and cutlery.

There are numerous brands and models of wooden toy kitchens. Ikea, for example, it offers for wood lovers, two kitchens, one more expensive at 100 euros, the other at around 30 euros. Other brands of wooden toy kitchens include Kidkraft, Hape, Djeco, Leomark (a little cheaper but still of good quality) e legler.

Play kitchens for children: which ones to choose? Play kitchens for children: which ones to choose?

Photo source: Ikea

Play kitchens for children: which ones to choose?

Plastic toy kitchens

Le toy kitchens of plastic have lights and sounds, more details, but in our opinion wooden ones are better, natural material and more resistant. Some plastic kitchens mimic the country effect of wooden kitchens, but unfortunately this does not have the same natural effect as wood. However, there are very beautiful and well-defined plastic toy kitchens so as to recall various famous brands of kitchens such as Tefal, Miele etc ...

In this case, the choice of the toy kitchen has to do both with the materials you prefer and with personal tastes and with the space available. Some plastic kitchens have a more modern design than wooden toy kitchens and can be equipped with a greater number of accessories, but everything always varies according to brands and different models, as well as of course according to prices.

Among the plastic toy kitchens the most famous brand is Smoby and then there are models of all types, sizes and brands that you can find numerous in supermarkets, toy stores and on the Web.

Play kitchens for children: which ones to choose?

DIY toy kitchens

If you want to save money and if you have recycled materials available, you can try to create your own DIY toy kitchen personalized. Here are some ideas to imitate and tutorials to follow.

This toy kitchen was made from the start from an old nightstand which has been painted white and from which the door has been removed. Here all the photos.

Play kitchens for children: which ones to choose?

Photo source: Casa Trend

You can try to make one do-it-yourself kitchen from cardboard starting from recovered materials that are as robust and resistant as possible. Here is the tutorial to follow.

Play kitchens for children: which ones to choose?

Photo source: Mamma Trafficona

Here's another one DIY cardboard toy kitchen from which you can take inspiration. Here is the tutorial to follow.

Play kitchens for children: which ones to choose?

Photo source: The junk shop

Finally, you can make a toy kitchen for children from recovery of cardboard boxes even large if you have a lot of space available.

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Play kitchens for children: which ones to choose?

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Toy kitchens, where to buy them

Kitchens for children can be found in toy stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets, shopping centers, some furniture stores, discount stores that sell other products besides food. You can also find toy kitchens at fairs and markets, including second-hand shops and markets, and of course also in online shops, with a different range of materials, sizes and prices.

Toy kitchens, prices

The prices of the toy kitchens that we find for sale they vary a lot according to the size, the materials used and of course the brand. Toy kitchens from lesser-known brands or sold in large supermarkets may have lower prices. To find out more about toy kitchens in terms of prices, just do a quick search on the Web, which is also useful for finding offers and getting a quick idea of ​​the different prices and models available.

The most beautiful toy kitchens, larger and more fully equipped in wood, can cost up to 200 euros and more, then there are several cheaper toy kitchens, perhaps smaller and less detailed, so we suggest you keep an eye offers and, to save money, also consider building your own toy kitchen with recycled materials. The prices of plastic kitchens are usually lower, ranging from 25 to 50-60 euros, but there are also much more expensive brand models, so for the same price it is better to orient yourself on a wooden toy kitchen.

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