Little Tikes Modern Play Kitchen With 40-Piece Accessory Set
Walmart
How do you grow an adult who can feed himself (or herself)? You start with play. A child plays as a way to learn how to do things. If you encourage playing with food, that can grow into working with food. And that's a life skill we all need. A kitchen like this Little Tikes Modern Play Kitchen is also something we all need!
That backsplash! The pull-out faucet! That grid gas stove! The powerful-looking overhead vent! I wish that were my kitchen! (Except for the not actually working part. I moved past play to work a long time ago.)
It's on a rollback at Walmart, so move on it! Right now, it's only $69.97! But it's normally $249.99!
The LED lights actually work. The doors on the fridge and the stove open. It makes little noises when you "activate" the ice maker and turn the knobs on the stove. And it comes with 40 accessories — pans, utensils, play food — so your young chef will not need to pilfer from your kitchen. Oh! And the front of the stove is a chalkboard, so your child can write the specials on there.
It's just the right mix of doing practical things and activating imaginative play.
If spending $69.97 today means your child will be cooking dinner in a few years? That's money well spent.
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