Little Tikes First Oven - Interactive & Realistic - With Light & Sounds - Pretend Play Appliance for Kids

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Details like shelves, hooks, a digital-look display and tea towel rail make realistic kitchen play a dream. Our reviewer tested with her children, a three-year-old boy and four-year-old girl, over several weeks. The ice machine dispenses play ice cubes, plus there’s a phone and chalkboard for notes too – everything you'd want to keep a keen cook engaged. It’s the perfect play kitchen to keep in shared living areas, rather than being banished to a playroom. The Peppa Pig kitchen made our mini testers squeal with delight and dance – the hob plays the beloved show’s theme music.

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Will you match it to your style or do you want to let the kid’s love of brightly coloured plastic lead your choice? Kids can choose between two backdrops: a daily specials board or tiles with a mini chalkboard for listing ingredients. The kitchen also comes with Tasty Junior recipe cards, so kids will be encouraged to try real cooking with grown-ups.

It stretches a child’s imagination through role play, as they can imitate grown-ups in different settings – our testers became chefs, waiters, waitresses, mummies, daddies, pizza makers and everything in between. Look for sustainable, FSA-approved wood and if you do choose plastic, plan to sell on or donate at the end of its time with your family. It also comes with lots of accessories – we love that the mugs make the drinker look like they have a piggy nose. This is a dream kitchen for Peppa Pig fans – regardless of gender – and will keep them entertained for hours.

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It’s available in pink or grey with metallic detailing, the latter of which appealed to both children. There is a handy chalkboard, water cooler and an ice machine that dispenses play ice cubes, plus a working thermometer. A mix-and-match approach can be more economical and helps with learning by discovering new materials and textures too. If you want them to continue using the kitchen as they get older, be sure to choose something adjustable and timeless. Simple designs can encourage more imaginative play, and it’s cute listening to interpretations of chopping, cooking and pouring sounds.

If you have multiple children or host play dates, it’s worth investing in a larger kitchen with access to multiple worktops (island-style or attached breakfast bars help). The height of kitchens can vary, so if you have a taller or older child, check that they won’t have to bend to use the worktop or open the oven. Some of the reviewed kitchens – especially larger ones with lots of cupboards and features – took multiple grown-ups hours to assemble. It also comes with five stainless steel pots, pans and utensils, so your child can get cooking straightaway.

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Having fun while learning in a play kitchen can help children develop valuable life skills and spark a passion for food and cooking. The kids loved playing with them as they could be stuffed into saucepans and squished when they pretended to chop them up. The Aviles play kitchen is a sizeable, retro-style kitchen with lots of modern features for the creative cook.It’s compact, so won’t be intrusive in a small home, but still has all the necessary features, such as an oven with a see-through door, two hob rings with twistable knobs and a metal sink with wooden mixer taps. It’s a complete kitchen with oven, dishwasher, fridge, freezer, microwave, hob, stainless steel sink with hot and cold mixer taps, adjustable clock and phone.