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

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With a high back, it houses shelves, a couple of mini drawers and display space for play food and equipment. Our reviewer’s dad, armed with drill and screwdrivers, saved the day when it came to putting some of the bigger kitchens together. It’s possible to use real kitchen equipment in play kitchens, but their size will restrict what’s appropriate. Consider where you’ll keep the kitchen: in a child’s bedroom or playroom, or in shared living areas like the kitchen or dining area?

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This is a dream kitchen for Peppa Pig fans – regardless of gender – and will keep them entertained for hours. 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 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.

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If you want it to be passed down through other children or generations, invest in one that is built to last. We received extra themed accessory packs to review – these include fun, interactive play food such as colour-changing emoji cookies and interchangeable ice-cream cones and scoops. Look out for opportunities for your child to practice counting and adding up, problem-solving, creativity, building vocabulary, planning and organising. The Peppa Pig kitchen made our mini testers squeal with delight and dance – the hob plays the beloved show’s theme music. 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.Our reviewer tested with her children, a three-year-old boy and four-year-old girl, over several weeks. Made with sustainably sourced materials, it comes in an neutral cream colour with wood-look worktop and wipe-clean fittings. We’d all like to be more environmentally friendly, so it’s worth checking the type of materials used in the kitchen. Children learn through role play and imitating real-life kitchen tasks like preparing food, cooking, washing-up, laundry and storing food and equipment.

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The Aviles play kitchen is a sizeable, retro-style kitchen with lots of modern features for the creative cook. This is a high-quality, sturdy and well-built kitchen that comes in two separate units – perfect if you need a flexible layout. It’s available in pink or grey with metallic detailing, the latter of which appealed to both children. An adjustable smartphone holder above the hob offers tech-savvy kids the opportunity to film or photograph their masterpieces while cooking. It’s all-singing, all-dancing in terms of features, and comes with a double oven, dishwasher, American-style fridge-freezer, hob, microwave and a sink for washing-up.It has a microwave, hob with light-up rings, an oven, a removable sink with mixer tap, shelf and rail with hooks for hanging pans and utensils. If you want them to continue using the kitchen as they get older, be sure to choose something adjustable and timeless. We did wonder whether this feature was slightly out of the age range for this type of toy, but the concept is fun and combines technology and traditional play to encourage creativity and learning. 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.