Last week a mom friend asked me eagerly whether I’ve bought for Bean a kitchen set yet – the way she asked me was as if she was inquiring whether Bean has weaned or gotten all her molar teeth! It made me realize that to many kids, having a kitchen set is kind of a growth milestone. It may very well be considered so – they are just starting to pretend play at the age of two, and I have a theory that they like to pretend cooking because it’s the most common activity they see moms doing and want to copy. I thought I’d do a review of the ones I have seen in Hong Kong in case you are looking!


In any case, these are some more reasonable choices I have found after mucking around a bit – please share with me if you know of other good options. Right now, I’m thinking of making one from felt (a rectangular sheet with two concentric circles drawn on them may pass as stoves?), if not I’ll upgrade to the canvas kitchen set from Little Active Mind (above). Isn’t it so clever and cute!!! (plus it comes from a Hong Kong mompreneur and I’m all for supporting fellow moms and small businesses in Hong Kong (Disclaimer: I know Tarana but the endorsement is totally my own 🙂

Your turn now to share – which kitchen sets do you have and how are your kids enjoying them?
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