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Toddler in the kitchen

by Jackie

Sam has not yet discovered the joy of cooking, though he has become an expert at opening the refrigerator and removing the items he wants. He knows where the cheese is and can open the drawer himself. He also knows how to put things back in the refrigerator, close the drawer and close the door. I fear for the day I find the refrigerator (or freezer) door wide open after returning from an outing, but until then it’s nice to know that when he suddenly realizes he NEEDS CHOCOLATE MILK RIGHT THIS MINUTE that I can ask him to get the milk and the chocolate out for mommy and the task will distract him from the tantrum waiting to happen.

But enough about Sam and his newfound desire to open the fridge repeatedly. Parenthood has made me go crazy over play kitchens. I haven’t indulged my desire since Sam hasn’t shown much interest, but I would love for him to be the proud cook in his own wooden kitchen. The problem is that the kitchens I gravitate to are not of the easy to find on Craigslist plastic variety. They’re mostly European, well made, and visually attractive, i.e. outrageously expensive. And that’s not even counting the pots, pans and play food that would have to go with it.

cardboard.kitchen.jpgSo when I saw this cardboard kitchen from fortytworoads on Etsy I fell in love. For the very reasonable price of only $7 you can be the proud owner of plans to make your very own kitchen using recycled cardboard, wire hangers from the dry cleaner, and odds and ends you may already have around the house. I love it. I want one.

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Posted in shopping on January 24th, 2008

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  1. cagey Says:
    January 24th, 2008 at 11:01 pm

    Very cool! We got a kitchen from Goodwill for all of 5 bucks. Can’t beat that.

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