A wooden kitchen for children with creative recycling

Instead of spending a lot of money to buy a toy kitchen, of those on sale in large-scale distribution, it is possible to build a truly functional one, in Wood, capable of surprising adults and children.

All you need is the right accessories, the ones you can buy in DIY stores, and all the enthusiasm you need to get started. working with the little ones.

Here are many useful tips and a collection of curious ideas to build a curious house together with the children. DIY cooking.

Finding the materials is very simple. Just go to your nearest IKEA store and purchase the materials listed below:

• A RAST bedside table (€9,90)
• 1 piece of plywood at the corner of the bargains (€2,90)
• A BEKVÄM spice cabinet (€3,90)
• A MAGASIN cutlery drainer (€1,99)
• 1 MOLGER soap dish €0,99 to simulate the spoon rest
• 2 packs of IKEA SAVERN hanger: €3,99 (x 2) to simulate stove knobs
• 1 pack of BERÖM handles €5 to attach the cutlery holder

Optional elements:

• 1 set of MIXA wooden ladles for €0,49
• DUKTIG kitchen utensils, 5 pieces €4,99
• KRAMA washcloth €3,40 to simulate dishcloths
• DUKTIG Casserole and Frying Pan, 4 Pieces €12,99

There's no need to buy perfect, detailed kitchens. Children have a great imagination. For them, the important thing isn't the detail, but the practicality and sturdiness of the kitchen you've built. Let them experiment in peace (without dismantling the house, though!). You can have fun decorating the mini kitchen: you could paint the wood with the children's favorite colors, recycle handkerchiefs to make them, or even decorate them with a paper towel. towels, give the little ones an old coffee maker to make sweet coffees and so on.

And that's not all: here are many other innovative and curious ideas.

• With a small wooden bedside table, perhaps used or out of fashion, you can build a beautiful children's kitchen. Simply paint the cabinet your favorite color and then add all the necessary accessories. On the top, drill a hole the size of a small metal tray that serves as a sinkA fake fountain and fake stove knobs complete the upper section. Small cutlery can be stored in the drawer, and a small curtain can be attached directly below it to cover the "visible" area, where you can store pots and pans and everything else you need for "cooking."

• With lots of wooden planks, appropriately colored and assembled together, you can create a beautiful kitchen, equipped with everything you need and decorated with a beautiful curtain, also made from an unused piece of fabric, such as an old dishcloth or a worn sheet.

• Even a kitchen cabinet on wheels can be transformed into a “little one’s kitchen” by adding a few small details and setting it up with plates and pots.

• If you have fruit crates at home, stack them side by side to create a huge kitchen. The back section will feature a chalkboard surface on which to write and hang shelves and storage cubes made from scraps of wood.

• Even an old, unused cupboard can be transformed into a children's kitchen. A compartment will be used as a container for the forno and in the other you can store the “cooking” accessories.

Read also:

• Creative recycling of plastic cups: some ideas to make with children.
• How to make a children's apron by creatively recycling an old umbrella
• Creative Recycling: A Candy House to Make with Kids | Photo
• Creative Recycling: How to Build a DIY Kitchen for Kids Using Cardboard Boxes

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