Toddler Play Kitchens

When I was a nanny for an energetic 3-year-old named Maddie, I remember how she would “cook” with her eco-friendly kitchen set for hours at a time. For a toddler, that can be very rare. Before her parents brought the kitchen set into the scene, Maddie created what looked like a toy battlefield throughout the entire house: dolls were left lying on the floor, stickers decorated every piece of furniture in the room, and crayons could be found in every nook and cranny. Don’t get me wrong, the start of the play kitchen in Maddie’s life didn’t cut down on the clean up at the end of the day. The dolls, stickers, and crayons were just replaced with wood fruit baskets and shiny pots and pans!

I spotted some adorably modern play kitchens perfect for toddlers 3 and up at Pottery Barn Kids. Your children can recreate the entire cooking process from start to finish. They can pick out the groceries with the play shopping cart and countertop checkout lane and then cook their favorite foods on the luxury stove or kitchen island. These modern kids’ kitchen sets may inspire you to redesign your own kitchen!