All children in their games try to imitate adults, and almost every child has a moment when the most favorite toys are ordinary pots, bowls, ladles and spoons. And watching the game in the children's sandbox, you can see how girls and boys cook all kinds of salads, cakes and other dishes there. So why not please your favorite child and make a children's kitchen with your own hands?
Such a toy, of course, can be bought if the financial situation allows, but it is much more interesting to engage in the creative process together with the child and make it yourself. And, most importantly, the hostess herself will be able to determine what color her kitchen will be, where the stove will be, and where the sink will be.
Cardboard as the main material
There are many options for creating such a toy. In this homemade product, any improvised materials will be used. The most primitive option is a children's play kitchen made of cardboard. To make it, you will need several boxes from under the shoes, equipment or some products. It is necessary to choose such sizes so that two or three smaller boxes interconnected are of the same height and fit well on the larger one.
The shoe packages are glued together with the smaller sides to the bottom, two such modules are made and, having mounted them on top of each other, they are connected. It should be something like a shelf, divided into 4 sections. After this part is ready, it is installed on the far edge of a large box turned on its side and fixed. The result is a framework from which an excellent children's kitchen will come out.
With your own hands, it is easy to decorate it so that the toy takes on the appropriate form. For this purpose, you can use wallpaper or self-adhesive, which decorate the entire surface. Here, all the remnants of materials after repair can go into play: ceiling foam plinths, edging, corners, plastic and even small ceramic tiles. For all these elements, the main thing is to choose a good glue that will fix them tightly. To make a stove on the surface of the kitchen, you need a good waterproof paint, which draws the hob and oven under it.
Plywood and jigsaw. Unlimited Flight of Fantasy
Another more reliable option is a children's kitchen, made from plywood. There is a bit more work here, but the result is worth it. For such crafts, some calculations will be needed, which make the basis. And here simply great opportunities open up for the manifestation of imagination. To make calculations, it is not necessary to take measurements, so to speak, from the air. You can find a piece of furniture of a house that is suitable in size and simply measure it: the height and width of all sides.
The process of creating a kitchen
Next, the corresponding rectangles are cut out of plywood using a jigsaw and connected to them from the inside of the frame using wooden slats. Then proceed to the formation of the working wall and hanging cabinets, which can be made open or with doors. Collect them according to the same principle as the base.
Undoubtedly, a child will like a children's kitchen with water or light, and to realize this is not so difficult as it might seem at first glance. For a model with a water supply, you will need a small faucet, a hose, a plastic bottle and sealant. A hole is cut out on the surface into which a plastic bowl with a drain is placed, a crane is installed near it. Next, you need to connect the bottle with a hose and a tap with glue and sealant. A hole is left on top of the container so that water can be added to it. Install it in one of the upper drawers, so that water will flow from an open tap.
For light, you will need several flashlights that are mounted on a small roof of the kitchen so that they have access to replace the batteries. All of them must be connected to one switch, which will make it possible to turn on all the lights at the same time. Further, itโs just the decor. Such furniture can be painted from a spray can by drawing on it both the oven and the stove.
Old buffet - the perfect playroom for children
With your own hands, it is easy to remodel unnecessary furniture, equipping it under the kitchen for a child. Grandmaโs old buffet is perfect for this purpose. The first thing you need to do it on the growth of the child. To do this, you need a jigsaw. Next, you need to clean it, paint, attach the necessary hooks, install a sink from the bowl mentioned above, a faucet with a water tank and flashlights for light. Draw the necessary technique directly on the surface of the buffet. Thanks to such simple tricks and little things, an excellent children's kitchen will come out. With your own hands, you can make any kitchen utensils for it, which will make the game even more interesting.
Kitchen stuff, or All in an adult way
For a full game, the child will need various little things that are in the arsenal of any housewife. These are all kinds of washcloths, towels, detergent bottles, pots, plastic dishes, thanks to which the children's play kitchen will become almost real. For a complete set, the child can sew an apron and a cap, like a real cook. This idea will appeal to both girls and boys. Here, the child will rapidly develop creativity, imagination and imagination.
The kitchen as a pride of a little housewife
A children's kitchen, created with your own hands, can become a real masterpiece, which can be proudly shown to all guests at home. In addition to it, in the toy store you can buy special sets of products with cutlery that you can cut and make a variety of dishes from them. If it is possible to install such a toy on the street, for example in your own courtyard, then there are certainly ingredients for culinary masterpieces: sand, earth, pebbles, glass, blades of grass, flowers and other little things that can be found right under your feet. In this case, playing with water in the summer will give the child the opportunity to discover all of his creative abilities and, most importantly, will not be a problem for parents at all, which cannot be said about playing in the apartment.