However, the taps are purely decorative on this mud kitchen, so you’ll need to supply water so they can firmly stick those mud pies together!

Kids love getting grubby in the garden, digging in the soil, collecting leaves and generally enjoying the freedom of playing outside — and a mud kitchen is one way to allow them to safely explore this urge. Unlike Mary Berry’s bakes, the best mud pies need to have a soggy bottom, which is where the water butt and working tap on this triple mud kitchen really come into their own. Plus, it being in the garden allows kids the freedom to make a mess and it doesn't matter as much as it does inside the house. It includes fun features such as a chalkboard, tray and metal bowl, with two hob rings and turnable dials. Gone are the days of worrying about accidentally jabbing baby with a pin, modern cloth nappies use well-designed systems instead to put the comfort of the baby first.We saw a huge variation in costs of mud kitchens so consider how much you want to spend and what you're looking for. A mud kitchen is a play kitchen to be used outside, where children can use their imaginations to role-play and pretend to cook. The TP611 is the mid-range offering from TP Toys, and provides two play stations for wet and dry play with a sizeable container water, mud and sand play.

This fantastic kitchen has a clever working tap, two large chalkboards, a realistic four-ring hob and ample storage space. Flowers, blossom, grasses and leaves all make excellent decorative toppings for pies, cupcakes, and salads. Adding flower pots to your mud kitchen enables your child to grow plants in their mud, reinforcing the connection between soil and the food we eat. Unlike other options, it doesn't have a pretend oven or other bits and centres more around the sink and pump.

This is a decent-sized, fantastic-looking rustic kitchen that includes a hob and oven, along with water butt and tray for mixing mud. There’s also plenty of storage space, a four-ring hob with knobs and a built-in oven for baking mud pies.

Playing in mud is seen by some experts as a way of building a child’s immunity to bacteria, but it’s better to be on the safe side when choosing the mud for your child to play in.Playing outdoors and getting their hands on mud, leaves, and grass is also vital for the health and well-being of children, who so often spend their lives cocooned indoors.

In addition to a small water butt, this mud kitchen also provides a working tap with a hose attachment, helping create a more realistic kitchen environment for open-ended play. That said, we do recommend giving this play kitchen a quick splash of colour to really bring it to life. The average time required is two hours, and you’ll notice that most consumer reviews will mention how easy it is and the quality of the instructions.From piling up pots, pans and bowls, to ‘cooking’ their mud pies on the hob, some mud kitchens even have working taps too, meaning the opportunities to express themselves are pretty endless. There’s a worktop that pulls out to reveal the plastic mixing tray that extends to provide more workspace and keeps things tidy. This mud kitchen has a cute and creative look, with large white knobs and square taps that are colour coded for hot and cold water. This table is perfect if your child would prefer to focus on making mud pies or other concoctions instead of engaging in role-playing.