There are also little hooks to hang up your pans and utensils, which come with the kitchen - including two pans, a lid, ladle, whisk and spatula.

However, once it is together it doesn’t feel like it’s going anywhere – it’s solid and really durable. It comes with a chalkboard, a wooden storage tray, plus accessories for extra fun including a metal bowl for the sink and 2 pots. Containers are an important accessory resource for a mud kitchen, so that children are able to mix their 'ingredients' and try out their concoctions, as is the addition of water. Products that contain small parts may pose a choking hazard and should not be used by children under 3.Choosing Features/Areas Next you need to look at the features and areas the mud kitchen is divided into. There’s a nice open workbench space that invites open-ended play, and half of the top slides back to reveal a huge butler-style sink underneath. This mud kitchen is on the expensive side, but as it’s so big and durable we thought it was ideal for big families or even childcare settings. A mud kitchen allows kids to role-play and have some creative outdoor fun with friends or by themselves.

Having shelves and/or cupboards in your mud kitchen can keep your garden or play area much tidier than it once was. Whether that is through messy play with a mud kitchen, role play or exploring their surroundings, there is so much fun and joy to be had through playing outside. They can have just as much fun role playing cafes, restaurants or 'playing house' using their very own play kitchen area.Mud kitchens vary quite a bit in height – it’s worth finding a kitchen that has a countertop that’s level with your children’s hips. 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 play surface is 50cm high, designed for toddlers to easily reach the exciting features, while being the perfect height for budding junior chefs as they grow. These can be made of metal, plastic or wood and usually consist of spoons, jugs, mashers and other useful items.

This spacious wooden kitchen features two working taps that easily connect to your garden hose, allowing endless water play for concocting imaginative mud recipes. Featuring one of our bespoke luxury kitchens and a standard kitchen with chalkboard which is being used as a potting station. We want you to have high quality, well designed products that you can play for hours - with friends, family, or just the children. Water Features Quality mud kitchens will come with a working tap which you can connect to your garden hose.

This stitched pine model from Great Little Trading Co will keep little hands busy for hours with its many features. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. In practical activities and discussion, beginning to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting. We saw a huge variation in costs of mud kitchens so consider how much you want to spend and what you're looking for. The splash steel sink is also easy to clean stainless steel - and the little plant pots are a nice touch to encourage little gardeners.

Whether you are looking to encourage role play, speaking and listening, relationship building, mathematical concepts or simply to create a space where children can learn and explore and play with what they know or just make mud pies - a mud kitchen provides endless possibilities. As well as looking great, this durable kitchen is well equipped with rust-free stainless steel pans and utensils that are easy to clean after each mucky session. An all-singing and dancing mud kitchen, the TP Deluxe is made from FSC-certified timber and features a four-ring hob, oven, blackboard, roomy splash tub, refillable water butt and working tap. You can also use paint especially for outdoor furniture - I can highly recommend the Frenchic Al Fresco outdoor paint range for painting your mud kitchen or garden furniture.For more outdoor fun, take a look at our pick of the best water play tables, best sand tables, best garden slides and best paddling pools. We all know dirt is good, fun and messy and our little monsters love being outside in all weathers cooking up potions and pies! Also, look at what is included with the kitchen as many mud kitchens come with play pots and pans and utensils but for some you would need to purchase these separately.