A play kitchen will give your child more than just playtime. There are hidden benefits beneath the layer of obvious enjoyment from making an imaginary birthday cake for Daddy. The interaction of little sisters deciding what kind of cake Daddy would like best and the sharing of play activities to make the cake give your children a lesson in social interaction that can't be achieved playing a video game. Hours will pass quickly when there are so many different tasks to learn and do.
Video games do help your child develop dexterity and quick thinking. However, fantasy play needs to be balanced with reality play and a play kitchen helps your child enjoy reality play. What a little girl "bakes" in her play kitchen will give her wonderful memories as she bakes that first cake in a real oven. If she has enjoyed that play with a sister or a neighborhood friend, she has learned a lot about companionship and sharing.
Play kitchens today are so creatively designed. But for a child to get the most enjoyment from a play kitchen, she needs to supply her own creativity and imagination from within. Parents and grandparents can be instrumental in teaching ideas of how to help a little one learn about different things to cook. An imaginary menu can help your little sweetie learn about all of the four food groups so that when she grows up she will know how to balance a meal for her family. She will learn about why you boil some things on the top of the stove and why you bake some things inside the oven. She will learn that you keep some things cold in the fridge so that they won't spoil.
When your child has her own kids table and chairs set, learning to set the table properly is another reality based play activity that is fun and educational too. Perhaps her favorite teddy bear will sit at the table while she is getting ready to serve him a gourmet breakfast. It will be necessary for her to remind teddy that he needs to use his napkin and to not spill his milk. Table manners are important, you know.
The ideas are endless when you provide your children with their own pieces of kids painted furniture that are beautiful and ready to stimulate creative play. See all of the play kitchens that Kids Painted Furniture Shop has to offer your child for exciting and creative play.
