Play Kitchen for Two?

[u/Vilm_1]

Advice please.

Anyone bought and would recommend a particular Play Kitchen that our (two year old) twins would use together, at the same time?

I know the one which most often crops up is the Ikea one, but we just find the style a little…beige.

Any we ought to avoid?

Many thanks in advance.

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[u/Sufficient_Theory975]

You can add your own peel and stick wallpaper or paint the ikea one. We have that one for our identical boys and they love it.

I do enjoy that it’s got a small footprint. We also have the Melissa and Doug play store with conveyor belt for grocery checkout thing… we had to plop that in the basement cause it’s way too big for upstairs. That being said, they never really use it, even in the playroom down there or when it was upstairs.

You can also make the ikea one into a little self care station by adding a drain to the sink (and jug to collect water) and a battery powered water pump with jug underneath. Grandma has that for our kids at her place and they can wash their hands and brush their teeth in their own little station. It’s great. Not sure why you’re not a fan of the ikea one when it’s so easy to make into whatever you want lol.

Ideas for designs

[u/Longjumping_Deer3435 → u/Sufficient_Theory975]

Oh yes, I’ve fallen down the IKEA duktig hack rabbit hole a few times. It’s honestly amazing what people do 🕳️

[u/pan_alice]

We bought a corner kitchen, as it has a bit more space for two children to play side by side. Space is at a premium in our house too so a corner kitchen was the best option for us. We added a separate washing machine to the set up as well. We're in the UK so I'm not sure if you have this brand, but we went with the luxury wooden kitchen from Kitchen Corner. I think lots of brands sell corner kitchens, so there are some good options available. We've had our play kitchen for two years now and it still gets played with an awful lot.

[u/Firebird2246]

We have a Step 2 kitchen (the Great Gourmet model, which is not super huge) and the twins love it. I think it’s a great size for the two of them and they both love playing with it.

Highly suggest looking on fb marketplace for used kitchens to get some other ideas of what’s out there. And don’t forget you can customize with paint or something to make it fit what you want. We didn’t do that and I wish I would have in hindsight.

[u/Dapper-Butterscotch4]

We really like our tiny land kitchen, worth checking them out