Lucas Dad here. So I had to weigh in for him on the process we went through when we were searching for cooking toys and the best deals on a kids kitchen set. We scoured Walmart and Target going back to each multiple times and even looking at a wood kitchen kids set that was outrageously pricey. Ultimately it came down to these 10 kids kitchen sets and we chose the 1 that we ranked as the top play kitchen set for kids.
I, along with Lucas have tried our best though to be impartial and share some really great pros and cons about all the most popular kitchen sets for kids. These are all good safe play kitchen kids sets.
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Top Kitchen Sets for Kids
1. CUTE STONE 2-in-1 Kids Kitchen & Grill Playset.
2. Step2 Best Chefs Kitchen Playset.
3. KidKraft Ultimate Corner Play Kitchen with Lights & Sounds, Espresso (53365).
4. CUTE STONE Pretend Play Kitchen Sink Toys.
5. KidKraft Farm to Table Play Kitchen Set, Large, Multicolor.
6. Step2 Grand Walk-In Kitchen Playset.
7. Temi Kids Kitchen Playset Pretend Food – 34 PCS.
8. CUTE STONE 40PCS Kitchen Play Toy.
9. Step2 Fun with Friends Kitchen.
10. KidKraft 53298 Uptown Natural Kitchen, 43.00 x 17.75 x 41.00 Inches.
1. CUTE STONE 2-in-1 Kids Kitchen & Grill Playset:
The name of the playset indicated that it is a 2 in 1 kids kitchen & grill playset. It is made up of ABS material and thick plastic, a cute kitchen and easy to assemble. In front of the kitchen, the set includes stovetop burners with realistic lights & sounds, an oven, a refrigerator, and a sink with running water. When we put the pot and pan on the burners, it gives realistic sounds & lights ( batteries required). Oven and refrigerator doors can be easy to open & close, after cooking is done kids can store all the kitchen accessories and play food in these oven & refrigerator.
The back of the kitchen set includes a simulation grill with lights & sounds, an induction cooker, shelves, and other grocery items required for food preparation. When we place the pot on the induction cooker, we can listen to the water boiling sounds( batteries required). This type of realistic sounds & lights makes your kids pretend to have fun playing.
When cooking is done, kids can clean dishes in the play sink. It has enough storage space, molded-in shelves, hook organization to store all the kitchen utensils. They can play by cutting fruits & vegetables, kids can experience a realistic crunch sound when they slice the vegetables.
Below the grill, backside of this kitchen playset, there will be a large storage space to store play food items, and kids can play a game of shopping (like a supermarket) to store different necessary items like cheese, fruits, vegetables. In this playset, a grill cooking play toy can rotate 360 degrees with light and sound effects.
kids can enjoy playing alone or playing with their friends or parents, and it improves creative role play. In this cooking stove and BBQ grill needs 3 batteries( not included ). It is good for kids ages 3+ years and product dimensions: 30” L x 17” W x 41.5” H.
2. Step2 Best Chefs Kitchen Playset:
This playset is a simple way to keep your little kids entertained for hours, also perfect for engaging social play, pretending to cook, bake, and more. It has a stylish open design and available in fresh colors complement any play area.
It features a working oven, refrigerator, clicking knobs on the stovetop and oven for more realistic sounds, stove burner features lights and sounds ( requires 2 “AA” batteries not included), plenty of storage space, hooks for hanging utensils and tea/coffee mugs, recycle bin, along with a 25 piece accessory set.
To encourage kids, It has ample counter space and multiple options for sharing and interactions. It’s an interactive kitchen with stove burner lights and sounds, has an additional feature like coffee maker stations and a coffee pot, where kids can make a coffee and can serve pretend coffee to guests.
Kids can share kitchen accessories and appliances by interacting with each other and they can build their social skills by playing with this set the whole day. Once they are done with the play, kids can keep all their kitchen utensils in the allocated storage area, with this they can learn the organizing habits.
It’s easy to assemble, easy to clean, and it’s made up of high-quality plastic, it has high strength and durability. It’s good for kids ages 2 years and up, product dimensions: 35.80” H x 34.40” W x 11.50” D.
3. KidKraft Ultimate Corner Play Kitchen with Lights & Sounds, Espresso (53365):
This is an amazing, ultimate corner play kitchen set, comes with many pieces, you have to assemble them all to fit it, it is easy to assemble. It is made up of materials like MDF, solid wood, and plastic and with smart construction. It has an innovative corner design to save space in the home.
It is loaded with fun interactive features to engage your little kids and keep them playing. It includes stove top burners and ice makers both have realistic sounds and lights. It has an oven, microwave, refrigerator, freezer, and washing machine. It has shelves and cabinets with doors that open and close to store plenty of kitchen accessories and has a removable sink to clean easily. Also, this kitchen has a good amount of storage space, with 2 additional compartments under the sink.
It comes with cordless phones with hands-free clips. At the top of the burners, it has hangings to hang any vessels. In this playset, it has enough space to play more kids at a time. Kids will feel like they are cooking like their mom and dad by playing with this toy! It’s recommended for both boys and girls who are aged 3 to 8 years. This kitchen playset is available in two colors white and espresso. Dimensions: 42.5” L x 32.5” W x 36.75” H.
4. CUTE STONE Pretend Play Kitchen Sink Toys:
This play kitchen sink is cutest and adorable, it’s a multi-function kitchen sink with a cooking stove, pan, pot, a variety of tableware accessories, kitchen utensils, fruits, and vegetables.
Place the pot and pan on the stove, kids can listen to the bubble and sizzle sounds when food starts cooking and also spray comes out. Here different fruits and vegetables will be there, kids can cut and peel the vegetables for cooking. After cooking, they can clean the dishes in the kitchen sink. It includes a variety of tableware accessories and simulation kitchen utensils, kids can do washing and cooking at one time, due to this they can know the time management and value of the time.
This toy has a detachable drain rack with smooth edges without burrs and is used as a water filter rack to drain and store the tableware and kitchen utensils, which improves the kid’s storage and organizing habits.
It is made up of high-quality ABS durable material, vivid color, no smell, easy to use, and clean. This set requires 6 “AA” batteries and these are not included in the set, assembly of this toy is very easy. In this set, they mention full directions to easy assembly of this. This is recommended for kids ages 3+ years. Kids can improve their imagination and creativity skills by playing with this toy. It is available at a reasonable price.
Some tips you have to follow while playing with this toy and these are
- Remove the faucet from the sink toy if it is not used.
- Please make sure that your battery compartment is tight, to avoid water getting into it.
If you are not playing with this toy, don’t turn the stove knob to avoid damage.
5. KidKraft Farm to Table Play Kitchen Set, Large, Multicolor:
Kidkraft Farm to Table play kitchen set is a trendsetting playset with the innovative EZ kraft assembly, it is sturdy and can last for a long time. It has an 18-piece accessory and play food set, including a cutting board, wooden knife, 3 carrots, 3 purple onions, 2 storage bins, 2 adorable window boxes, and 3 ice cubes.
Kids can know about farming and they tend to the adorable window box with planted carrots and purple onions that can be transferred into the cutting board to cut the vegetables with a wooden knife. Kids will hear the sounds of chopping vegetables, cooking food with these vegetables on the cooktop, while cooking it gives realistic lights and sounds.
It has a large farmhouse sink with lights and running water sounds, kids can know the importance of washing hands before and after cooking by playing with, a large refrigerator with an ice maker that gives pretend cubes and two wood print crafts for storage purpose.
It has convenient hanging hooks to hold the pot, pan, and a chalkboard. For quick and easy assembly instructions you have to download the free BILT App from google play or Apple app store. Assembly is easy, which means less building time and more playing time. This playset is recommended for kids ages 3 to 8 years and they will know the types of vegetables available in the farm.
6. Step2 Grand Walk-In Kitchen Playset:
This step2 grand walk-in kitchen playset provides a large open space to encourage social play among multiple children. This pretend kitchen playset gets kids to communicate with each other, stories build together and they can learn the sense of independence by playing with this toy.
It includes 103 kitchen accessory sets, like dishes, utensils, play food, spice bottles, coffee pot, play phone, serving utensils and cookware. This is a large kitchen set, including a dining area, sink, and stovetop station to encourage multiple children to play at a time, includes stainless steel appliances with working doors like a refrigerator ( it is molded in a pretending water and ice dispenser), a microwave and oven. It includes a play phone and it rings ( requires 2”AAA” batteries, not included).
Electric stove burners feature fun lights and sizzling sound effects, adding to the pretend to play (it requires 2 “AA”, 2”AAA” batteries, not included). This set is made up of the “oak hardwood” foam flooring that provides realism and comfort. It has a spacious “granite – look” and durable poly construction wipes that last for long years.
Have a play phone and play together with your kid as a customer at your kid’s restaurant and ask so many questions regarding cooking and give special requests to encourage their critical thinking. This type of pretend play can improve your kid’s creativity, motor skills, social skills and critical thinking.
This toy is good for kids ages 2+ years, easy to assemble this set, dimensions: 47” H x 46” W x 36.25” D. It’s available in two colors ( Grey & White, Maroon & Tan).
7. Temi Kids Kitchen Playset Pretend Food – 34 PCS:
Kids are very interested in cooking because they want to imitate their mom and dad when they are cooking. That’s why so many kitchen playsets are available, among those Temi kitchen playsets is one of the best playsets for kids. Temi designed set is interactive, inventive and educational.
This playset contains burners with realistic sounds ( batteries not included) and the lid has white steam. It includes an oven, cupboards and all are easy to open and close to use. Water can be pumped out in the sink to clean vegetables and for food preparation. It has convenient storage space below the kitchen to store necessary utensils and to clean other parts within less time. It is a 34 piece kitchen playset and has hangings to keep utensils there.
This playset is designed by Temi, considering the age and height of the children. Assembly of this toy is pretty easy and it is made up of sturdy plastic. It is recommended for kids aged 3 months and up. Through the experience of the home chef, your child’s communication skills can be improved, the ability of independent thinking and innovation coordination is cultivated.
It’s a perfect gift for kitchen themed parties, school classroom gifts, birthday and holiday gifts to create hours of fun time with this playset. It’s available in two colors red and pink. This playset measures approximately 29”x 10”x 20”.
8. CUTE STONE 40PCS Kitchen Play Toy:
This is an awesome kitchen playset, more than one children can play at a time. It is made up of the upgraded non-toxic and durable ABS plastic materials, very safe to use and play. It is a 40pcs kitchen play set with smooth edges and suitable for children to play.
It includes a pressure pot, pan, induction cooktop, kettle, utensils, cookware, kitchen utensil holder, knife block, toy kitchen knives, play food, shopping basket and other kitchen toy accessories. This playset is easy to carry anywhere outside of the home too, I loved this kitchen set because, at a time more than one children can play. It will have a nice knife combination with real look and feel.
Streaming pressure cookers is one of the best things in this set, when we add water to the lid, it gives the spray effect. The electronic play induction stove gives light and sound effects when we cook the food. It has various colorful play fruits and vegetables, these can be cut and peeled by them and they get the feel of preparing food. Fruits and vegetables can develop the baby’s color recognition and sorting skills and it also encourages the kids to try and eat new food.
It includes a highly realistic and durable big shopping basket, to store cute small play foods and vegetables. These pretend cooking play toys can be a great tool for role play, they can improve their life skills, motor skills by playing with these toys. Kids can create their kitchen & prepare food and sell them to friends, it improves their social skills. This toy is good for kids who are aged 3+ years.
9. Step2 Fun with Friends Kitchen:
The name itself indicates that it is a Step2 fun with friends kitchen made up of plastic material, packed with tons of kids’ functionality. It includes a model sink, pretend appliances, a stove with realistic burners with lights and sounds, contains a special frying pan and boiling pot on the two burners to obtain the real cooking feel to kids. To make a cup of coffee, it has a coffee maker station along with a travel mug to store coffee.
It includes other pretend appliances like a stovetop, oven with a clickable top, microwave, refrigerator to keep things fresh. It has plenty of hanging storage to keep cups, spoons, plates, Bowles, forks and two storage bins to store extra items. It has all these appliances without any extra charge.
It has a play phone, they take orders over the phone and by using all these utensils they prepare food and serve them like those kids are playing with this playset. It requires 2 AA batteries, it has more space and multiple children to play together at a time. Kids will spend hours with this playset, they feel like they are preparing food in their kitchen by playing with this.
While kids play, play together with your kids, like you are the customer of the restaurant and order the food, make sure to ask a lot of questions and give special requests to encourage critical thinking. They will learn the cleaning dishes, it will help to boost good habits. This playset is good for kids ages 2 and up and available in three colors (brown, pink, brown/blue). Product dimensions: 40.88” H x 35.75” W x 12.5” D.
10. KidKraft 53298 Uptown Natural Kitchen, 43.00 x 17.75 x 41.00 Inches:
This is one of the best wooden kitchen playsets, made up of high-quality wood. This kitchen has a modern look that young chefs are sure to love. It comes with a lot of fun pros like a cordless phone, a chalkboard for writing the daily specials. It includes 4 burners, a stovetop, sink, oven, refrigerator, storage space above and below the kitchen and some kitchen accessories, hanging hooks to hold the kitchen necessary items, a big basket to store and hold the fruits and vegetables.
After cooking food, they can clean the dishes and store these in the storage space. It has a napkin holder to clean our hands. This kitchen playset comes with a good handbook in detail and it is so adorable. It is a very solid playset and lasts for a long time. It is a well-built unit, good for more than one child play at a time and designed for ages older than toddlers.
Dimensions: 43” L x 17.75” W x 41” H, it has 44 different pieces and they provide the full details to easy assembly of this set.
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I hope this helped you find the best deals on kitchen kids set. Again we scoured Amazon, Target, and Walmart before deciding on ours and so we wanted to share the 10 top kitchen kids sets for safety, value, and the play factor! 🙂
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