Toys are very important in children's lives, through their games they develop their skills and creativity. But children have a very different concept of toy than adults have, for a child, anything that is striking can be perfect to play for a while. Virtually all parents have seen their children playing with the cardboard boxes where the toys were packaged.
And this is simply because fortunately, children in their immense innocence do not differentiate objects by their economic value. For your child, it can be much more fun to play with your kitchen utensils, or to dress up in your clothes. The fact that you spend a micro fortune on games does not guarantee that the child will enjoy it or attract their attention.
Creating toys at home is a great alternative to expensive toys that you never know will be accepted. In this way, you can see if it is entertaining for the child and choose it among other toys. You will always have the possibility to buy all the toys already manufactured, but they do not have the magic of a homemade toy involving the whole family.
Children learn through imitation
You already know that children learn through imitation, and through play, they develop all the skills they will need throughout their lives. Surely your son will have taken the broom and without anyone teaching him he will have started to sweep, in his own way. This is because children feel very attracted to adult activities. The kitchen especially attracts their attention, something logical since all the ingredients are hidden in the kitchen that adults turn into delicious dishes to eat.
Create your children's toys at home
The toy kitchens are ideal to promote this learning of children. Although lately they have become very fashionable thanks to the Montessori philosophy, children have always enjoyed playing kitchen. Today these toys have been modernized, to the point of being small functional kitchens, but adapted to the size of children.
You can find countless toys of this type on the market, but they are very expensive options and all the same. A great alternative is create a cardboard toy kitchen yourself, using few materials that you even already have at home. As you will see, although at first it may seem like a too complicated project, it is not necessary to have expert hands.
You just need a little organization and follow a few simple steps. The rest can be done by your imagination and the creativity of the family.
How to make a DIY toy kitchen
The first step is to make a sketchIn this way you can design the kitchenette based on the available space and the elements you want it to contain. Find the space where you are going to place the toy and make some measurements to adapt to that space.
Then draw the chosen furniture or elements on the sketch. The play kitchen can be as big or as small as you like. If you have enough space you can include even a miniature refrigerator, space to play with food and you can even include water.
If your space is limited, create a custom kitchen, where you will find the most basic elements such as the stove, a shelf for crockery and an area where to place the different foods.
You have several options when making the toy kitchen, if you do not want to invest too much money, you can build it with cardboard boxes. If you have some furniture that you no longer use at home, you can also recycle it and give it a second life. You can even buy some planks and cut them to the necessary size, in specialized stores you can find them for very little money.
Surely little by little you will get hooked on this project, the whole process will be fantastic, from the initial sketch, to the first games in the toy kitchen.