Play Kitchens Guide

We all know that Step2 makes awesome lifestyle kitchens for children, but the LifeStyle Grand Walk-In Kitchen is truly in a league of its own. This one offers just about everything and is probably the closest that your child will ever get to having a set just like the one that Mommy and Daddy have at home.

Let’s start off with the size of this amazing toy kitchen. Step2 makes kitchens of all sizes and this may very well be the biggest. They don’t call it a walk-in kitchen for no reason; it actually allows children to walk into it, as it has a bar-style counter on two sides and a fridge and stove/sink on the third side. The fourth side is open to allow children to walk in and out as they please.

For homes that don’t have much space for their little ones to play, this may not be a good idea. Home daycare centers or classrooms that want to invest in a pretend kitchen set may be wise to invest in this one as it accommodates multiple children at once. More than one child can be in and around this amazing little kitchen, some even ‘eating’ and cooking at the same time!

This is an electronic kitchen, so it requires 4 AA and 2 AAA batteries for the electronic phone, stove, and microwave to ‘talk back’ to your children and make all of the sounds and chitter-chatter that they love so much. The LifeStyle Grand Walk-In Kitchen does require quite a bit of battery power.

We all know how important accessories are for a pretend kitchen set. No Lifestyle play kitchen is complete without a nice set of accessories, and the fact that this kitchen has a nice set of accessories is the understatement of the year. It comes with everything that a child could ever need to create their own imaginary culinary delight and then some.

To name some of them, the kitchen includes a frying pan with a matching lid as well as a boiling pot with a matching lid. It also includes silver pots and pans with lids as well. Also included are a coffee pot and coffeemaker, four stainless steel cooking tools, a strainer, two plates, two cups, two bowls, two knives, two forks, and two spoons. Also included is a salt and pepper shaker and a pepper mill, five pretend spice jars, a pot holder, two wicker style baskets, a phone, and 64 pieces of play food—much more than come with most other sets.

It also comes with an 11” stool to allow children to pull up a seat to the counter. Additional stools can be purchased.

Step2 products are durable to say the least and they can withstand a lot of play. This Step2 kitchen is no different. The surfaces are even able to be easily wiped clean, making it easy to fix real spills that may occur when your children are playing pretend with real items.

This playset is as realistic as they come, down to the hardware on the handles and the faux stainless steel (looking) appliances. This manufacturer has gone to so many pains to make this the stretch limo of toy kitchens, and the children in your life are bound to be in love. Just make sure you have the space!