We finally made it over to our dear friend Amber's house so we could check out the
Mud Kitchen she cleverly set up for her kiddos. It was so cute, so engaging and of course... so messy!
Yup, the kids launched in and literally got their hands dirty - with much pleasure. Now this is what being a kid is all about, huh... outdoor fun, getting dirty, being creative, imaginative play.
Perfect!
The play-kitchen at home is without a doubt the most used toy by my two kids - they play with it numerous times a day... but adding dirt, water, leaves and flowers for 'real cooking'? Wow. Suffice to say Lily was in shock and awe at such an opportunity. '
I love this, Mum' she said immediately in an earnest voice of quiet amazement, adding wistfully
'I wish we had one'.
Well, maybe one day - but for now, when we wanna get messy, we know where to go!
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| Assessing all the fun things to play/cook with... |
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Lily was in Serious Play mode. Stirring, mixing and adding ingredients with
intention. |
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| Captains of Industry! |
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| Excuse the exposure from Lily, but love this shot of Eli adding 'duck' to his dish! |
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| Finn and Lily quietly whipping up a delicious meal! |
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| Yup, dirty and happy - good outcome! |
Oh Kate, I love mud kitchens. But I think the kids are a little bit too clean. Last time Charlotte played in a mud kitchen she took her shoes off and filled them with mud. Awesome photoe, looks like lots of fun was had.
ReplyDeleteOh, I think I know that kitchen ;)
ReplyDeleteSo happy that your kids got the full mud-pie kitchen experience today. I really did love how seriously Lily took it all. Great shots from a super fun playdate (as always!)
That is so cool, we moved our play kitchen out side so the girls could do the same thing. I love that last shot of Eli, he looks like he has had an absolute ball.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea 10/10. Looks like they were sooss seriously trying to get the right ingredients (or something) lol.
ReplyDeleteYeah cool fun!! lovely meals cooked there
ReplyDeleteComing over from documenting delight, this looks like such a brilliant idea! I'm going to keep it in my head for when my little ones bigger.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome idea! I will have to give it a go with my boys... although Roo will probably try to actually eat the "food" so it's probably best if I wait until he's a little bigger! Owler is old enough not to eat it though thankfully. He loves mud and loves to cook, so I might have to get him to play mud kitchens next time he's at Grammy and Grumps' house... no sense in doing it here if it means I have to clean up after ;)
ReplyDeletesetting up at the grandparents house sounds like the perfect plan :)
DeleteLove this! We're about to add a mud kitchen to our daughter's outdoor play area! This looks fabulous! :)
ReplyDeleteFound your blog via Documenting Delight on fb. So glad I did! Off to read more of your posts now x God bless
aw thanks rebekah! just took a peek at your lovely blog too and thought - hmmm this gal and I have a lot in common :)
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