Which play kitchen for 4 yo boy?

[KDsMommy]

Planning on getting DS a kitchen for Xmas, but I'm totally lost on which one. I tend to lean toward the wooden variety, but I know he would totally love a plastic kitchen. Costco has a Step 2 kitchen that DS is drooling over. Then there's also the KidKraft kitchen for $99 in a recent thread.

IDK which way to go. Tell me about your kitchen...what are your kids favorites?

[Trigglet]

We just bought our DS the suite elite kidkraft one on amazon

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ERp2pLWIL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

but I was also looking at the TreeHaus one which is a great price and looks a lot like the super expensive Waldorfy type ones that's available at JCPenney of all places!

http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=1ce55a3&submit%20search.y=4&Ntt=treehaus&SearchString=treehaus&Ne=4+840+877+878+5+961+6+29+3+579+963+1014+1031+8+ 587+15+12+1011+598+11+506+10+23+585+969+596+1022+5 86+1007+879+968+1027+18+904+903+833+949&hdnOnGo=true&NOffset=0&submit%20search.x=7&Nao=0&N=4294959029&SO=0&PSO=0&CmCatId=searchresults

HTH!

[KDsMommy]

I have that KidKraft kitchen on DS's Amazon wishlist!

[Trigglet]

I haven't got up the courage to put it together yet, so it's in the box in our living room, and will have to wait for a quiet couple of hours before Christmas so I can give it my full attention. But DS loves his friend's little kitchen (I forget which one it is) and that's what gave us the idea. I think it looks so cute!

[jenfromnj]

We have the Kidkraft Deluxe Let's Cook Kitchen for DS and he loves it (almost as much as I do, LOL)! We liked it because it's very gender-neutral, as well as big/tall enough to last a good while without taking up an insane amount of space.

http://www.meijer.com/s/kidkraft-deluxe-lets-cook-kitchen/_/R-152316;jsessionid=C45F6AC9292541A90D6FB35F8FA68F26 .instance03?CAWELAID=895421131&cmpid=goobase
http://www.meijer.com/s/kidkraft-deluxe-lets-cook-kitchen/_/R-152316;jsessionid=C45F6AC9292541A90D6FB35F8FA68F26 .instance03?CAWELAID=895421131&cmpid=goobase

[Uno-Mom]

We love the IKEA one. Very simple but attractive and sturdy. I appreciate that it can easily be adjusted for three heights, so I know it will last a long time.

I'm not sure if this is a consideration for you, but I also considered how it could be repurposedbif sprog ever decides she's done with a kitchen. With a tiny bit of adaptation it would make a great little workbench or just a cupboard.

[Jen841]

In lieu of a kitchen, we bought my son 'real' cooking stuff and he has his own stuff and on occasssion would help me cook. I gave him a variety of cooking gear from the dollar store and IKEA and he used his imagination and anything was his kitchen.