The warm weather and pleasant temperatures lure children outside and usher in the playground season. Open playgrounds are often overcrowded or there are none nearby, but if you have your own garden or at least a share of a garden, you can create an unusual play area with simple tools and DIY skills. Creating a wooden children's kitchen for your child or as a gift for a relative is a great idea that encourages creativity and a desire to experiment.
For a wooden kitchen for children you canEuro palletsput into use. This makes it easy to build and completely design an entire play area. As usual, the following tools are required for processing wood material: a saw, electric or hand saw, cordless screwdriver, screws, or alternatively a hammer and nails. The finished product is designed and embellished with sandpaper and wood asur.
Build your own wooden children's kitchen - instructions
A kitchen cornerHolzcould basically consist of two surfaces - a vertical and a horizontal, work or play area and a 'kitchen wall'. Depending on the desired size, 2-3 or more Euro pallets will be useful. Build a 'T' structure and support it with wooden legs.
One Euro pallet can serve as a kitchen wall and one as a worktop, then 4 wooden legs should be attached. Depending on the situation, you can close the gaps between the boards of the pallet or leave them as they are. Strengthen the structure if necessary as child safety is paramount.
Process the wooden surface carefully so that the child does not get injured later. Protruding nails, screws and splinters of wood can hurt small children's hands. Sand the surfaces and round the edges. If desired, apply just one layer of wood stain or paint with non-toxic paints as desired.
When you are finished with the construction and processing of the wooden surface, you can proceed with the design. What actually exists in a real kitchen? – Sink, compartments, kitchen utensils, work surface, hob. Develop your imagination and try to recreate all of this with creativity.
Of course, not everything has to work correctly. Kitchen utensils that the housewife can no longer use, old kitchen accessories and dishes, all of this will make every little girl's dream of having her own little kitchen come true. You can use hooks to hang some things on the makeshift kitchen wall. Simple shelves are also optional, but a little more complicated.
The sink does not have to have running water. A sink is sufficient if it can be filled with water manually. You make these out of a baking tray or metal bowl. The container must have a pronounced outward edge, this is how it is secured. Now think about where you want the mini sink, mark it with the container you have selected and cut out the appropriate shape using an electric saw.
Build your own play area in the garden with a wooden kitchen for children – instructions
You can easily set up a play kitchen in the garden yourself using wooden boxes. Several of these are needed, depending on the desired size. The wooden boxes are put together in a flash using the cordless screwdriver, creating functional shelves for all utensils.
You can make the sink that every real kitchen needs from an old baking tray. Accordingly, build a wooden rack so that the baking tray is lower and is fixed at the edges. The exact size can be determined by the wooden boxes used.
This hand-made sink is easy to use – fill and fill with water. If you don't have an old baking sheet, get a plastic bucket of any size and work it into the kitchen surface. Use small hooks to arrange other accessories and utensils.
If you make furniture and similar items for children yourself, you should definitely take their height into account. As an example size, take one from a furniture manufacturer such as Ikea. On average, a table height is around 45-50 cm and is just as wide. You can determine the length yourself.
If shelves are also placed the same width as the table, you should take this into account. The total height of the entire structure must not exceed the child's height. Especially if you are planning shelves or anything else in the upper area, these should be placed at a reachable height.
Well, if the play kitchen is already finished, there's nothing left to do except start cooking and playing. Children love splashing and playing with mud, which is why a facility like this is a real dream for them. Then everything is cleaned with the garden hose and everything is fine.
A play area in the garden has several advantages and most importantly - people can play outside, make messes and the home stays clean. You don't have to limit the child's play and let him do what he wants. However, you would have to take care of your safety beforehand.
A wooden kitchen for children is really easy to build yourself. If you don't want to spend a lot of time and money on it, place it next to an outside wall and use it as a support. An old wooden table can be perfectly used for a play kitchen - it simply needs to be adjusted slightly in height.
Shorten the table legs a little and adjust them to the child's height. For the kitchen wall, take a pallet that you attach to the outside wall of the house. All utensils can be hung on it using hooks and arranged as desired.
If desired, you can install a shelf under the kitchen surface. All your things can be stored there after cooking and playing and protected from the bad weather.
Using the ideas and inspiration you have collected, with just a few materials and tools, you can build a play kitchen for your child and his friends. Create your own play area where small children can let off steam quietly and freely.
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