Best Kids Kitchen Reviews 2018

With over 40 years of experience in the kids’ toy business, KidKraft has proven its dedication to making kids happy. The company specializes in pretend play toys, such as doll furniture, train sets, and pretend kitchens. There are also many educational offerings, including instruments and puzzles. The company also offers fun and imaginative beds, bedding, and rugs. Just about anything that goes in a kid’s room, KidKraft makes.

It’s no surprise that a KidKraft kitchen made our list. It's designed to make children feel just like they’re in a real, grownup kitchen. It has all the details. The espresso-colored wood components and speckled countertop give it a high-end feel. Kids will love to play in it because it feels so real, and parents won’t feel like it’s an eyesore.

The “appliances” are made to look like they have a stainless steel finish, and this kitchen has all the appliances – fridge, freezer, microwave, stove, oven, and dishwasher. There’s plenty of space for two or three children to play together without getting in each other’s way. The appliances also double as storage space for play food, cooking gear, and other toys. There’s more than enough room in there to hold all the extras a kid could need to play master chef.

The tradeoff in getting a play kitchen this beautiful and spacious is that there’s a bit of assembly required, and you may need to get out your toolbox for this one. While most users found it relatively straightforward to assemble, a minority found it frustrating. You’ll also want to keep in mind that accessories don’t come with the kitchen, so you will have to purchase those separately if you want them.

There are a lot of fun little details in this kitchen, including:

• Easy-to-remove plastic sink for simple cleanup
• Stove with 4 raised burners
• Cordless phone with holder
• Paper towel holder
• Rotating turntable in microwave
• Writable chalkboard on freezer door

It’s pretty hard to find a downside on this one, unless you’re concerned about the assembly. The kids should be playing with it for years to come.

Little Tikes is a kids’ toy brand we probably all remember from our childhoods. Did you ever have a Cozy Coupe? Yep, that’s Little Tikes. It specializes in durable plastic toys that will delight children and stand up to a lot of use and abuse. Its offerings include picnic tables, basketball hoops, toyboxes, and much, much more. And, of course, the Cozy Coupe is still around.

The Unisex Super Chef Kitchen offers an amazing combination of fun and durability that you’d be hard-pressed to find elsewhere. It gives little men and women a lot of things to tinker with, including a good number of accessories. It also delivers ease of care and cleaning that parents appreciate. The design is great, with plenty of space in a small package. It’s a corner design, so you can easily fit this into a lot of different spaces. It’s great for kids’ rooms and playrooms. On the other hand, it’s kiddy and not so stylish that you might want it in your living room (that’s a matter of preference, of course). But if you don’t mind a little plastic in your life (which is pretty much inevitable as a parent), it’s a good buy.

Features include:

• Working cabinet, microwave, and oven doors with storage
• Coffee pot and other accessories
• 2 plates and 2 cups
• 2 forks, 2 knives, and 2 spoons
• Frying pan and phone
• Burner makes cooking sounds
• Towel holder

You also get the assurance that the product is made in the USA, and the price tag isn’t bad at all.

Step2 began in 1991 with only 5 employees, but the company grew rapidly and has become the US’s largest manufacturer of toddler and preschool toys. With over 800 employees today, many of whom are moms and dads themselves, Step2 strives to make toys that are fun, engaging, durable, and educational. Offerings include climbers, playhouses, ride-ons, toyboxes, and much more. Most are made of sturdy, easy-clean plastic.

The Unisex Grand Walk-In Kitchen & Grill has just about everything a real kitchen has. It even has an attached dining area and a grill with light-up effects to give kids the feeling that they’re really cooking. It has a “stainless” fridge, microwave, and oven that open and close. There are even a shelf and some cabinets over the fridge. There is plenty of play space here – enough for several children – although there could be a little more storage, especially given all the accessories it comes with. The 103-piece accessory kit comes with plastic food, pots and pans, cooking utensils, plates and bowls, baskets, and a toy phone.

Here are a few more features to note:

• Large sink with swivel faucet and push button
• Cooking sound and light-up effects on stove and grill
• Phone with sound effects
• Attached dining area with room for 2 or 3 kids to sit

Remember to pick up some batteries if you want the sound and light effects to work. Most parents report that the kitchen is a little time-consuming to put together, but that assembly is quite straightforward.

Teamson Kids is a New York-based company specializing in wooden kids’ furniture and toys designed with high-level craftsmanship and a lot of imagination. Furniture includes beautifully painted tables, chairs, desks, bookshelves, and more. Toy offerings range from dollhouses to pretend tools to play kitchens.

The Unisex Little Chef Wooden Kitchen Playset is big enough to be a lot of fun for little ones, but small enough to fit into most play spaces. The components are made from eco-friendly MDF, which offers a great combination of durability and value. Kids will love that the doors open and that there are knobs that really turn. Parents will appreciate that there’s a decent amount of storage space. Accessories can be stowed away in the fridge and oven, and there’s more space under the oven, as well as two bins that slide in over the sink. There are a handful of accessories included, but not many. The ones that do come with the kitchen are adorable.

Features of this cute kids’ kitchen include:

• Fridge/cabinet, oven, stove top, microwave, sink, and over-sink storage
• Accessories – play phone, 3 canisters, spatula
• Clock hands and stove/oven knobs that turn

A lot of parents prefer wooden toys for aesthetics and durability. If that’s your preference, this kitchen is an excellent choice.

Hape Toys is the largest producer of wooden toys in the world. For this company, sustainability is a high priority, as is quality. Many parents rave about the beautiful craftsmanship that goes into their kids’ Hape toys. Offerings include baby toys, dollhouses, puzzles, train sets and more.

The Hape Gourmet Toy Kitchen with Unisex Wood Design is a wonderful choice for toddlers. It’s compact and fairly short, but still has decent storage. Kids in the preschool and up crowd might find it a bit small, but it still offers a lot of the fun and detail that larger play kitchens have. Stove knobs turn, there are burners (printed) on the stove top, the oven opens, and there’s a convenient shelf for accessories. The all-wood construction is a huge plus. Hape has a reputation for paint that doesn’t wear away, as some other brands’ paint does.

Choose white for a more realistic look, or green for a fun splash of color. This play kitchen also coordinates perfectly with Hape’s Gourmet Fridge and Gourmet Kitchen Starter Set. Other features include:

• Baltic Birch plywood construction
• Removable plastic sink
• See-through window on oven
• Durable, child-safe paint

This is an award-winning toy that should last for years. While your child might outgrow it, it can definitely be passed down to younger siblings.