Cooking up fun

Everyone congregates in the kitchen during the holidays, making it the perfect time to get your kids’ creative juices flowing with a KidKraft kitchen play set. We’ve even thrown in a few recipes that you can cook as a family. Food fight!

CRANBERRY RETRO KITCHEN & REFRIGERATOR

It’s a kitchen just like Mom and Dad’s! Your little chefs will love that this set comes with a freestanding refrigerator and freezer, that the doors open and close on all the appliances and the knobs on the dishwasher, oven and sink actually turn. Plus, it’s large enough that more than one child can play at a time, but still small enough to fit in your own kitchen so you can “cook” together!

GRACIE PLAY KITCHEN

There is just something about kitchen play sets that kids love, and girls especially will adore our pretty in pink Gracie Play Kitchen. The doors open and close, and the knobs turn and click. The sink even pulls out for easy cleanup.

SUSHI DINNER SET

Kids today have more sophisticated palates than ever before, and our new Sushi Dinner Set is one way to encourage them to experiment. The 22-piece set even includes a pretend soy sauce bottle and chopsticks.

FRUIT NECKLACES

When you’re ready to explore the culinary arts with your kids, try this recipe that’s fun, fun, fun! Oh, and healthy, and easy—all you need is elastic cord, a yarn needle and fruit. They’ll love stringing together berries and fruit and making their own little creations. And when you run out of fruit, you can always use Cheerios or popcorn.

PRETZEL EASTER SNACK

This is an adorable and delicious snack that kids will love making almost as much as they’ll love eating! Marshmallows make great eggs for your nest until Easter rolls around, when you can always add some Peeps or chocolate eggs.

HEARTY GRANOLA

Impress your granola-loving kids with your own homemade version, a version that lets you control the contents and therefore the overall healthiness. Not only does it make a great project for a wintery day, but it makes the house smell delicious, too.

RASPBERRY LEMON CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

The hardest part of this recipe by far is letting it cool! Just plant your little ones at the kitchen table and let them be in charge of measuring out all the ingredients (under your supervision, of course!). The children will find it even more delicious knowing they helped bake it.

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