What child has not pretended that they were grown up and cooking everything they wanted in their own kitchen? Every child dreams about being big enough to cook in a real kitchen at one time or another but knows that they cannot until they get older.
The Step2 Upscale Party Time Kitchen is a great play set for any child who wants to pretend that they are cooking in their own kitchen or even running their own restaurant. This kitchen set is packed with features that bring a child’s cooking dreams to life. It would be hard to find a kitchen play set that offered as much as this one does.
This kitchen set has what is called three sided play. That means that there are three different areas that can be used for different things. One area is the preparation, where all the ‘cooking’ takes place. Then there is the presentation area where the child can show off their creations. Finally there is the dining area where all the food can be ‘eaten’.
The Step2 Upscale Party Time Kitchen has great detailing that make it look more like a real life kitchen and has a lot of accessories that every child will enjoy. Four of the features that the Step2 Upscale Party Time Kitchen has are the phone, the overhead light, microwave and of course the stove-top.
Now, there is also a refrigerator and it is made to look like stainless steel. The oven and microwave are also made with the stainless steel look. This adds to the realistic style that this kitchen was made to have. Having the microwave, refrigerator and oven also provides storage space when the child is not playing.
Two of the best accessories that come with this kitchen set are the frying pan and boiling pot. The reason for this is that these two actually make the sounds usually associated with real pots and pans. If the pan is placed on the front burner then it will make sounds as if something is being fried. The pot will make boiling sounds when it is placed on the front burner so with either one the child gets the realistic sounds. Even the microwave makes realistic sounds when the buttons are pushed.
This kitchen comes with 33 food item accessories so a child can have hours of fun right off. You can purchase more food accessories for this kitchen to increase the child’s playtime fun.
The starting age range that the Step2 Upscale Party Time Kitchen is good for is 3 years old. This kitchen play set is compact so it does not take up a lot of space, the dimensions are 32.2 x 28.4 x 19.6 inches. That is a good size for a child’s play set and with the compact design that makes it even better.
It is a little pricey compared to other kitchen play sets, however all the features it has and the quality make it well worth the cost. Hands down this is the best kitchen play set for all your little chefs.