Little Tikes Cook 'N Learn Kitchen

My 2 year old little girl got this for Christmas she LOVES IT! And so does my 5 year old. It's been their favorite toy. It's smaller than alot of toy kitchens, but we have limited space so it's wonderful for us. It's a great learning tool also! And it's amazing how it knows when the egg is in it's shell and when it's out!

This kitchen is not as user-friendly as I was hoping it would be. The lady talking is usually chatting to herself or singing songs instead of recognizing the food. My kids (ages 2 and 3) don't have the attention span yet to follow the recipes, so overall this was a waste of money for me. I could have gotten a cheaper kitchen and they would have enjoyed it just the same.

The kitchen is tiny and required that we use a heat gun to mold the plastic for the doors on the oven and refrigerator to make it fit into this unit. We found trying to get the plastic pieces to fit in the grooves correctly was impossible and too time consuming. I don't know that it was worth the $80+ dollars paid. Also, the voice activated woman keeps telling us the battery is low even though we've tried several new batteries. Our son does enjoy playing with it though.

Overall, I like this product. The doors on the oven and fridge are a little flimsy and so is the back (where the 'shelves' are). They do the job, but be careful putting on the doors; if you aren't careful, you can slightly warp them and they won't shut all the way (i.e. flimsy). The food items are very good quality. I wish there was some additional storage on the unit for the items. Any extras you purchase will likely have to be stored in the unit's waste bin or some little baskets or buckets (that's what we did--bought some little baskets to set beside the play unit).

The kitchen was easy and didn't take long to assemble but it was much smaller than I expected for the money I paid ( $92.00 ). My grandson has enjoyed playing with it but doesn't use the audio part of it much. It needs more storage for the foods that come with it. For the money, there should be some cooking utensils included.