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Outdoor Kitchen – Pretend Play for Kids

Last week I added a little play table next to the children’s sandbox.  I have lots of plans for that table this summer!

Pretend play activity

The great thing about outdoor play, is that the children can dump things everywhere and make a giant mess, without getting the house all crazy.  They also get fresh air, and expend more energy, which helps them sleep better at night!

outdoor kitchenThey played “Outdoor Kitchen” for an hour yesterday. Addie kept sprinkling small pinches of flour into the plastic eggs saying, “Coconut, more coconut, more coconut…”

pretend playThis is a great activity because you probably have everything you need for it already, and it takes only a couple minutes to get ready.

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outdoor kitchen I gave them bowls of flour, rice, and dry pasta, a few utensils, measuring cups, and bowls to mix in. I also saved an egg carton to use for this activity, and filled it with plastic eggs leftover from Easter.

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I’m looking forward to sharing more outdoor activity ideas here on the blog soon!

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  1. Ash says

    February 19, 2020 at 4:44 am

    This is precious and so easy. I am doing this with my toddlers tomorrow:) thanks for sharing

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