Please help - kitten weeing in other places!

[Littlemisssunshine75]

About 6 weeks ago we got two rescue kittens, Alfie & Jasper. They are gorgeous and we adore them but are struggling as Jasper like peeing on soft things and doesn't always use the litter tray.
We have quite an open plan house and they are in the hall/kitchen with the litter tray in the pantry. There is a baby gate on the door of the pantry as dd is 15 months and I don't want her playing with the cat litter... They also have a bed in there & their biscuits & water.
The vet has recommended that we enclose them in a smaller space to help encourage Jasper to use the tray, but it's just not possible. There's no door between the kitchen & hall & no way of putting a barrier anywhere.
I feel terrible as I know they are desperate to get into the rest of the house but I can't let them as I'm worried Jasper will pee on the beds and the sofa.
Please can I have some advice as we have to stop this somehow!!
Thanks

[Littlemisssunshine75]

I should have said they were 8 weeks old when we got them...

[RubbishMantra]

Have you got more than 1 litter tray? If not, instate at least one more. Is the tray a good distance away from their food and water? That's really important. They hate crapping and peeing near their feeding stations.

[Littlemisssunshine75]

We've only got one tray. The problem is that I don't want my daughter going near the cat litter - can just imagine her grabbing handfuls of it! The pantry isn't that big so I'll move the food and water out instead. Do you think that will help?

[Fluffycloudland77]

Yes, move the food etc and put two cheap trays down. We wouldn't want to eat near a loo either.

[Littlemisssunshine75]

I've moved the biscuits & water out, we feed them their wet food in the kitchen anyway.
I'll pick up another litter tray tomorrow.
Thanks!