Should I get dd a wooden or plastic play kitchen?

[Belle15]

What are the pros and cons of each? On a tight budget too around 60 quid if
Poss?
Any suggestions?

[LegoAcupuncture]

Id go with a wooden one. Asda do one for £35 which is excellent, or Ikea do an amazing one for £65.

Asda one which they always reduce when their Christmas stock comes out

Ikea one

[Belle15]

Thank you, the ikea one
Looks lovely! The asda one too but it's showing as £70? Nice though.
Any reason in particular you would go wooden over plastic? I'm rubbish with stuff like this!!

[MrsBungle]

We have the ikea one - it is marvellous. The little hob lights up. My two love it and it looks nice in the playroom.

[girliefriend]

Wooden obv!! They look so much nicer!!

The Mulberry tree (or is it bush?!) do some lovely ones

[girliefriend]

[http://www.mulberrybush.co.uk/toy-store/detail-honeybake-oven-and-hob-blue.aspx love this one]]

[girliefriend]

grr fail this one

[LegoAcupuncture]

The Ada one is always £70 until they bring it out for Christmas then they put it of a "half price saving".

I prefer wood to plastic as it looks better, lasts longer and washes easier.

[Belle15]

Brilliant, thanks ladies! May take a trip to ikea this week. Can divide appliances and food up between other people then too as they are reasonably priced

[goldengirls]

One of the best ranges of children'splay kitchen toys that I have seen are at wooden-toys-direct.co.uk the range seems to change also sometimes they have loads other times hardly any at all so might be seasonal lot of Kidkraft plum john crane tidlo ones

[MyNameIsKenAdams]

Ikea! ive got one (well, dd) and it is beautiful.and looks good in my living room.

[MyNameIsKenAdams]

IKEA also do little battery operated stick on lights, so ive put one inside the glass door so it can look like the oven is on, and a row of three under the upper part of the play kitchen as it can seem a little dark.

[BeanoNoir]

You can buy the bottom bit of the ikea separately for £45, then add the top bit (microwave and hooks) later for £20. This could help you to split the cost more. Dd got it for Christmas and she loves it, I like that it looks good in our kitchen too.

[MyNameIsKenAdams]

For good, cheap playfood,Wilkos do wooden "cutting" food - fruit and veg, sandwiches and birthday cake.

[BeanoNoir]

mynameis could you do a link to those lights please?

[SlinkyB]

We've got the Ikea one and it's brilliant - nice size for storing all the associated paraphernalia too.

I got ds the lovely little metal pans from there too, but they're flipping noisy! Wooden utensils and play food much quieter.

Just don't be annoyed if well-meaning relatives buy your child nasty, cheap tacky plastic stuff to go with it it ruins the look, really it does!

[MyNameIsKenAdams]

stick.on lights easier to find an ebay link than on the ikea sote but we only got ours a few weeks back so will be in stock. Bought them individually, think about £1.50 each

[MyNameIsKenAdams]

oh and we got white.

[BeanoNoir]

Thank you

[kidzownit]

Have you tried Melissa and Doug one? it's here www.kidzownit.com/melissa-and-doug-cooks-corner-wooden-play-kitchen