Is 4 too old?

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I want to get a play kitchen for my DS who is 4. We used to have one but it got ruined from two children playing constantly with it. We didn’t replace it as my DH thinks 4 is too old and he won’t play with it for much longer.

Is 4 too old?!

4 is too old to get a play kitchen YABU
YANBU get one! He will get a couple of years play

If the first got so much use it wore out then definitely get another one!

I think it is. My 2yr nearly 3yr old has one and very rarely plays with it now.

My 6 and 4 year old still play with theirs most days. Don't see it stopping anytime soon

My kids played with theirs til the youngest was 8. So much scope with a toy like this.

No.

Do you have a garden? If so what about a mud kitchen instead?

I'm not sure. My nearly 5 year old still plays with it but I think that's mostly because her nearly 3 year old brother does. She's more into small world play.

I think ikea do a nice little wood one for about £25 with a chalkboard on it! That way you aren’t losing out a lot of money if you don’t get the play out of it!

That’s around the age that most children I know got one for Christmas...played with until around 7. Have you seen the outdoor mud kitchens? Would that be a better option?

Of course it's not too old. Most schools have play kitchens and outdoor mud kitchens in Foundation Phase here in Wales.

4 year old rarely plays with ours now BUT his school has an epic play kitchen / house thing and the reception kids including mine LOVE it so I don’t think it’s too old.

www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/nybakad-play-kitchen-with-sliding-door-white-70306021/

IKEA play kitchen was last toy standing. Dds played with it until they about 8/9. They enjoyed playing restaurants especially telling customers that the imaginary food they ordered was off

@Thebig3

I think it is. My 2yr nearly 3yr old has one and very rarely plays with it now.

They might be too young and might need an adult to play with them so they know how to play with it.

Or maybe it's not their thing? Do they see other people cook in real life?

If you think your kid will love it, get one! I often see ones on our local fb group for a few pounds

Definitely not too old, I think I remember a play kitchen in my daughters reception classroom, brilliant imaginative play. I would buy a slightly more sophisticated one with a washing machine etc.

DS is 4 in a few weeks and it’s his most used toy. I can’t see that stopping any time soon.

Not too old at all - my dd4 loves hers and her sister aged 10 is also happy to play restaurants with it still!!

We got a mud kitchen around the time out indoor one broke and the mud kitchen took over!

The 5 year olds in my class love the kitchen - especially the boys! Get one second hand on marketplace. You can nearly always find a bargain Ikea kitchen

My 4 year old loves her kitchen and plays with it more now than she did when she was 2, if the first one got played with so much then I would definitely get another one.

Oh well if you’ve got a mud kitchen maybe not much point?

I'd be more likely to involve a four year old in helping in an actual kitchen. I don't think I'd buy a play one for a four year old unless they had a younger sibling or cousin to pass it on to.

My 4.5 year old has suddenly started playing with his kitchen loads having ignored it for the past year. I don't think 4 is too old at all

The ikea duktig £60 one is taller than most. We got our kitchen out for my younger child and DS just turned 4 has been playing with it all. It's small for him as not Ikea. The favourite is the microwave and blender we've attached (just tacky plastic things from Symths ) but he loves a gadget.