Cheap Kitchen Playthings - just cups, saucers and plates - where can I find these?

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All I can see to see is the Mini Sizzling Kitchen in ELC for £30. Any ideas gratefully received.

Go to a Pound shop or Wilkinsons or somewhere like that and buy picnic stuff.

Thanks seeker. Does Poundland have kitchen stuff which is play sized?

Sainsbury and Tescos have cheap play kitchen / picnic stuff.

Why does it have to be play sized? [thick emoticon]

I guess because she's got small hands but will investigate bigger cups and saucers as well.

They had a Babrie Mariposa teaset in Asda yesterday in the sale, reduced from £5 to £2.50
Not sure if that would be any good.

car boot sales/jumble/charity shops.

Ikea do child sized kitchenware Ikea Children's Eating

If you are looking for Role Play things, rather than really to eat off, then Ikea does a set DUKTIG

Play toys need not be Play Toys. Using real items made from plastic or wood are just as good and more versatile as you can use them for real picnics.

ELC do a dinner set for £12, at time of looking it is out of stock. Looks very flimsy plastic to me. Far better to get things from Pound shop type places, Ikea.

EBAY has a 6 set of the Ikea children's plates/cups - under £16 inc postage.

Thanks for all your suggestions. The Duktig range looks great - thanks nanny.

Honestly, I was being serious. We always used full sized ones even when they were very little. You can have real food and drink on them, and a decent sized plate is better for little hands because the sandwich doesn't fall off.

It's a good point seeker. Until someone pointed out that you could get a proper size dustpan and brush from Poundland instead of hunting down a play size one I hadn't even considered it. There's set at the library which comes with a tray. It's small enough for her to carry the tray and a few pieces on it - until they fall off of course.

oh Netto is good for this kind of thing - also surprisingly Asda had some wooden bits.

And Sains bar ees had some placky cups etc in little net bags, but that was a month or two back - might have all gone now. It was in their ELC bit though. Only a couple of quid.