Imagine your child smiling broadly as they stir a pot, flip pancakes, and present you with a delicious imaginary dinner.

More than just fun, kitchen toys and accessories inspire imagination, develop skills, and gently expose children to the realm of cooking. With so many choices, though, which accessories are simply for fun, and which ones are absolutely must-have? Read on to find out!

 

Let us start cooking! 

 

Must-have kitchen accessories for children

Some things are crucial if you are creating a toy kitchen for your child to enable realistic and engaging pretend play. Here are the top must-haves:

1. Mini pots and pans: Without them, NO kitchen is complete, even if it’s a play kitchen for kids. Children take pleasure in stirring, pouring, and cooking endlessly in their mini pots and pans made for pretend cooking.

2. Utensils: Some pretend utensils like tongs, spoons, and spatulas are absolutely necessary to make playtime fun and complete. They spice up the play, improve hand-eye coordination, and give pretend cooking an authentic, immersive flavour.

3. Play Food: Play food, like pretend fruits and vegetables, is the soul of these mini kitchens and grocery sets. See our grocery set, decked with so many miniature vegetables, fruits, meat pieces, and even a toy butter slab that adds a lot of fun to this beautiful toy shop. These enable children to learn about several foods while cooking.

4. Cutlery: Toy cutlery, including knives and spoons and toy utensils like cups and plates, are mini decorations in the play kitchen sets. They make the play wholesome and promote table-setting techniques and role-play in kids.

5. Oven Mitts & Apron: A few play kitchens come with safety equipment like oven gloves and aprons to promote kitchen etiquette in kids at an early age. These inspire kids to be actual chefs and instil in them responsibility while cooking.

6. Mixer or Blender (Toy Version): Perfect for cake making or mock smoothies, toy mixers and blenders add so much more than a regular kitchen. If your child loves to bake, then you must give them a try.

 

 

Just for fun: add extra spark to playtime!

Though these elements are not necessary, they do add that extra flavour that makes your food tastier and your moods lighter. So, dive in and discover ways to make your kid’s pretend play extra fun and imaginative with these ideas.

1. Play Money: Your child's kitchen becomes a cafe or restaurant with a cash register and play money. Our grocery store and pizza toy shop come with colourful cash notes for playing shopping games. This arrangement also encourages counting and number skills in children.

2. Chef Hat: Make your child’s kitchen master experience even better with a beautiful chef hat. While it is not required for play, it does add a realistic play experience to the entire play session.

3. Sound & Light Features: Playtime is even more immersive when kitchens come with sound and light features like a sizzling sound or a lighting stove. Our wooden kitchen set comes with a sound feature in the chimney that makes it more interesting to play with.

 

 

Barnshenn mini kitchen set: For endless treats

Scout the top trending toys of 2025 to find out that the kids mini kitchen set is one of the most popular kitchen toys among children.

With various pretend play items like pots, pans, and ladles, the mini kitchen set is a perfect role-play toy for little masterchefs. This mini kitchen comes with the following items for a realistic play experience for kids. 

• 1 x Wooden Stove
• 1 x set of utensils (including a lid and saucepan)
• 1 x utensils hanger
• 2 x salt and pepper shakers
• 1 x Tap
• 1 x sink
• 2 x temperature knobs
• 2 x spatulas
• 1 x set of cutlery 
• 1 x Tray
• 1 x wooden plate.
• 7 x pretend food items

Place this small kitchen set on a sofa or table for hours of play. Made with minimalistic and pastel shades, the kitchen play set well decorates your child’s playroom.

 

 

Benefits of Kitchen Toys

The best part about a kitchen toy is that it is gender-neutral. It provides a foundation for all kids to learn about cooking and kitchens in their early years while fostering play. Playing with a kitchen toy can be the first step in teaching children about actual cooking and developing their interest in household chores while taking responsibility.

This is how a simple kitchen toy can make them learn crucial skills.

1. Boosts confidence: To boost toddlers' confidence, let them stir, pour, and serve pretend food. 

2. Develop culinary knowledge: Talk about different foods, their preparation methods, and the utensils used. Teach with purpose, and this helps them to learn the names and usefulness of kitchen items. Sometimes let children help in the actual kitchen by cleaning vegetables, combining food, or setting the table. 

3. Good Food Habits: Talk about beneficial choices using play food—for example, "Carrots make our eyes strong." This technique develops beneficial food habits in children from an early age.

4. Stimulates social skills: Role-playing improves social and communication skills as children alternate between being the cook, customer, or waiter. 

 

 

Interactive playtime ideas

It’s possible that sometimes regular kitchen sessions might become boring and monotonous for kids. So, it is important to keep seeking fresh ideas to add some excitement to your children’s play sessions. Here we have compiled some wonderful ideas in one place, just for you.

1. Create a little play area disguised as a cafe where your child offers family members meals and cooks. Make your child note orders in a notebook. The practice also promotes learning and writing skills.
2. Put several toy foods in a box and let your child make a dish using what they choose for the Mystery Box Cooking Challenge.
3. Using pretend money and baskets, let your kids shop for ingredients before cooking in the toy kitchen.
4. Record your little chef presenting their recipe like a TV star—adorable and perfect for narrative techniques.
5. Encourage children to sell fake cupcakes or cookies to foster math abilities and imagination. Please encourage them to maintain records of each sale they make.

 

 

Last thoughts: Cooking up imagination!

A children's kitchen provides a platform for creativity, education, and bonding events—not only a toy.  Whether you choose fun elements or items that encourage learning, the magic is in the play itself. Let your little masters discover, create, and present limitless entertainment with the kitchen set collection at Barnshenn. 

We hope that the guide above gave you useful insights and will help you find the next best toy for your kids. Explore our entire collection of toys at Barnshenn for newborns and toddlers. Are you in search of additional inspiration? Hop on to our social media handles, like TikTok, Pinterest, and Instagram, for more gift inspiration for toddlers. See you in the next blog.

 

 

FAQs

 

1. What type of kitchen toys does Barnshenn offer?

Ans: Barnshenn offers a wide suite of wooden kitchen toys, ranging from play kitchens and mini kitchens to BBQ sets and grocery sets for kids. They encourage learning with fun.

 

2. Are these kitchen toys safe for children?

Ans: Yes, we use EN71-certified wood to make our kitchen toys, ensuring high-quality and safe play for kids.

 

3. What is the ideal age to play with the kitchen set?

Ans: The kitchen set toys are all ideal for children aged three years old. Older children can also enjoy the wooden kitchen collection.