Best Play Kitchen Accessories (Durable & Budget-Friendly)

Cooking up a storm in a play kitchen is a favorite activity for many kids, and also a great way to have low pressure interaction with all sorts of food! Find the BEST play kitchen accessories for kids including blenders, mixers, play food, pretend pots and pans, toasters, and more below.

Play Kitchen Accessories

From essential pots and pans to the cutest toaster you’ve ever seen to the best play food, all you need is a few extra add-ons to take your kids’ play kitchen from fun to super-duper awesome. Focus on picking things that mimic the real kitchen gear your kids see you often, and all this pretend play can also open up opportunities for you to talk about the foods your family likes to eat and maybe even learn about some new ones. Here’s a roundup of tons of different wooden and safe plastic options.

TIP: Don’t have a play kitchen? Don’t worry about it! These pieces are totally fun on their own, too, and can even give you an idea of how much your kids enjoy this type of play before investing in a full play kitchen setup.

Melissa and Doug Play Food Set

Best Play Toaster: Hape Pop Up Wooden Toaster Kitchen Set, $29.99

This toaster works just like the real-deal: Your kids will love to use the lever to lower bread into it, and then pop it back up when it’s cooked to perfection. Add in sliceable butter and squirt of pretend honey, and breakfast is basically ready. More to love: The set is made of sustainable wood and colored with water-based paint. Win!

Buy the Hape Pop Up Toaster Wooden Play Kitchen Set

Best Play Blender: Melissa & Dough Smoothie Maker Blender Set, $24.77

Get your kid in on the smoothie-making action! Sliceable fruit, kale, and even protein powder can be dumped in this perfectly kid-sized machine and then blender together into something delicious. The set also includes a pretend menu with mini recipes that help kids work on matching skills and following directions.

Buy the Melissa & Doug Smoothie Maker Blender Set

Best Wooden Play Kitchen Accessories: Small Food Wooden Toys 15 Piece Dining & Cutlery Wooden Playset, $23.99

With pops of blue and green, this wooden cooking and serving set is as cute as it is fun. Kids can mix up their favorite foods on their stove with pots and cooking utensils and then set the table with dishes and utensils while they wait for everything to warm up. (You also can’t beat this price for a durable, sustainable wood toy set.)

Buy the Small Foot Wooden Toys 15 Piece Dining & Cutlery Wooden Playset

Best Play Coffee Pot: Tiny Land Wooden Coffee Maker, $19.99

There’s nothing like a fresh cup of Jo! This wooden coffee pot lets your little baristas pop in a coffee pod, adjust the settings, add mix-ins like milk and sugar, and so much more. Great for both role play, and working on fine-motor skills. (Now if only YOUR cup included some real caffeine …)

Buy the Tiny Land Wooden Coffee Maker

Best Play Baking Mixer: Learning Resources New Sprouts Mix It Set, $15.20

For families that love to bake together-I’m looking at you, mama!-this play mixer is a must-have. Kids can load up the large bowl with pretend dough, being sure to add in the included crackable egg, and then run the beater by turning the crank on the top of the toy. So sweet!

Buy the Learning Resources New Sprouts Mix it! Set

Best Melissa & Doug Play Kitchen Accessory Set: Melissa & Doug Kitchen Accessory Play Set, $28.96

If you’re looking for one set that does it all, this is it. Little chefs will have everything they want and need with pots and pans, cooking utensils, dishes, and more adorable accessories. Just add play food [TK LINK] and (pretend) dinner is done.

Buy the Melissa & Doug Kitchen Accessory Play Set

Best Play Pots and Pans: Learning Resources Pretend & Play Pro Chef Set, $19.99

With a pretty blue on the outside and clear lids, these pots and pans look realistic while still being fun enough for play. The set also comes with cooking utensils and a few play food items, so kids can get right to work on their next recipe. Be sure to also check out the included activity booklet for great ideas for how to pump-up the pretend play.

Buy the Learning Resources Pretend & Play Pro Chef Set

P.S. Here are my favorite Toddler Tea Sets, Pretend Food, Shopping Carts, and Play Kitchens!

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