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Friday, January 7, 2011

10 Minute Kitchen...for FREE!

So Jackie was talking tonight about cooking a "big dinner" and a little play kitchen is something I've wanted to get the boys for awhile, but just never got around to it.

I've seen a lot of DIY kitchens online and have wanted to tackle a few.  Like this one.
But I'm a little intimidated.  Trying to turn an old dresser into a play kitchen...?  Nope.

But I heard about bin kitchens and have seen a few around bloggy land like this one.
I thought I could do that!  And I did.

I took the easy way out and pulled this puppy together for free in under 10 minutes...probably sooner if Jack would've stopped bugging me.

I already had an empty bin not in use.  I traced some circles out of construction paper and cut em out.  Four big ones for the burners, four small ones for the top knobs and 4 more small ones for the front knobs.
Then taped em all down with clear packing tape.  All done!

The hard part was figuring out what I could do without in my kitchen, so Jackie would have some stuff to cook in his kitchen.  

So even though this is a free project so far, I think we'll be heading up to the local thrift store this weekend to find some inexpensive cookware for the budding chef!

Enjoy!

Ginger
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10 comments:

  1. Smita SrivastavaJanuary 7, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    What a lovely idea .. Loved going thru ur wonderful blog ...

    - Smita
    www.littlefoodjunction.blogspot.com
    (fun food ideas for little ones )

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  2. Amy @ Increasingly DomesticJanuary 7, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    This is great! I love that you don't have to commit to something that will take up a ton of space and can reuse the bin for something else when he is on to the next thing:)

    Great idea:)

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  3. Janettessage.blogspot.comJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    What a great idea...boy girl you have found your niche...so much in one year...go girl! I hope you are all enjoying our little snow!!

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Cute! I'd love for you to come link up.

    http://smilemonsters.blogspot.com/2011/01/fun-for-kids-friday_20.html

    Jo @ SmileMonsters

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  5. MichelleJanuary 20, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    I love this! Great Thrifty Idea! Thanks for linking up! :)www.thrifty101.blogspot.com

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  6. KimJanuary 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    This is SOO great! I'm thinking that the tote can hold all of the kitchen stuff inside too! I've seen so many play kitchens on blogs, but nothing that I had the patience for. This is perfect. Thank you for sharing!

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  7. ~The Bargain Babe from *Zucchini Summer Blog*January 24, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    I love this! My littlest guy will be ready for a play kitchen soon and this will be such a money saver! I'm thinking Christmas gift next year!

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  8. ChristinaJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Awesome. This would make a cool/inexpensive gift for upcoming birthdays.

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  9. MichelleJanuary 26, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    Thanks for linking up at DIY Thrifty Thursday! I featured your 10 minute kitchen on my blog this week. I'd love for you to stop buy and grab an "I was featured" button. :) http://thrifty101.blogspot.com/2011/01/diy-thrifty-thursday-3.html

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  10. MichelleMarch 1, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    I just wanted to shoot you a message that DIY Thrifty Thursday @ www.thrifty101.blogspot.com is back up and running! I've got a cleaning/organizing linky up now, and DIY Thrifty Thursday will be up Thursday. Hope to see you back there again! :)
    Michelle

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