Play kitchens & shops

Everything for imaginative, imitative play

Through play, children acquire skills and abilities that they will need in life. They deepen and process what they have experienced and thus grow into the world of adults through imitation. In Waldorf education, great value is therefore placed on children's imaginative, imitative play.

The children's kitchen and shop can be played with in a variety of ways, and by adding further accessories such as crockery, cooking pots and pans, they allow many hours of fun during play.

Natural materials such as wood and felt allow your child to experience a variety of things and promote sensory development in an appropriate way. We therefore recommend wooden play kitchens and shops as well as matching wooden toys.

Advantages of a shop and play kitchen

1. Companions throughout childhood thanks to a wide range of accessories and durability
2. Stimulates imaginative, imitative play
3. Cultivation of the senses
4. Trying out and experiencing everyday routines such as shopping, selling, cooking and baking
5. Skills such as numeracy and literacy in selling and recipe cooking.
6. Promoting language and communication skills through playing together
7. Promoting social skills such as empathy and frustration tolerance when playing together.

Shop and play kitchen from what age?

Children start role-playing from the age of 3 to 4. A simple basic shop and play kitchen is sufficient here. The older the children get, the more varied the range of accessories can be. With accessories that they make themselves, children can have fun and enjoy playing with the shop and kitchen right up to school age.

Play kitchen, shop and accessories at Waldorfshop

In our online shop you will find a nice selection of wooden play kitchens and shops as well as a wide range of accessories such as vegetable and fruit sets, other groceries as well as pots, play money, cash registers, scales and much more.

Browse our large selection of quality wooden toys online too!