Suitable Age Groups
Deluxe Mud Kitchen
The Benefits of the Deluxe Mud Kitchen
Encourage independent learningEngage in creativity and imaginationHelp fostering a respectful interest in the natural worldProvide versatile opportunities for movementDevelop numeracy, literacy, and other specific areas of learningTeach children how old or broken objects can be repurposed & re-usedMake effective use of a small outdoor play space
Take a look this stunning Deluxe Mud Kitchen from ESP PLAY. Mud kitchen play involves an outdoor, child-sized wooden kitchen which children can pretend to cook with. Instead of using toy foods, children can make use of real cooking and baking equipment – like cake tins, spatulas and mixing bowls – to make things out of whatever they can find in nature.
In mud kitchens, children can also follow recipes and combine natural materials to make ‘dishes’ which are really fun to look at and to touch.
This deluxe mud kitchen is perfect for supporting children and young people in targeted areas of learning areas. Read on for ideas of how you can do this in your outdoor play area.
Mathematics
By following specific recipes, our mud kitchen will promote play to benefit children’s numeracy by giving them things to count and measure. Adding resources such as measuring jugs and weighing scales in your mud kitchen will help children learn about quantities and units of measurement
Children can also practise forming and recording numbers as they note down the quantities of ingredients in their own muddy creations
Literacy
Children can read recipes and make up their own recipes or create menus. This will improve their word recognition and help them to form letters and express their ideas as they write down them down for others to read.
Understanding the World
Children can learn so much about the natural environment around them by playing in the mud. This deluxe mud kitchen is a way to get them to notice the features of their local environment. fauna and natural materials, as well as watching the world change with the seasons.
Expressive Arts and Design
Playing with this mud kitchen is a brilliant opportunity for children to be imaginative as they take on different roles, experiment with materials and create dishes. The mud foods they create will get them contrasting colours and textures, and will give them opportunities to use different tools and techniques to combine and present their mud ingredients.
SKU: IF072
Material Specifications
Laminated Timber
Glulam redwood timber poles provide exceptional strength, have a greater resistance to splitting, and offer a high quality smooth finish.
Sawn Timber
Sawn redwood timber from FSC sustainable sources, all pressure treated to class 4 after all manufacturing processes have been completed.
Quality Steel Fixings
All nuts, bolts, screws and brackets are zinc plated or stainless steel to prevent against corrosion and to ensure longevity and safety.
Steel Cored Ropes
Colourful steel cored polypropylene ropes are used to ensure safety, durability, and vandal resistance.
Anti-slip Panels
Colourful steel cored polypropylene ropes are used to ensure safety, durability, and vandal resistance.
HDPE Panels
High Density Polyethylene panel are highly durable and vandal resistant. The multicolored panels allow for intricate designs to be routed for additional play value.
Handholds
Large size professional handholds made from resin bound sand with stainless steel threaded inserts and anti-spin secondary fixing point.
Timber Paint
A high quality, satin finish, oil-based wood stain that is child-friendly and won’t stain clothes or peel away from the timber.
Painted Steelwork
Steelwork is either aluminium or galvanised mild steel and is treated and primed prior to receiving a vibrant painted finish.
Product Labels
Aluminium labels are affixed to all our equipment at quality control stage prior to dispatch. Each label contains our details, the product ID, and year of manufacture.
FSC Sourced Timber
We only use timber that has been responsibly sourced from managed forests with the FSC accreditation.
Timber Treatment
We pressure treat all our timber with Tanalith E wood preservative after all of our manufacturing processes are complete to class 4 which prevents against all forms of wood decay and insect attack.
| Free Fall Height | – |
| Minimum Surfacing Area | – |
| Minimum Space Required | – |
| Dimension of Largest Part | 2500mm x 145mm |
| Mass of Heaviest Part (Kg) | 6.25 |
| Wheelchair Accessible | Yes |
| Spare Part Availability | 2-4 Weeks |
| Min persons required for assembly | 2 |
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