A mud kitchen is a play kitchen to be used outside, where children can use their imaginations to role-play and pretend to cook. When Peppa puts George down, she splashes into the puddle, making George muddy. Then she has a confident look on her face. Mud kitchens are the best outdoor toys and can be as simple as a soil digging patch, with some pots and pans . This is why mud kitchens are so popular- all kids love playing house with gooey mud and this is even better if you add a sensory, messy play element. Mud kitchens can easily be made from recycled materials or natural materials (such a tree stumps or scrap wood.) An Outdoor mud kitchen generally needs a storage space, a kitchen sink and a stirring/ mixing area for the much fun sensory experience. Mud kitchens work well all year round, they’re not just for warmer weather. Our kids love to play in the mud kitchen in the Winter too. Just add some all purpose weather gear such as an Outdoor Splash Suit or Winter Snow Suit. Kids will get the best out of a mud kitchen between the ages of 2 and 9 when they like sensory play, although older kids will still enjoy it too.

More play ideas for Mud kitchens could include using recipes. It’s fun to include Mud Kitchen recipesin your mud kitchen to help children use their numeracy and learn amounts as well as practising things such as doubling. Something we like to do is use the storybooks we’ve been reading as inspiration for our recipes. Herbs and SpicesUse real spices and herbs (see below) so that children can practise using their senses by grinding and pounding the spices. You definitely treat your kids to their favourite telly character with Peppa Pig toys. They can enjoy watching the program togetheir with their Peppa Pig doll or Peppa Pig kitchen playset.

What is a mud kitchen?

Make a Mud Kitchen Cafe. You can find some cute printables such as these ones on the wonderful web to help you set up a mud play kitchen cafe! Plus, it being in the garden allows kids the freedom to make a mess and it doesn't matter as much as it does inside the house. How much does a mud kitchen cost?

This fabulous mud kitchen will let kids make mud pies in their very own Peppa themed outdoor kitchen. This colourful mud kitchen is made from FSC approved fir wood and has three hobs, a sink and an opening oven. It also includes a chalkboard to pop your menu on. Mud kitchens encourage imaginative, creative play using natural materials, where there are no rules on staying clean and tidy. So, they're ideal for both kids and parents. What is a mud kitchen? HTI Toys has been designing innovative new items to add to its already extensive Peppa Pig range. The roleplay category at HTI Toys has seen huge success over recent years, with popular items including tea sets, play kitchens and licensed character cases. Chat to your child about what they'd like to see in their mud kitchen but remember they can add their own extras and that's all part of the creative play.

There’s no end to the fun you can have with a mud kitchen. Although we have lots of ideas here – the best thing to do is to send your child off with a container and a spoon and see what exciting recipes they can create with their own imagination! What else do your little ones like to play in their mud kitchen? How to have a Kid’s Mud Party The idea is to use primarily mud or sand to play with but kids can also use anything they can find outside such as leaves, flowers, twigs, pebbles and more. Make Herbal TeaA firm favourite for our kids is to collect petals and herbs that are growing in the garden and infuse them with hot water to make tea.

Peppa Pig playsets: Let your kid’s imagination grow while doing role play with Peppa and a selection of creative situations that mimic their favourite show and fantasies. Playsets include Peppa Pig Medical Case, Peppa Big Wheel, Peppa Pig Hair Case just to name a few. You can kit out a mud kitchen very easily and cheaply. You can find lots of old kitchen equipment in charity shops. Here are some of our Mud Kitchen essentials that guarantee lots of outdoor mud play! What to put in your Mud Kitchen The key focus in recent months across this category has been to design and develop brand new items for evergreen pre-school brand Peppa Pig. Investment in new tooling has allowed the company to create new and fun designs, incorporating the Peppa Pig brand identity that children across the world adore. So, if your kid frequently changes their mind about what kind of play business they're running (one day it's a bakery and then next it's a sweet shop, for example), you'll be relieved by the flexibility of this mud kitchen. Bake (or buy) two round sponge cakes. These can be any size you like as long as they’re the same size (I used 10” round tins and made one chocolate sponge and one vanilla and almond sponge because I ran out of cocoa powder!) As a rule of thumb a 10” round cake will feed 20-25 people. If you’re baking the cake yourself and need help converting a recipe try an online calculator which will do the hard work for you. For example, 1 cl = 10 ml.

Tiger who came to Tea cupcakes(try using mud, silicon cupcake cases and flower petals or grass to decorate) Mummy Pig: (off-screen) Peppa! (then on-screen) If you jump in muddy puddles, you must wear your boots.