Step2 Lifestyle Partytime Kitchen (Blue)

I was originally looking to buy a cheaper play kitchen as I wasn't too sure of how long my kids would play with it. After checking various websites and reading the reviews on almost 50 different play kitchens(Yes, I actually did go through and read all the reviews. I wanted to tear my eyeballs out after two days of searching and reading reviews, lol), I decided on this one. I'm glad I went with this one! The cheaper ones all seemed to be very small(based on the dimensions given in the info)and since I have two kids, I wanted something a little bit bigger that they can both play together.

This one had the stove in the middle and the oven to the right, which is nice because I noticed quite a few other ones had the stove right above the oven which is how a traditional oven-stove combo is but that doesn't really allow more than one child to 'cook' at one time with-out fighting. It also doesn't have any weird 'awning' like thing that I saw on some others and I'm glad on that too because the ones with the little 'awnings' seem to take up quite a bit of the play space above the stove area.

My daughter is 2 years old and my son is 7, it's big enough for both of them to play together and they both LOVE it!! They play with it everyday and I am always hearing giggles, laughter and imaginetive dishes being made up(hot dog-carrot-apple-grape cake anyone? LOL). This was well worth the money and makes a decent amount of noise. The phone, microwave and stove make noise, I do wish that the oven made at least a beep sound or something but oh, well. It even has a real working clock! Great for my kids to keep track of realy time when playing!

This comes with screws to secure certain pieces but once it's all snapped together, I found that it was actually very sturdy and secure, so I only used the screws where it was absolutely needed. For the screws, it will be much easier if you have a drill but other than that, it was REALLY easy to assemble. The main pieces just snap into place and it only took about an hour for me to assemble all if by myself and I didn't use a drill(I couldn't find mine, lol). You do have to put the stickers on and I actually haven't put them on yet but my kids haven't even noticed so I'm not in any rush to deal with that headache, lol.

In the picture it looks white, it's really more of a beige/cream color but that could just be the way the picture looks on my computer because the rest of the it looks just like the picture and the color doesn't bother me at all. I didn't give it 5 stars because that means it would have to be PERFECT and since some of the smaller pieces and stickers aren't already on and the microwave isn't fully assembled, I rated it 4 stars but that's my only complaint and really that isn't much of a problem.

Overall, I'm VERY happy with this kitchen and my kids LOVE it! I would definitely recommend this play kitchen! It was definitely worth the $140 I spent on it.

My son LOVES his new kitchen! My son is 3 and is always in the kitchen with me when I cook, so we decided to get him his own kitchen for his birthday. I couldn't believe there were 5 things on it that needed batteries; a real working clock, the phone, the under cabinet light (too cute!), the stove and the microwave. I was also surprised and delighted that the spatulas and colander were metal. I was pleased when we were putting it together (you *MUST* have a powered tool!)at how well designed and manufactured it was. Everything fit, it's sturdy and it's gorgeous. He's had hours of fun and I often see him mimicking me in the kitchen. I highly recommend this toy!

I bought this for my daughter in 2010 for Christmas. At Christmas she was a little young (1) to really enjoy this product. She couldn't reach all of the features. Today I can say this was an AMAZING buy!! I have this set up next to my kitchen and while I am cooking my daughter goes to her kitchen and cooks. She loves talking on the phone that came with the set. She also loves the "boiling"sound the stove makes. I love the hours of fun this kitchen has provided. The quality of the product is great!! It has survived her 4 boy cousins playing with it as well. Yes, boys love playing with this set just as much as girls. This product is as good as it says and I was not disappointed at all. We have had this product for over a year and have played with it a ton...and it is still in GREAT condition. I have and will continue to tell people about this kitchen!!