Is a little tikes kitchen too 'girly' for a boy

fabwitch_2

My sons are 9 and 10 and love cooking and role playing being cooks. When my youngest was 8 at At School they had a bring a toy in during the day and he took in a doll full size baby. I must admit his Dad tried to talk him out of it as he thought some boys might take the mick out of him. But he took the baby doll in and everyone in the class wanted to play with the baby. In fact all the girls were round him and to this day my son and another boy in the class always get invited to all the girls paties as the girls love them.He loves Teddies and has over 100 in collection. He sleewps with his teddies and has parties for them and pretends to cookfor them. I have no problem with him playing with what some people would call girly toys. All kids are different and please do not worry about what other people say. Roleplay toys are great and teaches the child so many good aspects. It shows their creative side and this should be encouraged.

moggins

My son had his first kitchen at the age of 2. He is now 13 and a 5'6 rugby player. He can also cook simple meals for himself and clears up the kitchen every night. If we keep encouraging stereotypes then we're depriving our sons of the ability to care for themselves when they are older.

Let him play with what he wants and tell any busybodies to naff off.

Rachel021967

Toys are only boys or girls only in some adult minds. Toddlers love to copy their parents and I'm sure he will love pretending to be mum or dad in the kitchen.

Idiophreak

I dunno, I think if it were my son, I'd sit him down with an action man and a tool bench and MAKE HIM LIKE MANLY THINGS!!

Seriously though, I know everyone on here is ruling it out as being stupid, but when I have kids I think I will worry about this sort of stuff. I'm sure that what he plays with at a young age will have *some* impact on how he develops and what he's like as a child/grown up...

jovichick123

I personally think its a great idea! I might even get one for my little boy - hes 20 months old... never too young to learn to wash up eh? lol

Sarah x

libitina_2

When DS was 3 we bought him a Little Tykes kitchen for Xmas. DH went a bit wobbly until I pointed out that he washes up and cooks and that most chefs are male.:rolleyes:
DS is 13 now and seems to have suffered no ill effects from this, lol.

reehsetin

jopsey wrote:

for main Christmas present for my 19 month old toddler I have bought a 2nd hand little tikes kitchen for my little boy from a family friend in perfect condition still in the box for £50 .

I have a had a few comments from people about buying a boy a kitchen and I should be getting him a toolbench (which he has anyway)

I figured that as he plays with a kitchen at play school and loves helping to do washing up with us he would like it,also I think it would be ideal for fun education of different foods and learning new words

What do you people think?

my little cousin/nephew LOVED his kitchen set he'd sit there for hours making us food learning all the ingrediates making healthy food thought i was great
definatly dont see anything wrong with it, if anything, every boy should have one to learn this kind of stuff and combat this silly idea that only women go in kitchens! and help them get into food and not junk from an early age!

WANDA

Ignore the comments, one of my sons now 11, had hours n hours of fun with all cooking play food and pretend cooker and was quite reluctant to see them go eventually to a local playgroup when older. He also loved play ironing, hoovering etc., anything household-gadget wise. Has turned out fine, no more sensitive or effeminate than the older boy who had no interest in such play stuff.

SSB

Fantastic gift, why is it always the grown ups that make such a fuss over things. Children just get on with it and play, my kids ( boy and girl) loved their kitchen.

powie69

My DS who is 3, has just been given a play kitchen, and loves it more than his work bench. He keeps making me tea, and likes to pretend to squirt tomato sauces, on his play chips. He also likes playing with it, when he watches "Big Cook, Little Cook".

As long as your child enjoys what they are playing with, then I would not worry.

Best wishes

POwie