KidKraft Large Kitchen

Disappointed
Our Kidcraft Kitchen Set is a year old. My daughter received it for her second birthday and after a few months of gentle play, the refrigerator door fell off. We continue to use it, but the particle board where the top of the door attached previously broke off, so the door falls off pretty much whenever anyone touches it. We've spent the last year trying to rig the door back on, but have been unsuccessful.

There are a few redeeming features. It's a taller unit than many others, so it works well for our tall daughter. The sink and stove height are perfect for her - she doesn't have to stoop down to play. I also like that the stove and sink area give her enough "work space" to prepare her food. The color scheme is nice - not too bright or tacky. It blends in with the rest of our playroom. Kids love playing with the oven knobs. The hands of the clock on the side actually move, but my daughter hasn't noticed them yet. The phone and notepad on the side are stickers and...
Durable, Fantastic Kitchen
My daughter received this kitchen from Santa 3 years ago when she was not quite 2 years old. I wanted something that was made from mdf or composite so it would be extremely heavy, yet not plastic or cheap. She has loved it from the moment she got it. We carved out a place in our kitchen for it and it's become a permanent fixture. While I'm busy fixing dinner, she goes over and fixes dinner. It has an endless amount of playtime and requires her to use her own imaginiation- no sound effects included with this one! Now that she's learning to read she even sounds out the grocery list that is painted on the fridge door. A clock on the side with moveable minute and hour hands is a great educational bonus as well. I can't even count the number of times she has "taken my order." This was by far one of the best toy investments we've ever made. It gets played with by every kid who comes in our door- no matter what age or gender. Fair warning, though- because this is a sturdy item of high...
Nice Kitchen & Great Service!
This kitchen is beautiful. My daughters (5 & 2 yrs) love it. They play with it for hours everyday. My 5 year old is very tall and this kitchen is still the perfect size for her. I'm sure she will play with this kitchen for a few more years. We had a plastic Smoby kitchen before this one and it was a piece of junk and had a toxic smell to it. It didn't even last 4 months. This pastel, large Kidkraft kitchen has held up amazingly well. We only had a problem with the bottom hinge on the oven door which snapped off when my daughter was playing with it. I went to their website and followed the instructions to order a new oven door. It was easy! I expected that they may charge me for the door as the kitchen was a year old and no longer under warranty, but to my surprise, the oven door arrived 3 days later on my doorstep at no charge. Great customer service!!! Now a days every toy kitchen on the market is poorly constructed (even the overpriced and small Pottery Barn ones), but...
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