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How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For Your Toddler

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We all know that a Mother’s love has no boundaries and she will do everything and anything for her family and kids.

One Pinay Mompreneur, Rodessa Villanueva-Reyes shared her before-and-after DIY project on Facebook, and it gained over 1000k likes and over 100 comments from fellow parents.

Check out the photos below, and be inspired! Now you have a reason not to throw your cardboard boxes!

More info: forurbanwomen.com

Mom created a mini play kitchen made of cardboard boxes that she collected from friends

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She started by aligning the cardboard boxes

How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For Your Toddler

Then she drew cutting lines for the doors, oven, etc

How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For Your Toddler

She used vinyl stickers and white cartolina to cover-up the boxes

How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For Your Toddler

To jazz up the mini kitchen, Mommy Rodessa used her daughter’s existing kitchen toys to complete the look

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How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For Your Toddler

To make it more exciting, she printed out a signage “Audrey’s Cafe & Restaurant” made from an illustration board, and pasted it using glue

How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For Your Toddler

To make the sink, she uses her existing 6×2 baking pan. The faucet is made from an empty hand-soap bottle

How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For Your Toddler

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The oven range switches are made from jar caps

How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For Your Toddler

…. and tadah! Her little kitchen-diva is definitely happy with the result

How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For Your Toddler

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Blair Villanueva

Filipina Lifestyle Blogger, loves to eat, sleep, and dreaming some pandas.

Filipina Lifestyle Blogger, loves to eat, sleep, and dreaming some pandas.

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DariaB 8 years ago

Her kitchen looks better than mine! Me very jelly. ☻

29points

Arty 8 years ago

aha cute...I hope the kid isn't too rough :D

8points

IssallieJenkins 8 years ago

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Cella 8 years ago

It's just showing the basics of the kitchen, you don't you use the same colors or items for it, not everything has to be about sexism

3points

thememequeen 8 years ago

I think you mean about gender roles maybe? I also think you're right, the colors and details can be tailored for every kid's liking, you don't have to use pink for a girl!

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OwenSayaman 8 years ago

Creative! :)

2points

SandyChu 8 years ago

This is amazing! I made something like this when I was a kid :)

1point

Rism 8 years ago

Awwesome!!! She must be happy

1point

KatieSmith 8 years ago

That took a lot more than cardboard

1point

Olivia Amaro 7 years ago

Im not a toddler and i want it

0points

Drew 8 years ago

Cool

0points

Pamela 8 years ago

Gorgeous! :)

0points

KatieLight 8 years ago

So awesome!

0points

AudreyGenz 8 years ago

So cool!

0points

KatinkaMin 8 years ago

Looks fab! But, now, let's do a laboratory, hospital or workshop so the kid can play 'grown-up with a paid job' ;-)

-1point

WayneBeesley 8 years ago

Get em in the kitchen early !

-2points

Ditkov 8 years ago

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IssallieJenkins 8 years ago

Hmm sad guess I need to put this here too. :( I don't see why a boy couldn't play with it other than maybe that she does not have a son? Pretty sure this wasn't a "DIY FOR LITTLE GIRLS" pretty sure it specifically states "How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For You Toddler" I guess toddlers are just little girls now?? Hmm also seems to say "We all know that a Mother’s love has no boundaries and she will do everything and anything for her family and kids." Hmm yep again nothing about little girls UNTIL it's talking about this specific family . . . how queer. . . I guess they were NOT pushing gender roles at all . . . that was JUST you.

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ÖzgeKantaroğluAğzıtemiz 8 years ago

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thememequeen 8 years ago

Lots of kids enjoy playing in kitchens, because lots of times they see sheir mothers and fathers in the kitchen and want to imitate them. It's not really about what they want to be, it's want they enjoy doing at that age. This article is just to show a creative way of making a toy for kids :)

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JenaHunk 8 years ago

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Arty 8 years ago

why can't a boy use this one?

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LisaFulger 8 years ago

So because there isn't a boy pictured here or a huge disclaimer saying 'boys can play with this kitchen too,' then she must be a gender stereotyping sexist, right?

4points

IssallieJenkins 8 years ago

I don't see why a boy couldn't play with it other than maybe that she does not have a son? Pretty sure this wasn't a "DIY FOR LITTLE GIRLS" pretty sure it specifically states "How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For You Toddler" I guess toddlers are just little girls now?? Hmm also seems to say "We all know that a Mother’s love has no boundaries and she will do everything and anything for her family and kids." Hmm yep again nothing about little girls UNTIL it's talking about this specific family . . . how queer. . . I guess they were NOT pushing gender roles at all . . . that was JUST you.

2points

DariaB 8 years ago

Her kitchen looks better than mine! Me very jelly. ☻

29points

Arty 8 years ago

aha cute...I hope the kid isn't too rough :D

8points

IssallieJenkins 8 years ago

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Cella 8 years ago

It's just showing the basics of the kitchen, you don't you use the same colors or items for it, not everything has to be about sexism

3points

thememequeen 8 years ago

I think you mean about gender roles maybe? I also think you're right, the colors and details can be tailored for every kid's liking, you don't have to use pink for a girl!

1point

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OwenSayaman 8 years ago

Creative! :)

2points

SandyChu 8 years ago

This is amazing! I made something like this when I was a kid :)

1point

Rism 8 years ago

Awwesome!!! She must be happy

1point

KatieSmith 8 years ago

That took a lot more than cardboard

1point

Olivia Amaro 7 years ago

Im not a toddler and i want it

0points

Drew 8 years ago

Cool

0points

Pamela 8 years ago

Gorgeous! :)

0points

KatieLight 8 years ago

So awesome!

0points

AudreyGenz 8 years ago

So cool!

0points

KatinkaMin 8 years ago

Looks fab! But, now, let's do a laboratory, hospital or workshop so the kid can play 'grown-up with a paid job' ;-)

-1point

WayneBeesley 8 years ago

Get em in the kitchen early !

-2points

Ditkov 8 years ago

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IssallieJenkins 8 years ago

Hmm sad guess I need to put this here too. :( I don't see why a boy couldn't play with it other than maybe that she does not have a son? Pretty sure this wasn't a "DIY FOR LITTLE GIRLS" pretty sure it specifically states "How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For You Toddler" I guess toddlers are just little girls now?? Hmm also seems to say "We all know that a Mother’s love has no boundaries and she will do everything and anything for her family and kids." Hmm yep again nothing about little girls UNTIL it's talking about this specific family . . . how queer. . . I guess they were NOT pushing gender roles at all . . . that was JUST you.

2points

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ÖzgeKantaroğluAğzıtemiz 8 years ago

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thememequeen 8 years ago

Lots of kids enjoy playing in kitchens, because lots of times they see sheir mothers and fathers in the kitchen and want to imitate them. It's not really about what they want to be, it's want they enjoy doing at that age. This article is just to show a creative way of making a toy for kids :)

2points

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JenaHunk 8 years ago

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Arty 8 years ago

why can't a boy use this one?

11points

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LisaFulger 8 years ago

So because there isn't a boy pictured here or a huge disclaimer saying 'boys can play with this kitchen too,' then she must be a gender stereotyping sexist, right?

4points

IssallieJenkins 8 years ago

I don't see why a boy couldn't play with it other than maybe that she does not have a son? Pretty sure this wasn't a "DIY FOR LITTLE GIRLS" pretty sure it specifically states "How To Create A Mini Cardboard Kitchen For You Toddler" I guess toddlers are just little girls now?? Hmm also seems to say "We all know that a Mother’s love has no boundaries and she will do everything and anything for her family and kids." Hmm yep again nothing about little girls UNTIL it's talking about this specific family . . . how queer. . . I guess they were NOT pushing gender roles at all . . . that was JUST you.

2points

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