A few years ago I was dying to ditch the old plastic kitchen set that lived in our back yard. I knew my girls would love a place to cook (we are foodies, after all) so I built them a mud kitchen (thank you, Pinterest). We used the existing fence to hang a few crates and shelves and put a pallet down for a floor. From there it has evolved.
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| Mud Kitchen Cafe- 2015 |
I am really surprised how long this little place has survived. The neighbor's tree provides shade and the girls do the rest. Grace especially gets a lot of joy out of puttering around out here. I hope someday she lets her sister cook.
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| Girls sharing their cafe- 2015 |
Grace is the chef and Rain is her hostess/server/dishwasher. They share creative influence in the project. The menu rotates seasonally and current offerings include fresh raspberry leaf tea, chive and rock stew, marinated mushrooms (rocks) and an amazing mud pie. The girls have learned a lot about collaboration, kitchen management (time and materials, mostly) and customer service. All while playing outside!
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| Mud Kitchen Cafe 2017 |
This is the kitchen, today, heading into its third summer. Daddy and I like to sit out here in the evenings with the girls sipping on beer and ordering amazing food from their little kitchen. I wish they made real food- I bet it would be awesome. Soon they'll start harvesting from the garden and we'll have some edible meals out of this place.
Summer is on it's way- how do your kids get outside and enjoy it?
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