https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 02:17:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2656302 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 07:45:56 +0000 caterw 2656302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the play food and cooking dishes live inside of her kitchen, and then she has a cube organizer box full of tea sets, a couple aprons, chefs hats, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2656054 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:37:53 +0000 SweetiePie 2656054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have these and use them to store play food, then I keep those in the land of nod storage bins. </p> <p>They come in a few sizes too. I actually use them for all of his "loose" toys. Cars, magnatiles, etc. </p> <p>Sterilite 18058606 Large Flip Top, Clear, 6-Pack <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005KBKSZQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_PWknybXN6BHHD" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005KBKSZQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_PWknybXN6BHHD</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2656043 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:19:09 +0000 catomd00 2656043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have 2 plastic baskets within the fridge that holds all the food. The dishes are in the dishwasher part and the other appliances (toaster, blender, etc.) sit on top of her kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2656033 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:59:06 +0000 mediagirl 2656033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Inside the kitchen. We have a few containers in the kitchen that hold the little food and such. A lot of times the food just gets tossed into it and the doors are slammed behind the food so it stays in...until you open the door the next time. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2656019 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:39:47 +0000 looch 2656019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't see why the play food can't be kept in the fridge, and the untensils and plates in the dishwasher...that's how I do it in my own house and how I did it as a child too.</p> <p>If you have the space though, I'd do a small bookshelf with bins, or some kind of cabinet. Then you can put the appliance on top or in the shelves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2656018 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:39:35 +0000 rattles 2656018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The food is in the "fridge" in baskets, and the dishes are in a basket on the floor next to the kitchen. Not perfect, but it's easy to maintain and use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2656015 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:38:31 +0000 tinyperson 2656015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a plastic tub that's low enough to slide under the kitchen, and some goes in the grocery cart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2656000 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:28:41 +0000 snowjewelz 2656000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mostly inside, the play food is in the tub it comes with sitting next to the kitchen underneath the "table" so it doesn't look messy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2655999 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:27:42 +0000 bookwormmama 2655999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: We keep his pizza set, and his pots and pans in the actual kitchen (in the stove) to help keep things a little more organized. He has a coffee maker, mixer, and toaster that we keep on the tops/counter of the kitchen. We have the IKEA kitchen, so it doesn't have a lot of great storage areas. I like the drawers too...it helps him see all the toys a bit easier and keeps things pretty well corralled. I remember struggling with finding something to keep all the kitchen crap organized...it was crazy for a long time before I randomly saw the cart at Target and grabbed it for the food. We've had it for a year and it works great! They have wider options that would probably work if you needed the extra space! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2655983 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:15:11 +0000 PinkElephant 2655983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bookwormmama: Cool! I was thinking something similar might be nice! We have a lot of kitchen crap (pizza set, cookie set, slicing set, sushi set, appliances galore....the list goes on), and the thought of it all being dumped into just one bin kind of makes me anxious - drawers could be a good solution.</p> <p>You all probably think I'm insane with all my organization posts this week. I'm just realizing my house is going to look like a preschool, so at least I'd better make it a well-organized preschool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2655979 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:12:48 +0000 bookwormmama 2655979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use one of these 3 drawer carts without the wheels: <a href="http://www.target.com/p/3-drawer-medium-storage-cart-white-room-essentials/-/A-16644154" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/3-drawer-medium-storage-cart-white-room-essentials/-/A-16644154</a></p> <p>I used to try to sort them by types, but now food/dishes go in the top two drawers and his tools, phones, cameras, other house related items go in the bottom drawer. It works really well for keeping all the food stuff in one area and he usually just opens the drawers to find what he needs instead of dumping everything out, although that does still happen occasionally :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2655968 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:06:31 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2655968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's just in a little shopping basket (the kind with handles, not a cart) under the kitchen. The basket came with the food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2655961 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:58:41 +0000 erinbaderin 2655961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually the food all gets dumped into the shopping cart, and the utensils in a basket on top of the kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2655933 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:41:43 +0000 LBee 2655933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We store all of his kitchen stuff in this next to his kitchen: </p> <p><a href="http://www.target.com/p/wicker-large-round-basket-dark-global-brown-threshold/-/A-15130829" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/wicker-large-round-basket-dark-global-brown-threshold/-/A-15130829</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-play-foodkitchen-items#post-2655930 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:38:32 +0000 PinkElephant 2655930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you keep your play food/kitchen items INSIDE the play kitchen, or somewhere else? I've currently got everything stashed in the kitchen itself - fridge, microwave, dishwasher....but now that we're going to a setup where the kids have a whole playroom for their toys, I'm considering storing the play food and utensils in another place so that the kitchen spaces are more open for playing (and the toys don't get dumped out to clear those spaces). </p> <p>Thoughts? How are you organizing your LO's kitchen things? </p>