Set of Mud Kitchen Benches

The Set of Mud Kitchen Benches provides a purposeful and engaging outdoor workspace designed to enrich your EYFS and KS1 provision. Thoughtfully curated by Early Excellence specialists, this pair of benches offers children an area to mix, create and experiment with natural materials, supporting imaginative play, early scientific thinking and collaborative learning.

Beautifully crafted from high-quality, hard-wearing timber, both benches are delivered fully assembled and built to withstand daily use in busy outdoor environments. Together, they form a complete and practical mud kitchen station. One bench features a sink with storage space underneath, offering a realistic area for washing, filling and preparing materials. The second bench includes four integrated wooden hobs, providing children with a clear surface for cooking and combining ingredients. A wooden shelf with hooks ensures utensils remain organised and accessible, while the lower storage shelf helps keep bowls, pots and natural resources neatly stored throughout the day. A child-safe door is included to support safe and independent use.

Designed to be used alongside the Mud Kitchen Resource Collection 3-7yrs, each mud kitchen bench promotes hands-on learning as children mix soil, water, leaves and petals, they explore changes in texture, colour and consistency. Pouring, scooping and transporting materials encourages coordination and physical control, while working alongside peers encourages turn-taking, communication and shared problem-solving.

Whether creating “recipes,” running a pretend café or experimenting with mixtures, children engage in imaginative storytelling and purposeful role play. Extend these opportunities with the Set of Bug Jars and Magnifiers or the Exploring Nature Resource Collection 3–7yrs to further observational and investigative learning.

Explore the full range of Outdoor Role Play resources to enhance your early years outdoor classroom, creating an engaging and inspiring environment where children can learn, explore, and thrive.

Learning Opportunities

• Developing curiosity, looking closely and observing cause and effect
• Investigating properties of materials and exploring movement, speed and flow
• Trying new things, taking risks and testing out ideas
• Developing coordination with a range of resources and exploring measurement and volume

This Mud Kitchen Bench with Hobs includes:

• 1 Mud Kitchen Bench with 4 integrated wooden hobs
• 1 Mud Kitchen Bench with sink
• Dimensions: Length 120cm x D44cm x Worktop height 52cm (overall height approx. 99cm)
• Suitable for age 3 and over

Warranty Information
The Mud Kitchen Benches feature a 12-month warranty on manufacturing defects and a 10-year warranty on the wood.

Variations
Many of our resources are produced in a variety of colours and styles and may vary slightly from those shown, however we guarantee that you will always receive the same quality and value.

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