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Kids love to help in the kitchen but that “help” can often be frustrating to a parent who is already busy and trying to put a meal on the table while tripping over a toddler or preschooler. The Learning Tower by Little Partners is an absolute must-have for parents of young children. This product is one of the best that I have seen in a long time because not only does it keep kids safe in the kitchen, but it allows them to participate in endless activities, from cooking to working on an art project, while staying close to mom. I love all of the extra moments I am able to capture now that the Learning Tower provides my kids with a safe place to be in the kitchen, right in the middle of all the action, and I can’t imagine what I ever did without it!

Keeping Kids Safe in the Kitchen

One of the biggest problems with having kids in the kitchen is there are so many safety hazards. Before discovering The Learning Tower, I was constantly tripping over my kids as they tried to stay close to me while I cooked and trying to keep them out of drawers that contained things that were not safe for them to play with. My kids have always insisted on being in the kitchen with me and they often dragged over a chair or stool so they could reach the counter where I was working. While standing on a chair may work fine if the parent is paying complete and total attention to the child, it is generally not a safe option. Kids can easily tip chairs over or fall off and get hurt and it just isn’t realistic for a parent to give a child undivided attention while cooking dinner.  The Learning Tower gives kids a safe place to go in the kitchen while keeping them out from under foot and helping them to feel like they are part of the action.

Cooking with Kids

My kids love to cook but it takes a lot of patience to cook with kids and when you are rushing to cook dinner it can sometimes be hard to come by. Having the Learning Tower in the kitchen makes it easy for my kids to join me in the kitchen without getting in the way and is a great reminder for me to slow down and allow them to participate in meal preparation. It’s hard to say no to a child who is patiently standing in the Learning Tower waiting for a job to do. The Learning Tower has an adjustable floor that allows children to stand at the perfect height to work at the kitchen counter. The sturdy frame does not wobble at all, even with two children in the tower, and the square frame protects a child from falling off in any direction. With kids safely position at the kitchen counter, there are so many kitchen tasks that they can help with that will teach them valuable life skills and allow them to contribute to family meal time.

My kids love to measure ingredients for me, play with play dough (or leftover bread dough), and tear lettuce leaves for salad while standing in the Learning Tower. My 3 year old loves to stand in the Learning Tower next to the kitchen sink and play in the water or help wash the dishes. My 2 year old loves having a place that he can go in the kitchen to get a better view of whatever I am doing.

Learning Tower Accessories for Education

The Learning Tower has some wonderful accessories that make it a versatile tool for education and fun.  The Learning Tower comes with a small piece of fabric that covers the top to create a basic fort that kids love and can use for imaginative play. You can extend the creative play options by adding a sheet or using the Playhouse kit that includes a cute curtain, attachable roof, and 4 different signs to create a lemonade stand, doll house, drive-through, or puppet theatre.

We are homeschooling this year and it has been an adjustment trying to figure out how to keep my 2 year old occupied so we can do school. The Art Easel accessory for the Learning Tower features a white board on one side and a chalk board on the other side. During our school day, The Learning Tower is the center of attention. My 2 year old and 3 year old will often stand together in the Learning Tower playing play dough or working on a project at the counter and my 6 year old will use the art easel for his magnetic letter tiles, to practice his spelling words, or to work on math problems. When anyone starts to get antsy, we just have everyone switch positions on the Learning Tower and work on something new.

My kids would much rather stand in the Learning Tower than sit down on a chair or stool and they love the freedom they have to get in and out. My 2 year old has not tolerated a booster seat or high chair for a while now because he hates being contained but he loves the independence the Learning Tower gives him to get up and down as he wants to.

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