Quick and Easy | DIY Mud Kitchen

Yesterday we had a blast with author Allison Bakkum chatting about her book “My Mud Kitchen is Rad” which is inspired by her real life DIY mud kitchen that she built with her son. If you missed our Featured Author Q &A, be sure and check it out HERE!

Today, we’re going to build a mud kitchen too.

A cheap and easy DIY mud kitchen from just a few simple materials.

Easy Diy Mud Kitchen Project — Learn to make a an easy and cheap DIY Mud Kitchen for kids

Our DIY Mud Kitchen is made from materials you can find at your local thrift store or craft store, or you may even have them lying around already. It’s simple, easy to clean, and easy to build. Plus, it has shelves for storage. We also have a fun printable mud kitchen for you in our Badgers Only section.

So how do we make this cheap and easy Mud Kitchen!

Here is what you need:

4 Wooden Crates

You can find these are your local craft store, or you may have luck at a thrift store. We used ones that were 12 inches by 16 inches. they were a decent height when stacked on top of each other horizontally.

1 Small Plastic organizer tub tray

You probably have one lying around the house. If not, you can get one from the dollar store. Ours is 8inches by 10 inches. You can use whatever size you like for your sink.

A Water Container w/ a Spout

You can use any type or container with a spout that you have on hand and think would work. Ours is just a simple water dispenser like you would buy for camping or sporting events. These are fairly cheap at your local Walmart or Target. A sun tea jar with a spout would likely work as well.

12 – Thick 1 Inch screws

You may wish to change the size of screw based on how thick your crates are.

A Power drill/screwdriver

Choose whatever bits fit best for the size of your screws.

Something to mark holes with

Marker, pencil, or chalk will do.

Paint or Stain

You will most likely want to stain your crates or coat them with a waterproof coating or paint. These choses are entirely up to you. We used a waterproof stain on ours, and outdoor paint on our sink.

A bucket, pail or bin for catching drips

This is optional. If you want to, you can place a bin under your sink for muddy water to drain into. This makes it easier to clean out and dump mud later.

How to Make Your Mud Kitchen

Build Your Shelves — Step 1 : Secure your crates together to make two separate sections of shelves

Set up your crates

Stack your crates horizontally in stacks of two, line them up evenly. Mark and drill four holes in the center “shelf” you have created and add 4 screw to secure the crates together. Do this for both stacks of crates.

Add a Sink — Step 2: Drill some drainage holes in your plastic bin and secure it to the shelf sections to create your sink.

Add your Sink

Flip your plastic bin over and drill 5 holes for drainage. Then place your sink in between both of the shelves. Mark and drill two holes on each side the tub to secure your sink.

Add Plumbing — Add water and a drip bucket to make your kitchen more functional.

Add Some “Plumbing”

It’s time to add the water works. Set your water container on one side of your kitchen and line it up so that the water will flow into the sink. You can choose to secure the container to the crate or let it be moved freely across the counter space.

Use your drainage bucket or bin at the bottom to catch your drips and spills. You will want this one to remain free and not secured so you can empty it out. Again, this part is optional.

Decorate and Finish

Finally, you can decorate your kitchen however you like. You can choose to use a waterproof stain to seal the wood crates and help them last. You can paint it, and even add a sign. Or, you can just leave it how it is.

Then… Get your mud on!

You can use recycled old dishes and pots and pans to make your mud kitchen more fun! Make up recipes, add in flowers, rocks and sticks. Just go with it! It’s your Mud Kitchen!

Easy and cheap DIY Mud Kitchen with Storage Shelves

PSSST… Be sure and check our Badgers Only Section for some awesome free mud menus to enhance your mud kitchen play. Not a Book Badger yet? Subscribe Today!

Free Menu Printable — Free Printable Menus for your Mud kitchen with menu items inspired by “My Mud KItchen is Rad”

We hope you enjoyed this quick little DIY Activity.

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This activity was inspired by Allison Bakkum’s book “My Mud Kitchen is Rad”, which you can purchase on her Website* and on Amazon.

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