Steph,
Ur kitchen set is still in good shape. I bot exactly the same set fr Taka BB fair but J has stopped playing it liao. Think will pass down to Meimei soon. Guess what, he is so obsessed with thomas the trains & cars, fire engine & bus... Even say "Car beep beep" & "The wheel on the bus go round & round" in his dream!! Haha
Kam,
I saw a similar cooking set in Ikea last yr & also very tempted to buy. The pan & pot..even the ladle is made of steel. Very ex...Think there is another portion beside the basin that u post... Is the stove.. got light somemore. Really look like real one. J love it a lot last time but we only let him play there. Cos rem the whole set cost abt $200+!!
Seem that the BOYs here love to cook, Future Chef, haha

Is good that they like to do "pretend play"!! One of the activities in Shichida is pretend play. I can share many examples that they did so far & mummies here can play with them at home & can DIY simple toys. Imagine you bring them to :
i) Marketing ~ Let them smell the dry stuff like shrimps, mushrooms, coffee powder...etc
ii) Barber ~ Use paper scissor & comb. Ask them cut your hair.
iii) Bake a cake ~ Let them decorate mini stuff on top of the sponge cake (is really sponge not the real cake).
iv) Fishing ~ u can get a set outside.
v) Doctor ~ Let them examine u & feed u med.
and many more... very fun & creative... Children simply participate well & use their imagination!!