Does Anyone Know A Kid

[browngirl]

Who would love a kid's cookware set?

Twenty years ago (15 for that matter), I was such a kid, so I very much want to make sure some kid who would love such a set now gets it.

SurLaTable (http://surlatable.com/) has, amidst their overpriced overdecorated kitchen cruft, a few worthwhile implements and sets. Three such are the Sous Chef Bake Set ($29.95), the Kid's Pizza Making Kit ($21.95) and the Children's Utensil and Cookware Set ($23.95) (all prices in US dollars).

I'm tempted to buy one for the annual Winter Holiday Toy Drive, as a useful, educational, welcome change from the plastic high-heeled dolls and action figures that usually populate toy drives. (I'm tempted to buy all three, but, as I must remind myself, I'm not made of money.)

At any rate, I thought I'd mention it here.

After all, we have to catch 'em young. ;)

(Crossposted to food_porn)

Comments

[rubylou.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...perhaps I should get one for Olivia, and put it away for a few years. Regardless, thanks for the heads-up---I would have burst with joy if I had ever gotten something like this as a present.

After all, we have to catch 'em young. ;)


Indeed we do! GREAT idea about the toy drive---I may follow your lead on this one. Thanks!

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I was looking at this, and I was about to say, "Oh, I WISH I'd had this when I was a kid," but then I remembered, oh yeah, I did. . . they didn't sell kits like that, but my parents found tiny little pots, pans, and utensils for me.

Leila got them as hand-me-downs later, but she never played with them. She played with the hammer, screwdrivers, and saws (also all real, if small) that we had.

I think ALL kids should have toy-that-are-actually-real coolware, and toy-that-are-actually-real tools. Maybe soldering irons and sewing kits, too.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, definetely, depending on the kid; tools would have been wasted on me. :)

One could replicate the kit with judicious shopping, but, hey, the kit has it all in one place for a decent price (King Arthur, normally my kitchen supplier of choice, is selling a similar kit for double the price, for no appreciable reason).

[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

Hey, my upstairs neighbor and "adopted daughter," N, would love something like that. Email me if there's no one ahead of her in line. :-)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

You and she are first in line. :)

A.

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

if I had had such stuff, perhaps I would not be as culinarily impaired as I am.

[flabosib.livejournal.com]

My Meg would love a set like that! We went apple picking this past weekend and Meg's been busy "baking" apple treats and bemoaning the fact that she "doesn't have enough stuff to cook with". (Why should be any different than her mommy?)

You wouldn't even have to mail it--you could bring it to our house when/if you attend the December MASSFILC meeting--our housemate is hosting the December meeting.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, you bet! I'll bring it to your house for the December MASSFILC. :)

It'll be a delight to see you all again. :)

A.

It's here!

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Meg's gift is here! Just drop me a line about when that Massfilc meeting is again. you can email me at browngirl@livejournal.com :)