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Make a Pretend Stove from a Cardboard Box for Pretend Cooking

Last Updated: September 14, 2009

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Parenting Tips for Your 33-34 Month Old Toddler

Make your little one a pretend stove by drawing burners on the bottom of a large cardboard carton. Your toddler will especially like to play at cooking if you play with him.

He’ll take your orders for food, cook the food, hand it to you, and hope you will enjoy eating it.


Learn more about Your Toddler: 33-34 Months from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.


Note to Parents: When reading this newsletter, remember: Every baby is different. Children may do things earlier or later than described here. This newsletter gives equal space and time to both sexes. If he or she is used, we are talking about all babies.
References: These materials were adapted by authors from Extension Just in Time Parenting Newsletters in California, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

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