Create a Cardboard Kitchen

Before covering your boxes with the contact paper, decide which side will be the front and the back (where your under-sink, refrigerator and oven door openings will be). Draw them with a black marker so that when you cover the box with contact paper, you can see the lines.

To make the hinges of the door openings, score the inside of the box where these will be. Cover your boxes with contact paper. Once covered, start cutting your door openings. If you scored the hinge side of the door from the inside, your doors should open easily.

Measure and cut holes in the top of one box for the sink and the "faucet." To secure the faucet, cut a hole in the bottom of the pump dispenser and insert a screw horizontally so that it will stay in place once installed. For the sink, trace around the bowl and cut the circle out.

Glue the rim of the mixing bowl to the hole in the box. Remember to put the glue on the rim, not on the box.

Cut foam sheets, or use CDs or concentric circles of colored tape for the stove burners. Glue them to the top of the stove. For the oven rack, make brackets out of bent cardboard and glue them to the insides of the oven walls. Then cover a sheet of cardboard with foil and glue the piece to the brackets.

Secure two hooks onto or poke two hangers through the side of the oven to hold grocery bags, dish towels or a purse. Then have fun with your little chef!