Whether you want a whimsical potion station, create cafe, or mud kitchen for the littles to play with, this list has everything you need to create it yourself! With some inspo images from my own creation
We turned 6 of these into my daughter’s mud kitchen- add a touch of whimsy with the decor and voila!
KNAGGLIG box, pine, 18x12 ¼x9 ¾" - IKEA
I used paint pens to create almost all of the designs as they give great control for the beginner painter (ps: dollarama usually has paint pens for less than $5 CAD). I used two coats!
Paint Pens | Michaels
We used what we already had which was Minwax stain in dark walnut, but it could be stained or painted any colour!
Dark Walnut - Interior Wood Stains - The Home Depot
When the painting was completed we sealed everything in with an exterior polyurethane. We got 3 coats from the smal 236 ml can!
Exterior Polyurethane Varathane - The Home Depot
Perfect size for little hands. We filled them with bath bomb powder, sand, bubble bath solution, and other magical ingredients!
SUMTree 30 Packs 5 Oz Ball Shape Plastic Sand Art Bottles With ...
Fun and colourful and best of all can be disassembled for easy cleaning
Droppers For Kids - Amazon.com
Mica powders are an easy addition to water to create magic- pay attention to what you are buying and get the ones that won’t stain easily!
Pigment Powders - Michaels
If you don’t want to diy your own potion supplies kits like these are available to give your kids a magic time
Potion Play Kit for Kids 3+ | Magical Sensory Activity Set | Personalized Gift
This is such a cool insert for the trofast ikea bin!
Flisat Magic Pearl Potions Play Set for Sensory Table Mud Kitchen or Play Tray / Toddler and Kids Potion Making Trofast Storage Box Lid
We added this into the bin to be used for water, sand, potions.
TROFAST Storage box - white 16 ½x11 ¾x4 "
Stainless steel is my go to as they are easy to clean and durable for kids to use outside. The whisk is a must!