Little Tikes MagiCook Kitchen

by Little Tikes

Product Features

• "Intelli-Tikes" interactive technology features electronic chips in pretend foods that are read by sensors in the oven or stovetop, which respond with over 100 phrases in English, French or Spanish
• Includes 22 accessories, add on all 4 accessory food packs for over 700 phrases
• Requires 3 "AA" batteries
• Ages 2 years & up
• 24.00"L x 21.00"D x 24.00"H

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 24 x 22 x 24 inches
• Shipping Weight: 20.8 pounds
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002CK9R0
• Item model number: 440Y
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,735 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

A fun learning toy for little culinarians, this kitchen unit is designed with electronic sensors that recognize the make-believe foods that accompany the set and respond affirmably with more than 100 different phrases. ("Bacon and eggs!") A two-burner stovetop is flanked by a sink and a countertop, where a cordless phone sits, handy for chatting with a friend. Above rests a shelf with a kitchen clock, while below is stationed an orange-colored oven with a working door, along with a water dispenser and ample storage. The toy is multilingual, able to speak in English, Spanish, or French. Included in the 22-piece set are a grilled cheese sandwich, a chocolate chip cookie, a sauté pan, cups, plates, silverware, and ketchup. There's also a Rubbermaid tub for storage. --Andy Boynton

Product Description

Cook up hours of fun and interactive play with this electronic kitchen from Little Tikes. It makes role-play even more fun with over 50 electronic food and cooking phrases. Place the pretend foods on the stovetop or oven, and an electronic chip will respond with a phrase. Each pretend item has a special electronic chip that cues the stove to sound off with phrases. Includes 15 accessories and five interactive food items. Requires 3 "AA" batteries (not included). Measures 28.5"L x 15"W x 42.25"H.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok but the Cookin Fun Kitchen sounded better, August 3, 2004

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Angelique&OwenMommy (Des Moines, IA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Tikes MagiCook Kitchen (Toy)

We bought this kitchen because it replaced the Little Tikes Cookin Fun Interactive Kitchen, which had a perfect score. After buying the product we realized that Little Tikes forgot to include the screws, we went back to the store and the other kitchen in stock also did not have the screws. We ended up going to Toys R Us to buy the toy. At first, my husband tried putting the toy together, but none of the parts fit correctly so after spending 1 1/2 hours at step 3 he gave up! We ended up paying Toys R Us $10 to assemble to toy, which was so much easier.

So far my daughter likes the toy. She is 2 years old and likes to pretend, however there are some drawbacks. The oven does not have enough space to put anyting other then flat items in it. Which is not fun because she can't put her pretend Birthday cake in the oven. The heating elements on the stove do recgonize foods however I have not heard 100 phrases and the oven does not recongize foods. We went ahead and bought all four of the accessory packs as well. We haven't tried the Spanish or French yet. I'm a little disappointed with the small design of the kitchen. My daughter nearly tips the toy over when she closes the oven door with a little force. Plus no more than 2 kids could play at this toy at one time. It's a decent play kitchen, but I'm very disappointed that Little Tikes is discontinuing the Cookin Fun Kitchen when it was so highly recommened.

Overall I would suggest paying the extra $10 and having Toys R Us put it together for you, plus they offer extended warrenty. I think that the toy has potiental.

66 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time or money on this one..., October 16, 2004

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MkCjC (CT, United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Tikes MagiCook Kitchen (Toy)

We picked up this kitchen for my daughter and due to the enormous box it came in, we decided to put it together ahead of time...sooooo glad we did.
First of all it took almost an hour to put the kitchen together (Not one word of written instuctions...only pictures). Once assembled, the door for the "fridge" would not close and if you tried to adjust it to close...it would simply fall off. The electronics sound great in the description but are at best confusing. All responses are generated through the two knobs (one for cooktop and one for oven)and the phone does not have any electronics to it at all. The size of the oven, fridge and cupboards are so small that if you have any additional food or kitchen accesories, you will not have any place to store them. The only good thing I felt this kitchen offered was a "storage tub" to hold accesories but again, no place really designated to store it either.
Long story short, we took the kitchen back to the store and got our money back and are now looking for a different set. I have always loved Little Tikes for their innovative and durable products but this purchase was by far one of the worst toys I have ever bought from any manufacturer. Hopefully, Little Tikes will re-think this one.....

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good enough for the price!, September 10, 2005

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C. Mast "purduegirl2" (Miami, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Tikes MagiCook Kitchen (Toy)

I just purchased this kitchen at Costco for $70. It came with all 4 extra playsets, as well as the "cookin fun" set with the mixer. These accessories alone generally cost $80! My 2 1/2 year old son and his 2 year old cousin played with this toy all night, and even kept getting up from watching a Barney video to play with it some more. I think we will definitely get $70 worth of entertainment value out of this toy!!! I would have preferred a bigger, more realistic-looking kitchen, but we just simply don't have the space for it right now. This is a nice, compact unit.

I agree with some others that the fridge door doesn't close all the way, and that the oven is kind of small. But that stuff seems to bother the parents much more than the kids, because our 2 boys figured out right away what they could and couldn't put into the oven! It would be nice to have a dishwasher or something filling that space below the oven, but that'a minor detail. I find the sound isn't that loud on the highest setting, but I suspect my son won't care about the sounds anyway (at least that's what I'm hoping -- will save on batteries!) My son is very hard on toys so I do expect some things will ultimately get broken, but it seems like a pretty sturdy toy so far. I ended up getting a larger storage box that fits all the accessories, and will just use the Rubbermaid box that came with it for myself!

I was able to put the unit together in about 45 minutes with the help of a 2nd person. One note: it's not really clear in the instructions that the very first parts you screw together, you have to leave the screws loose in order to fit the next parts onto them. It's not a big deal to loosen the screws, but if it had been clearer it would have saved some time!