Bring durable, open-ended play to your outdoor learning environment with this collection of nine metal kitchen buckets, jugs and watering vessels. Designed for busy childcare centres and early years settings, these practical accessories invite children to scoop, pour, carry, collect, mix and experiment as part of everyday mud kitchen, water play and nature-based learning.
Perfect for combining with mud, sand, water, leaves, flowers, stones and other natural loose parts, the different sizes encourage children to explore capacity, volume, measurement and cause-and-effect through hands-on play. Children can collect ingredients for pretend recipes, transport water around the outdoor space, create potions and soups, or investigate how different containers fill and empty.
Made from metal in calming Mint Green and Pebble Grey, these pieces complement natural outdoor learning environments while offering the durability needed for regular use in childcare, preschool and kindergarten programs.
Why Educators Will Love Them
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Made for outdoor play: Ideal for mud kitchens, sand areas, water play stations and nature-based learning environments.
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Supports open-ended learning: Children decide how the pieces will be used, encouraging creativity, problem solving and child-led exploration.
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Builds early math concepts: Different capacities naturally introduce filling, emptying, comparing, estimating, measuring and volume.
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Develops physical skills: Carrying, pouring, scooping and transferring strengthen coordination, hand control and gross and fine motor skills.
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Encourages collaborative play: Perfect for shared recipes, investigations and dramatic play experiences.
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Natural aesthetic: Mint Green and Pebble Grey coordinate beautifully with wooden mud kitchens and outdoor classroom furniture.
Available Pieces
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Small Bucket Set of 3 – Mint Green: 1.6 L and 6 L sizes
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Bucket with Wooden Handle – Pebble Grey: 12 L
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Mini Buckets with Handles – Pack of 2: Grey and Mint Green
- Jug – Pebble Grey
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Watery – Mint Green: 1.7 L
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Watery – Pebble Grey: 5 L
A versatile addition to any childcare outdoor learning environment, these metal mud kitchen accessories transform simple materials like mud and water into opportunities for sensory exploration, imaginative play, early STEM learning and meaningful discovery
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