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Mrs. Helcl from Burleson, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cooking Up Imagination: A Dramatic Play Kitchen for Kinder Creativity!

Help me give my students a pretend kitchen set with play food to spark their imaginations, support social-emotional growth, and build essential language and problem-solving skills through dramatic play—an important part of early childhood development.

  • $282 goal

This project expired on October 8, 2025.

This project expired on October 8, 2025.

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What I love most about my students is how imaginative, joyful, and eager to connect they are. In kindergarten, play is their language—it’s how they explore the world, build friendships, and make sense of new ideas. I see so much growth happen when they’re given the freedom to pretend, create, and collaborate.

This pretend kitchen and play food set will support their development in powerful ways.

Through dramatic play, students practice communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and role-playing real-life situations. It helps them build language skills, develop empathy, and strengthen fine motor abilities—all while having fun. This kitchen set will transform our classroom into a space where learning feels like play, and where every child can feel seen, capable, and confident.

Mrs. Helcl Academy at Nola Dunn Grades PreK-2 Burleson, TX View local requests Never Before Funded 23 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Play Kitchen - Wooden Kitchen Playset for Toddlers and Big Kids - Large Pretend Toy playset for Boys and Girls with Cooking Stove, Oven, Pots, Pans, Phone, Microwave, Fridge, Sink, Utensils - Ages 3-8 • Amazon Business $143.05 1 $143.05
17 PCS Wooden Bakery Toy Food Playset for Kids, Pretend Picnic Play Food for Toddlers 3+, Play Kitchen Accessories with Shopping Bag, Cutting Food Toys, Gift for Girls Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Bruvoalon 32Pcs Kids Play Kitchen Toys Set, Toddlers Pretend Cooking Playset Acccessories with Pots Pans, Utensils Cookware, Foods, Canned Veges, Learning Gift for Kids Girls Boys (Blue) • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
Elitoky Cookie Play Food Set, Play Food for Kids Kitchen - Play Kitchen Accessories - Play Baking Cookies and Cupcakes Plastic Toy Food for Pretend Play, Kids Toddler Childrens Birthday Gifts • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$206.01

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$239.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.19

Total project goal

$281.29

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