Little Chef is a pretend kitchen that packs itself away. Closed, it is a bright yellow backpack-shaped case with a carry handle on top, about 23 cm wide and 24.5 cm tall. Open the lid and it becomes a small kitchen: a white worktop, a blue two-burner stove, and three cooking tools hanging on hooks inside the lid.

The box counts 22 pieces. Children get a kettle, a cooking pot with a lid, a frying pan with a lid, two cups, a stack of plates, a pink spoon and knife, and pretend vegetables including a green pepper, a carrot and a cob of corn. The slotted turner, ladle and spatula hang inside the lid, so they are easy to find and easy to put back.

That last part matters more than it sounds. Most kitchen sets end up as a pile of loose cups under the bed. Here everything goes back inside the case, the lid closes and the whole kitchen goes on a shelf, into the car for a trip to the grandparents, or under one arm to a cousin's place.

Pretend cooking is one of the best games for small children. They copy what they see at home, practise words like hot, cold, stir and pour, take orders from the family and serve them on the little plates. The box calls it role play and interactive fun, and marks it for ages 3 and up.

If you want a bigger kitchen with water, steam or sound, we stock larger sets; Little Chef is the compact, travel-friendly choice at Rs. 1,650 for all 22 pieces, a good birthday gift for girls and boys alike.

Order the Little Chef kitchen set with Cash on Delivery anywhere in Pakistan, including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Multan; stock, city and the delivery charge are confirmed on WhatsApp before dispatch.

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