February 11, 2022 - Justin's 2 year old daughter goes to a Montessori-style preschool during the week, and the first thing she does upon arrival is walk over to the sink, dispense some soap, wash and dry her hands all by herself.

September 22, 2024 - This is basically a big sticker that I adhered to the top of the counter and then used a razor blade to cut out the hole for the faucet and sink. I chose a natural wood look (that looks like the original countertop), but there are so many different finishes available ... Follow the instructions that come with the IKEA kitchen to put it all together.

May 24, 2025 - One thing we’ve learned is that ... as if IKEA never intended this sink to actually drain water?!). Since the basin is not attached to the countertop, each evening when I refresh the water containers I also do a quick rinse and dry of the basin in the grown-up kitchen sink. Works for us! Thank you so much for reading about our experience with remodeling our play ...

August 13, 2020 - IKEA Play Kitchen W/ Working Sink: Most parents of toddlers can relate to the experience of regularly lifting their child up to the sink for hand-washing throughout the day. It’s not the hardest part of being a parent, but it’s also not terribly enjoyable (for either party, I imagine…

March 13, 2024 - DIY Tutorial: An IKEA Duktig functional kitchen makeover with plumbing! How to add a working sink and drain for this Montessori-inspired toddler kitchen.

July 24, 2025 - The plush vegetables in the basket are from IKEA, as well. We stored more play food and more plates and accessories in the cabinet. I tried to minimize the amount of plastic I was purchasing for this and there were SO many cute wood options! These utensils are from here and here. We did drill holes in all the utensils so we could add strings and hang them along the backsplash. I painted two burners with a gold paint pen. If you want to see how to do the undermount sink, I got that idea from Laura’s and I got the idea for the wood knobs (in front of the stove) from Molly’s.

October 7, 2023 - This creates a kitchen sink with a working drain and small pipe on the bottom that you'd need to super glue (or attach in some other way).When filled with water, it only goes down the drain (no leaking)Fits into the IKEA Duktig play kitchen (silicone recommended to keep it in place)Can be used in DIY play kitchens as well

September 27, 2022 - Stuck the tiles onto the foam board ... play kitchen for under $20!! It’s so simple. Drill holes into the sink, there are already drain hole indents so just use those as a guide....

January 10, 2022 - Watering plants: We have four small potted plants and a little watering can on the windowsill about this kitchen. Andrew can fill up the watering can on his own, and loves to help water the plants. (He can also clean up any spills by himself with his towels.) Washing dishes: We’ve showed Andrew how to wash dishes a few times, and he’s still getting the hang of it. He’s not quite patient enough to get all the bubbles rinsed off, but he’s learning. Washing produce: Eventually, we’ll show Andrew how to use his sink to wash off produce like apples or berries.

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July 17, 2021 - It’s just a medium sized mixing bowl with a 1/2 inch rim. The thickness of the rim is important because I wanted to leave room for error when cutting the sink hole in the countertop. For the countertop, we got a piece of pine, put the Ikea counter piece on top and traced and cut with a jigsaw.

January 13, 2025 - I didn’t take enough pictures of the sink, but here is the step by step that I took and hopefully you will NEVER have to do: Cut off the excess/broken plastic. Measure the circumference of the sink and cut it down to the same height.

October 8, 2019 - Made this for my kids for Christmas, and it’s my first-ever Ikea hack! It is … rough.

January 29, 2025 - MY SOLUTION: Well, turns out you can’t buy a replacement sink so someone on reddit recommend using an 8 inch pan so that’s what I did but didn’t love how it looked. Remember, there is always a solution and DIYs don’t always go as planned. I ended up painting the original sink one more time with the black Appliance Epoxy spray paint.

2 weeks ago - Ikea Play Kitchen under mount sink. These kitchens come with a plastic sink that sits on the counter but we love the style of the under mount so let’s give it a designer detail. Supplies: I used plastic cable clamps and 5/8” screws.