The kitchen is a wonderful place for the whole family to enjoy. Your little ones will thoroughly enjoy eating, playing, and becoming your little sous chef in a few years. To ensure your space is child friendly, browse our top 5 tips on how to toddler proof your new kitchen.
Limit Sharp Edges
Children love to run around and play throughout the entirety of the home. Small bumps can happen from time to time, particularly in a room that lacks soft furnishings, so you may consider incorporating rounded corners for worktops and tables when designing your new environment. Alternatively, if you are looking to bolster safety in your existing space, then you can invest in covers for edges to soften any little knocks.
Stain Resistant Materials
As a parent, you’ll know that children can get a little messy from time-to-time. This can often transfer on to your kitchen surfaces, requiring a spot of extra cleaning. To limit this, consider the materials used throughout your kitchen. For example, glass surfaces are easily smeared while some kitchen doors are susceptible to little finger smudges. Investing in a quality material with anti-fingerprint properties can make maintaining your kitchen so much easier.
Secure Your Contents
Young children, particularly toddlers, are curious and love putting things in their mouth. In the kitchen, there are many products you will want to keep out of your children hands such as cleaning products, alcohol, and spices. Make sure to store these well out of reach along with sharp objects such as cutlery, utensils etc., to keep your kids safe.
Store Small Appliances
Small appliances such as kettles, toasters, blenders, and air fryers are commonly found in most kitchens. However, we would recommend taking advantage of their size and make sure to store them away after being used as precaution. Even if unplugged, small appliances can still be easily knocked over on to the floor
Install Safety Locks
If you want to ensure your space is totally toddler proof, then you may look at ways to stop kids from getting into your cupboards. Even if you have secured consumable products out of reach, there may still be items in your more easily accessible storage locations. A practical solution to this issue would be the implementation of safety locks. These come in all shapes and sizes to be sure to find the one that is suitable for you while keeping in mind they should be easy to remove if you decide to sell your home.
Heart Of The Home
At The Kitchen Depot we know that the kitchen is the modern heart of the home. If you followed these five tips then your new kitchen is ready to be the perfect family space for dining, cooking, entertaining and more with your little ones.
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