DIY Kids Kitchen Pantry

Healthy eating habits are easiest to reinforce at home, and one of the best ways to get your children involved in healthy eating is to bring them into the kitchen. Get them interested in food by giving the kitchen pantry a kid-friendly makeover. Transforming the pantry into a place where kids feel comfortable in the kitchen not only helps get them interested in food and cooking, but also provides them with a place to play while Mom and Dad prepare family meals.

Drop cloths
Paint trays
Paint roller
Magnetic primer
Chalkboard paint
Clear plastic containers in various sizes
Stick-on labels
Fine-tipped markers
Nuts
Dried fruits
Salad dressing mix
Whole-grain crackers
Natural peanut butter
Whole-grain cereals
100 percent fruit juices
Small, plastic buckets
Chalk
Magnets

Instructions

- 1
  Cover the floor in front of the pantry door with a drop cloth to protect the floors. Carefully pour magnetic primer into a clean paint tray. Using a paint roller, paint the pantry door with magnetic primer. Allow the primer to dry completely.
- 2
  Pour chalkboard paint into a clean paint tray. Using a clean paint roller, paint the pantry door with chalkboard paint. Allow the paint to dry completely. The surface of the pantry door will now be magnetic and a giant chalkboard, perfect for displaying kid’s artwork and keeping them entertained in the kitchen.
- 3
  Clear off the shelves in the pantry that are easily reached by your children. Using clear plastic containers, fill the bottom shelves with kid-friendly snack items. Have the kids help you create labels for the containers, making it easy to identify each item.
- 4
  Add small, plastic buckets to the bottom shelves. Fill the buckets with colored chalk and magnets for your children to use on the newly made-over pantry door.

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