If you follow us on social media, you’ve undoubtedly seen numerous posts about our new mud kitchen. What is a mud kitchen and why does it get early childhood educators so excited? A mud kitchen is simply an outdoor play kitchen. Our LANK Café is complete with a child-sized counter, hooks and all sorts of cooking utensils. The mud kitchen is a quintessential childhood toy. It serves as a catalyst for natural socialization, creativity, and dramatic play at its finest. You may h