Gravytrain...in the summer we did a "car wash" where they got buckets of soapy water and sponges and they cleaned the ride on toys and bikes and they loved it! I never thought to get them to do that with our play kitchen items...thanks for the idea!

I admit I am a huge food waster ( I know, I know, it's terrible ) so I don't have an issue using food for play but I can certainly understand why some people do. I buy the cheapest stuff I can for play(I'm a couponer so I stock up when boxes of pasta are a quarter!) and I always buy the cheap no name pudding but I know that for some it's more of an issue of wasting food when so many people are starving everyday!

You're much braver than me....no worm holding here!! lol