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By Madhurima Haque| 10 months ago

Many parents are scared at the thought of letting their little ones near the kitchen, but some are throwing their kids into the thick of it. One dad has gone viral for his amazing transformation of his son's IKEA toy kitchen , turning it into a fully functioning version complete with running water, a mini fridge, and more. Big Toy Kitchen

Dad transforms toy IKEA kitchen into fully functioning kitchen - 9Honey

In the original video , which has now had 4.9 million views, US dad Louis Michael got to work cleaning out the toy kitchen set, unscrewing doors and taking out shelves to replace them with a mini-fridge and large mason jars that will provide running water to the sink. He also replaced the toy faucet with an actual tap that allowed his son to take a drink from his newly refurbished kitchen.

The dad also took the time to decorate his son's new kitchen in a second video. He filled air-tight containers with some of his son's favourite snacks, filled the fridge with fruits and yoghurt pouches, and provided bowls, kid-safe knives, and utensils for him to use to prepare his meals. As finishing touches, the dad added a tea towel with his son's initial on it, an apron, and some plants along the top shelf.

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Fellow parents were impressed with the transformation.

"Awesome! Teach them young!!" said one commenter.

"Dude!! You get 1000 parent point for this, great job!" said another.

"I love that you're teaching him self sufficiency through play!" said one parent.

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Some even requested that he do the same for their own kid's toy kitchens.

"Can you do my daughter's kitchen set?" asked one eager parent.

"Are ya'll for real?" asked the dad in disbelief, "I would never turn down a side hustle, so I am open to figuring this out if ya'll really want to get this done."

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Dad transforms toy IKEA kitchen into fully functioning kitchen - 9Honey

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