Some of my earliest memories are playing with my own play kitchen. I loved "cooking" and "baking" for my grandparents, serving up plastic lumps of carrots and wooden cupcakes with rubber frosting. I remember "making dinner" and packing my own lunch for preschool. I had tea parties with my stuffed animals and made my family members order from my "restaurant". Pretend play was a great outlet for me as a kid and I think it's one of the important experiences that helped lay a foundation of creativit