My favourite all time toy was a "stove" my father made from four wooden butter boxes. These were probably about one foot square and were used to transport pounds of butter. I see they are now a collector's item and for sale on various places on the Internet.
For my stove, they were stacked up into a square, old metal jam lids painted black were the stove elements, and empty thread spools were the stove knobs. My dishes went into the boxes and I had hooks for cups. I loved it and cooked while my neighbourhood friends played with my dolls...which I was never very interested in. Linda, do you remember that stove?
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