Originally Posted by
Maza
Of course you don't have to have a mud kitchen!
If you search this forum you will find that we have discussed it quite a few times. Lots of us don't have mud kitchens. Anything that the children might gain/learn from a 'mud kitchen' (whatever that has come to mean) can be gained/learned without having a 'mud kitchen'.
In order to justify to yourself why you shouldn't have a mud kitchen if you don't want one - think of what the children would possibly be doing in a mud kitchen - there are lots of other ways of interacting with mud/nature, lots of other ways of playing cooking/mixing potions, lots of ways to not worry about getting their hands and clothes dirty...