A bunch of blokes from the Wagga Men's Shed have made tiny little kitchens to bring some joy to children during lockdown.
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The imagination-powered stoves have delighted children at Charles Sturt University's Early Learning and Nurturing Centre, which received the kitchens on Monday.
Four-year-old Georgia Ip took an immediate liking to the kitchen, whipping up her own sand-flavoured pastry recipe.
"That's my cupcake!" Georgia said.
"Cupcakes. More cupcakes!"
Five-year-old Hannah Ip garnished her own cupcakes with a sprig of mint that she plucked herself from the centre's garden.
"It's for decoration," Hannah told The Daily Advertiser.
"Mint is very healthy."
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Wagga Men's Shed vice president Bill Allitt said it was their way of keeping themselves busy during lockdown while also bringing a little bit of happiness to children around Wagga.
The blokes at the men's shed have made several such kitchens, and are planning to make several more.
"We've been very well supported. We've gone around to a few businesses asking for pallets and they've been very good," Mr Allitt said.
"We've now got more pallets than we can deal with at the moment, which is wonderful."
CSU early childcare teacher Monica Graham said the kitchen had already brought some fun and laughter into the playground.
"We'd just like to say thank you very much to the men's shed for this wonderful gift they've donated to us," Ms Graham said.
"Especially through these hard and uncertain times of COVID-19 it's nice to be able to put a smile on the children's faces."
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Kenji Sato is a handsome journalist at The Daily Advertiser who enjoys writing flattering bios about himself in the third person. He can be contacted by email at kenji.sato@dailyadvertiser.com.au or by mobile on 0448 927 612.
