As far as educational qualities, it teaches cause and effect, and following a series of steps or directions. But once you've done everything in the game a few times its less fun because its the exact same every time. There is no strategy, the most fun in this game is the discovery of the many possibilities. It is a great game for her to learn how to make the controller work. The youngest played as long as I'd let her when we first got it, but now that we've had it a while she gets bored much more quickly. The older two played it a few times but maxed out its potenetial quickly. I have 3 kids, 8,6 and 3, so I thought this game would be great for the younger ones. Learning is reinforced by requirements to follow specific steps during the cooking process, including adjusting flame strength on burners, preparing ingredients and utensils (e.g., buttering pans, turning on the ventilation fan, washing pots and pans), and cleaning the kitchen. Whether fixing eggs, bacon, and pancakes for Minnie and Mickey Mouse, baking a cake, cooking a steak, or trying out recipes, kids can control the speed of the cursor and save the game at any time. Gameplay encourages experimentation with ingredients, setting the table, arranging the room, serving food, and topping off concoctions with syrup, berries, and more.

More than 30 recipes are provided by FamilyFun Magazine, utilizing a fully stocked refrigerator and pantry in My Disney Kitchen. Young chefs learn how to prepare various dishes, create meals and experiment with zany appliances, and acquire a practical sense of cleaning up after finished.

Originally released by Disney Interactive in 1998 as a hybrid title for the Macintosh and PC, My Disney Kitchen gets re-cooked for the PlayStation, courtesy of BAM! Entertainment.

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