Category
Art & Design
Oven Aesthetics
Trend cluster
Category
Kid-Friendly
Kitchen
Modern appliances adapt into compact, easy-to-use tools for adults & children.
5.2
Trend score
Trend
What is the Kid-Friendly Kitchen trend?
Kid-Friendly Kitchen: Moving beyond cute, kit-friendly aesthetics, brands are offering kitchen accessories and appliances that both adults and kids can use. Focusing more on functionality and easy access, brands are adapting everything from ovens to knife sets to be more kid-friendly through compact sizing, training sets and streamlined methods.
Insight
The consumer insight behind the Kid-Friendly Kitchen trend
Many adults are eager to teach their kids important skills that are extremely useful and look for accessible, child-friendly products to do so. Not only do these types of enriching activities allot bonding time between parent and child, ultimately strengthening their relationship, but they also allow kids to explore possible hobbies or contribute to their independence for later in life.
Trend themes
Themes within the Kid-Friendly Kitchen trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Kid-Friendly Kitchen
Brands are offering kitchen accessories and appliances that both adults and kids can use.
02
Personalized Appliance Pods
The SideChef oven works with single-serve pods containing all the ingredients needed to prepare a cookie.
03
Compact Multi-Functional Devices
The Cubie by Panasonic is a small appliance that satisfies a number of cooking settings, from frying to fermenting.
Industry implications
What the Kid-Friendly Kitchen trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Kitchen Appliance Industry
Companies can create and produce more functional and easy-to-use appliances that cater toward both adults and children.
For
Personalized Food Industry
Creating personal appliances and food pods helps enable consumers to make fresh baked and cooked meals quickly and easily.
For
Compact Home Appliance Industry
Designing reliable, multi-functional and easy-to-store devices for micro homes and apartments.
Workshop question
How can you adapt your product and service offerings to be more inclusive of all ages?
Trend signals
Trend signals for Kid-Friendly Kitchen
Trend score 5.2 out of 10, from popularity 79%, activity 70%, freshness 8%.
Popularity79%
Activity70%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X (not a primary audience)
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Evidence
Examples of the Kid-Friendly Kitchen trend
4 featured examples from May 18, 2016 to Nov 6, 2018CategoryArt & Design
Compact Smart Cube Ovens
Cubie is a Panasonic Oven That is an Incredibly Nifty Kitchen Addition
The home appliance industry can explore the market demand for compact, tech-savvy ovens.
CategoryArt & Design
Personal Cookie Ovens
The SideChef Oven Uses Pods of Dough to Bake Cookies Nearly Instantaneously
The SideChef Oven showcases the potential for smart kitchen appliances that leverage connectivity and automation in food preparation.
CategoryArt & Design
Cartoon Character Ice Crushers
The Doshisha Disney Ice Crusher is Licensed from Disney Japan
The consumer appliance industry can adapt by developing more personalized, design-focused products based on licensed characters to differentiate themselves in the market.
CategoryLife-Stages
Kids Kitchen Training Sets
The Le Petit Chef Set Teaches Kids How to Prepare and Cook Safely
Designing and manufacturing child-friendly kitchen utensils and tools that prioritize safety and functionality for young aspiring chefs.
