Cooking With Your Kids

Kids love to help when it comes to cooking. Getting
them involved early is a good way for them to learn
responsibility and a skill they can use in life.

Cooking with kids can also be a time of bonding for
child and parent.

Kids can help in various ways; age appropriate tasks
are best.

Your younger child cracking the egg may not be the
best choice. However, if you crack the egg open and
let him/her put the egg into the bowl it can make them
feel that they have truly helped.

Kids love to taste test.

There’s nothing more delightful to a child then being
able to lick the beaters after you’ve made a bowl of
chocolate frosting. Kids learn by getting involved.

A little icing on the fingers and cheeks won’t hurt
them. But, the time you spend with them cooking will
last a life time.

Showing kids simple things they can do will make them
feel important. Using sharp utensils isn’t the best
idea, but, letting a child roll a ball of dough in
their hands and placing it on the cookie sheet plays
with all their senses.

It’s a way of having fun with your children, and the
fun thing about cooking with your kids is, that they
are learning a skill, they just don’t know it!

Cooking with your kids and as a family is a great way
to keep your children talking. Keeping them involved
in things like cooking lets they know you think they
are special.

Don’t fret about the little messes they make, enjoy
the thrill of watching them taste their creation.
Remember this moment always. Kids grow up in a hurry,
giving them something special to remember is special
and cooking with them is a memory they will take with
them through life.