https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:28:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907588 Sun, 05 Jan 2020 17:22:13 +0000 mrs.kiwi 2907588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bees_knees: sorry for the late reply!</p> <p>We have these “knives”.. toddlers can use them as well. They have chopped bananas, tofu, squash, cucumber, etc..<br /> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Vegetable-Chopper-Stainless-Colors/dp/B0001XXCYC" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Vegetable-Chopper-Stainless-Colors/dp/B0001XXCYC</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907535 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 23:58:21 +0000 jhd 2907535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: French toast is next on my list of things to teach DS!</p> <p>I forgot DS also loves to help make his Annie’s Mac and cheese. I drain the pasta from the boiling water but he does almost everything else </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907534 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 23:55:59 +0000 ALV91711 2907534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS is 6.5 and loves helping in the kitchen. </p> <p>Around 3 he started helping with baking, he’s now operating the kitchen aid in his own. </p> <p>This summer I taught him how to do scrambled eggs and French toast. He has done it on his own, with supervision. </p> <p>He likes to peel carrots &amp; potatoes. </p> <p>He has even helped with canning pickles the last couple years and he likes that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907533 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 23:42:01 +0000 jhd 2907533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@petitenoisette: yes to kids trying more foods if they are involved in cooking. My 5yo has tried several new foods lately as a result of just being in the kitchen helping me make things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907532 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 22:47:42 +0000 petitenoisette 2907532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baking (though we don’t do it enough) - both my almost 5 and almost 2 year old helped me make cheesecake for Xmas dessert this year. Measuring/pouring/egg cracking. My recipe requires 5 boxes of cream cheese so my older one opened them all and the little one put the boxes in the recycling. :happy: </p> <p>Then pizza night like others have mentioned. I usually buy dough and I do that part but my older one puts on the sauce and cheese. Also tonight she cut up cucumber using a pastry scraper which I bought for her. </p> <p>Following for more ideas! My kids are really picky eaters but I feel the more I involve them the more they might try. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907531 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 21:42:53 +0000 rpparker 2907531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: My MIL gave my 4 year old the same knives for Xmas and they are awesome!</p> <p>I watched a friend’s kid (same age as my DD) one evening and planned on everyone making their own pizzas for fun. My friend’s DS could not have been more disinterested and it made me so sad! Cooking together are some of my most fav memories! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907528 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 20:27:29 +0000 catgirl 2907528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bees_knees: DD has these knives and she loves them!<br /> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Q5YH9C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Q5YH9C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1</a></p> <p>DD is five and helps a lot in the kitchen - mostly measuring, pouring, and stirring with whatever I am cooking. Mainly if she asks to help, I try to let her - even if I'm not sure she can do it or I'm worried about the mess. I'm regularly surprised at what she is capable of if I just agree to let her try. I've also found that involving her in the meal planning has made her even more interested in helping me cook. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907527 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:29:19 +0000 jhd 2907527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bees_knees: these are the knives we got but we haven’t used them yet StarPack Nylon Kitchen Knife Set (3 Piece) - The Perfect Kids Knife, Lettuce Knife and Safe Kitchen Knife <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0162AI724/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6K9dEbK37ZR1R" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0162AI724/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6K9dEbK37ZR1R</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907520 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 18:36:23 +0000 bees_knees 2907520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: @mrs.kiwi: what kid safe knives do you have? I’ve been debating getting some! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907515 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:35:26 +0000 mrs.kiwi 2907515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Smoothies is a super easy one for young kids! Just let them dump in frozen fruit, peel and break apart bananas, pour in water and put the lid on. Then they can take turns pressing the on button.</p> <p>My kids help me bake all the time. Scooping, stirring, measuring, kneading dough.. we make cookies, brownies, breads, pies..</p> <p>I also have kid friendly knives so they can chop up whatever I’m cooking (veggies, tofu...)</p> <p>We have made sauerkraut which is a fun sensory experience since they have to squish the cabbage and salt mixture with their hands.</p> <p>When I roast veggies or potatoes I have my son sprinkle salt, pepper, and garlic and give him disposable plastic kitchen gloves so he can mix it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907514 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:20:24 +0000 jhd 2907514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My five year old loves to help in the kitchen.</p> <p>He helps me make cookies, cakes, muffins etc. from scratch or sometimes from a mix if we are short on time. He loves to crack the eggs, use the kitchen scale to measure ingredients, turn on the mixer, etc.</p> <p>He can make scrambled eggs pretty much independently. He's a cautious kid and I am always right there with him. With supervision he has made us breakfast before: scrambled eggs, toast, and microwaved pre-cooked bacon.</p> <p>He helps make pancakes. He likes to mix the batter, pour it on the griddle, and flip the pancakes.</p> <p>We've started doing mini pizzas on Friday nights also. We use various types of crusts, sometimes even just tortillas or whole wheat English muffins. He loves to help assemble and it's gotten him into eating pizza for the very first time.</p> <p>I got him some kid safe knives for Christmas and his own spatula and whisk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907508 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 15:26:21 +0000 LemonJack 2907508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like baking is an easy way to introduce kids to measuring and following a recipe. I’ve slowly ceded control to my five year old, and she can do most of it on her own at this point. I do have her crack the eggs into a separate bowl in case any shell parts end up in there, but she’s usually pretty careful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907498 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 14:09:52 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2907498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I suck at letting the kids help me (I suck at cooking in general) but dh gets them to help with specific jobs. If there isn’t really anything they can do, he gets my son to write down everyone’s “order”. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907494 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 13:15:57 +0000 bees_knees 2907494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JennyPenny: My kids love helping me bake everything! I'll let DS1 (age 5) measure (flour, baking powder, etc) and DS2 (who is 3) and DS3 (almost 2) can dump it. DS1 and DS2 also like scooping out cookie dough or whatever. They also like rolling out dough into buns. Mixing up any seasonings/rubs. Basically I let them do whatever they want (while I pray for patience :silly: ) as long as it's not flaming hot! We made pigs in a blanket the other day and they really liked doing that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907489 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 13:04:52 +0000 JennyPenny 2907489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skinnycow: That's actually basically the same steps as the puff pastry so that would probably be a hit at home too. I wonder if I could even get them to put some veggies on...</p> <p>@LCTBQE: She absolutely is! And my kids liked that there was a video on the page with the recipe that we watched first. </p> <p>@gotkimchi: Oooh thanks for the rec!</p> <p>@JennyLayneAZ: yeah...I still haven't let the kids near a heat source yet. I'm not sure when I'll be ready for that, but hopefully soon. I'd like them to be confident cooks one day </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907480 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:26:32 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 2907480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following. My 3 1/2 year old wants to help me cook all.the.time. and it freaks me out that she's going to burn herself. I was thinking of the make your own mini pizzas, we may have to try that. But I'm interesting in hearing more ideas as well! All I remember helping with as a kid was frosting cookies and stirring the gravy. So, everything I learned, I learned as an adult lol I don't want that for my daughters! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907476 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:02:09 +0000 gotkimchi 2907476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>More momma on Instagram has a meal plan and it’s meant to be with kids and she details which steps kids can do </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907474 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 11:51:50 +0000 LCTBQE 2907474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JennyPenny: Ina Garten is the queen, I love every recipe of hers. Thx for the recommendation, going to try it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907473 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 11:51:20 +0000 LCTBQE 2907473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skinnycow: oh that's a cute idea!</p> <p>This is probably pretty obvious, but my 3-year-old loves making from-scratch pancakes on weekends. One of his favorite books is an illustrated cookbook called Silver Spoon for Children, it's Italian recipes--I'm excited to make some of them with him when he gets a little bit older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907463 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:36:35 +0000 skinnycow 2907463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really a recipe but we do personal pizzas on Friday nights. Everyone gets their own mini crust and my 3.5 year old will put her own sauce, cheese,and toppings on her pizza. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907458 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:44:00 +0000 JennyPenny 2907458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/ham-and-cheese-in-puff-pastry-recipe-1943937" rel="nofollow">https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/ham-and-cheese-in-puff-pastry-recipe-1943937</a></p> <p>Last night I made this with my kids (5 and 2.5) and it was a huge hit. They were able to help roll the pastry, spread the mustard and toppings, and got a huge kick out of doing the egg wash. Bonus - it was delicious!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cooking-with-kids-recipes#post-2907457 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:42:59 +0000 JennyPenny 2907457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to start involving my kids in cooking more often and I was hoping this could be a place where we could share recipes that work well for cooking with kids. Ideally the recipes would have steps that kids can do independently or with some minimal guidance, I think - but I 'm curious what works for everyone else. </p>