My son loves to cook! His favorite class at his afterschool program is cooking; the kids make something, then the teachers put it in the oven. I guess the oven is a safer way for kids to "cook" than using the stovetop.
Anyway he absolutely loves it, and I'd love to get him making food for us IRL as I think he would take great pride in it. Plus, he eats way better when he makes something himself!
Do your kids love to cook and/or bake? How often do they do it?
apricot / 428 posts
@mrbee: dd is 5 and loves to help bake sweets. dinner not so much but it's easier for me when she's out of the kitchen! that said, I'm still learning to cook but hope for her help later on!
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
He wants to cook with me all the time. He especially loves baking (or pancakes, rather...he really likes to dump the flour!). This past weekend he did most of the work making himself scrambled eggs (very closely monitered, of course!)
pomegranate / 3231 posts
At what age can you start cooking with kids? My 1.5yo is obsessed with cooking but so far he just plays with our pots and pans and stirs his fake food. He LOVES to sit on the kitchen counter and watch.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@ElbieKay: Not sure re: stovetop, but you can start baking and/or putting things in the oven as soon as your kids have the physical dexterity to mix ingredients together!
nectarine / 2987 posts
@ElbieKay: at that age LO started mixing and pouring pre measured ingredients with help. Now, at 2, he can crack eggs, measure with help, fetch items from the pantry and fridge, cut soft things like mushrooms with a crinkle cutter, wash produce and dishes, and reliably watch me work on the hot stove top without touching.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@ElbieKay: we got our lo a learning tower at age 1. She has helped me "cook" since then! I gave her a few little bowls and spoons and some flour to spoon around.
Now she measures, pours, stirs, cuts with a dinner knife (safe), peels oranges, cracks eggs. No stovetop stuff yet.
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