Cooking Ideas in the Kitchen with the Kiddos

There are so many benefits to kids cooking in the kitchen. It is great for bonding, it creates independence, and it works on their fine motor skills, to name a few.

Morgen and Trisha share their ideas on how to get their almost 2-year-olds more involved in kitchen and cooking tasks. Let's just say it started with a lot of trial and error. We all know baking is a science, so when Remi slapped the pile of flour that her and Trisha had just added to the bowl and it went everywhere, or when she tried to eat the raw egg, that's when Trisha discovered that baking might not be the best route yet and perhaps she'd stick to less messy tasks.

Morgen started with Charlie adding cut potatoes to an empty pot, and she pridefully watched as Charlie learned to shell edamame. Then she got real brave and ordered a set of nylon junior knives (link below) for Charlie.

Morgen and Trisha have some new and exciting tasks they're going to try with the girls like peeling a hard-boiled egg or a clementine, spreading butter or jam onto toast, and tearing up lettuce for a salad. They're chock full of ideas, so listen in as they laugh and share the things that have worked and the things that haven't, inspiring them to challenge the girls to some new cooking in the kitchen activities.

 

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Foldable Wooden toddler stool

YOUNIS Kids Kitchen Stool, Toddler Learning Stool Tower Folding Step Stool with Non-Slip Mat, Safety Cooking Standing Tower Stool for Kids with Solid Hardwood Construction - White

 

Junior child knives

Tovla Jr. Knives for Kids 3-Piece Nylon Kitchen Baking Knife Set: Children's Cooking Knives in 3 Sizes & Colors/Firm Grip, Serrated Edges, BPA-Free Kids' Knives (colors vary for each size knife)