Our kids cook a lot. We started out having them help us with what ever we were making. They learned to mix, measure, crack eggs, identify ingredients, etc. Gradually we did less and they did more. Now JJ, who is 11, can make many things from scratch without any help from me at all (except getting a few things off high shelves she can’t easily reach.) Lot’s of people think cooking is too hard or too dangerous for kids. It’s not. It does take some training (which is good, fun time spent together) and it takes a certain amount of willingness to accept messes (kids can’t cook without covering everything in flour and goo) and occasionally odd results.
Cinnamon Rolls
YUMMM!
Alan can also be found at Roberts Roost writing about his families adventures on their micro-eco-farm.
Excellent rolls JJ. Good job.
(You can pass that along please Alan)
Wow…GREAT job JJ! It is so important to make sure our kids grow up to be self sufficient. When our oldest went away to college he was the only one among his friends who could either cook or do laundry. We do our kids not service at all by doing everything for them. Great job Alan! Kim
my 5 year old cooks and washes dishes better than my 12 year old, go figure.
she loves to help out in the kitchen and has since she’s been able to stand up on a stool next to me. once she learns to read, there will be no stopping her! for now, i tell her how much to use and get the ingredients for her (she has reaching problems too) and she does the rest with minimal help from me.
i think society in general isn’t doing this near enough with their kids. too many microwaved conveniences to worry about from scratch cooking i suppose. something about biting themselves in delicate places comes to mind.
Oh, yummy! Haha – now I want to run down to my kitchen and make some cinnamon rolls.
My 11 yr old made an apple pie for me this fall. She said -don’t worry Mom, I helped Grandpa make a quiche this summer-I can do it. It was the best pie I have ever had!
Thankyou Grandpa!!
My daughter is 7 and she has quite the menu of goodies she cooks. Kids are messy but so am I for that matter. Those cinnamon rolls look real tasty. You gave me an idea for weekend cooking.
Is it bad that I see this post title in my live bookmark feed and think, “I wonder what’s the best wine to serve with kids once you’ve cooked them.”