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All you need to do to get your kids involved in preparing family meals is to ask them to help you cook once or twice a week. Kids can start doing simple tasks, such as pouring ingredients into a bowl and mixing, at a very young age, moving on to more complicated tasks as their motor skills improve. We are here to help you involve your kids in the kitchen and show them how to cook. Here are some tips and tools to help you involve your kids in the kitchen. Read more
Everybody has to start somewhere. If your kids are young or you are nervous about allowing them to use the stove or sharp knives, you can still try many cooking activities together. Starting out simple can be a good way to introduce your children to cooking and can help them build their confidence in the kitchen. The more opportunities kids have to practise cooking, the more they will learn.
To help make sure kids feel like they have ownership of a meal, it is important to give them their own piece of the meal to make. By giving your child a low-risk project such as making a special salad or guacamole to accent the meal, you can help him or her feel like they have contributed, which will help to increase their cooking confidence.
Think about which of the following tasks your children are capable of:
There’s nothing more fun than a smorgasboard night, where everyone can assemble ingredients to create their own unique combinations. Learn more
By making breakfast as a family, even just once a week, you can create timeless traditions and fun memories for your entire family. Learn more
Use your next family movie night as a fun way to get everyone together in the kitchen. Pick a food related movie to watch and make the featured food together. Learn more
Intermediate-level tasks build on the basic cooking skills that kids already have. At the intermediate level, you can switch your role from ”Kitchen Manager” to ”Assistant,” as your child develops more skills. It is important to continue to challenge your children with more responsibility and harder tasks to increase their confidence over time. The more important kids feel their contribution is, the more confidence they will gain in their cooking ability.
Think about which of the following tasks your children are capable of:
Explore different foods and cooking skills with your child by cooking your way through all the recipes in a cookbook. Learn more
Let your children show off their cooking skills by treating you to dinner at home. Learn more
Add, change or remove ingredients from your family’s favourite recipe to put a new spin on an old favourite. Learn more
Even if your children have developed a variety of cooking skills and have the confidence to use them, it is important to continue to challenge them with new cooking tasks. At this stage, you can start to be more creative when cooking with your kids and try new cooking techniques. Never poached an egg? Challenge yourselves to make Eggs Benedict. Done it all? Put a new spin on one of your favourite recipes. As you try new ideas, you will expand your child’s cooking ability and confidence while creating positive memories that will last a lifetime.
Think about which of the following tasks your children are capable of:
Put your family’s imagination to work by creating a new recipe together. Learn more
Your family’s creativity will be put to the test as you work together to find new ways to plan meals using your favourite ingredients. Learn more
Stir up some friendly competition by challenging your family to prepare the same ingredients in two different ways in a family cook-off extravaganza. Learn more
