
Most pre-school children love to “work” in the kitchen, just like grown-ups. Cooking with children can be a challenge, but it can also be a great experience for both child and adult.
Here are some jobs many preschoolers can do in the kitchen with a little supervision:
- pre-measure ingredients for recipes
- stir ingredients in a bowl
- set the table
- wash foods in a colander
- core, tear and rinse lettuce
- tear spinach
- snap beans
- shell peas
- prepare garlic cloves
- peel bananas
- stem strawberries
- pit cherries
- peel oranges
- knead dough
- crack cooked eggs
- beat with rotary beater
- spread filling on bread
- grease pans
- cut dates with blunt scissors
- cut soft foods using a rounded point knife, no paring knives
With a little help and encouragement, children can become competent and enthusiastic cooks.
Happy and healthy cooking with kids,
Chef Crombie