Teaching kids to cook


	Teaching kids to cook

bignosemousie

12-21-2008 12:50 PM

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childhood, cooking, teaching

bignosemousie says:

I love having my daughter help in the kitchen. (I also secretly love showing her the effort and the love that goes into creating a meal for the family. It doesn't magically appear, you know).

She can make a salad by herself now. I even let her use the sharp knife (at 5!). I might be crazy.

She is getting her own cookbook for Christmas. Sometimes it is hard for me to let go of my presentation perfectionism and just let her do it as well as she can. I have big plans for her to make a whole meal herself. I'll let you know how that goes. Hahahaha.

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12-24-2008 4:43 AM

dfiskey

my favorite activity with my 4 yr old!

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