Well since my oldest was about 17 months old my kids have all enjoyed helping me in the kitchen.
It could be something very simple from putting peanut butter on apple slices with raisins. One of the first recipes we made together was chicken soup..before that he didnt much care for soup. afterwards he loved it because he helped
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My 3 year old does stand on a chair at the island and we talk or listen to music while I chop and he dumps. If it’s gonna take a bit of time, he likes to eat a carrot while I chop some vegetables, and he always asks what’s good about each thing. After practicing, he can now be trusted to take measuring spoons (when I hand them to him) to scoop and level off, and dump it in the bowl. He likes to stir and knows to hold the handle with one hand and stir with the wooden spoon with the other hand. Last night we had tikka masala and my 7 year old made the basmati and dumped the chicken pieces into the skillet after melting butter. I let my 3 year old measure out the spices, and in a separate bowl the corn starch, salt, and cream. My 7 year old stirred that stuff and poured it into the skillet with the chicken, and they took turns stirring it. Teamwork! (Yes, it takes a little longer and is NOT a break at this age, but it’s important for them to learn to cook, have some fun, and it’s a chance to bond and that’s wonderful).
Sometimes I give him corn chips or crackers to crush, and I’ll put it in a large ziploc bag, give him a rolling pin, and let him go to town on that while I’m busy elsewhere. He can also do the shaking if I put potatoes or meat in a bag to toss around with flour or oil and seasonings.
He also loves to get his hands dirty and help his big brother make meatballs, sausage balls, things like that, and we stand next to each other and he copies me as we roll a little cheese and lil’ smokies in a crescent roll (pig in the blanket kind of thing) or we lay the crescents flat, scoop out a little bit of “whatever” (rice and crawfish etouffee, cinnamon apples, chicken mixture, little pizza sauce, cheese, and pepperoni…literally whatever) onto squares and then lay another square on top and pinch the edges. His might be a little more messy, but it’s ok, it tastes the same. I just stress that we take our time and just copy me. Both boys also like to make cookies and top them however they like at my friend’s house. And of course, they love making pizza. We use the pillsbury refrigerated dough, they put on some sauce and spread it around with their spoon, and then can top it however they like. They always put a layer of pepperoni on, then a layer of mozzarella, then a layer of whatever they want (green/black olives, onions, red/green peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, etc) and then top that layer with cheddar or mozzarella. I don’t let them handle jalepenos when cooking “just in case” but they can eat them after they’re cooked.
Noodles are interesting for my kids, because they’re hard and crispy when they go in…I stand right there and direct them, they’ve had “dry runs” as practice so they know how to put the noodles in without causing splashes that could hurt…but then yeah, a few minutes later when I remove the noodles and drain the water, they can look and see how different it is. They think that’s pretty cool.
We make biscuits with Bisquick, milk and cheddar cheese, and a sprinkle of garlic. We either do drop biscuits (which are faster, so more “immediate gratification” or we knead it (according to the box directions) and do cut outs with cookie cutters and bake them.
For dessert, have her help you mix up apple pie filling from scratch (mix sliced apples, sugar, cinnamon, a little lemon juice.
Make pudding and/or pudding pie. Easy, fun to whisk, and yummy. For pie, we use a store bought graham cracker crust.
Homemade pizza, either with pizza shells, pitas (for smaller size) or on English muffins. Spread sauce, & sprinkle cheese and herbs. Bake or toast in toaster oven.