What are some easy and creative ways to get children helping in the kitchen?
You can get your kids started from a very early age — children as young as two or three can tear lettuce for a salad. But you do need to choose your moments. On a night when you have 45 minutes to make dinner, eat it, clean up and be out the door for swimming lessons, getting your kids involved in meal preparation can be a hassle. I like to apply the “chef’s apprentice” model for getting kids into cooking. Even young children can have responsibilities like setting the table, folding napkins, or pouring milk into glasses. Or give them legal-sized paper and crayons and ask them to make placemats while you cook. The most important thing is for all of you to enjoy being in the kitchen together. Q: Okay, let’s say I’ve got a bit of extra time to spare. What are some specific kitchen tasks my children (ages eight, seven, and four) could do? A: On a night when you have more time, children can be given all kinds of prep jobs: grating cheese, measuring out rice or pasta for cooking, or countin
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