Ben’s Beginners is getting kids in the kitchen

They help by preparing the ingredients (washing, assembling and chopping), plus they sometimes get to choose the recipe

I let them pick out the recipes that they would like to make and then I help them to make the recipe.

Letting them choose menu items

My daughter actually isn’\t much help in the kitchen (love her) She will be three in Oct. I try to have her in the kitchen with me but after a minute she is not interested and playing with her toys. i will have to wait for her help for a little bit longer i suppose lol

My daughter loves to bake so we usually bake something on the weekend. She isn’t as much of an enthusiastic cook so I usually have to encourage her by letting her pick what to make.

They always get to help me out when i’m baking, by mixing ingredients, and decorating!

I let my daughter pick what spices we put in 🙂 when she gets bigger she’ll be more involved!

On my vist this summer my grandson helped to make French toast. My granddaughter would not even help to make chocolate chip cookies. I will have to work on her. She was happy to eat them.

I let my son help me stir, measure and pour ingredients in

We cook some stuff together, cookies etc.

they are my taste testers and mixers

The children become helpers, until they are able to follow a recipe all on their own

For now we only give small tasks of mixing a couple of ingredients 🙂

We have a large garden that the kids help plant and harvest every year. Plus we raise our own chickens, so they help with the eggs and the chickens. If helps if they know where the food comes from and makes them proud to know they really helped with making dinner.

if it’s something they really like they are quite willing to help; so usually I ask what they
would like to help make and get suggestions from them.

Have the kids help plan the meal and go shopping for the ingredients.

I would say have them help you with prep or fun things like baking cookies to get them interested!

oops I did not answer the question! I get them involved by preparing things that they like and I give them tasks that they enjoy like sifting and measuring the dry ingredients and using the electric hand mixer. Of course they get to lick the bowl of the baked goods as a special reward.

I let them gather ingredients from the cupboards and measure when necessary. I also have them wash fruits and vegetables and prepare them if they need peeling. It is such a great help.

Let them put the ingredients in

they can start with the easy prep work like washing vegetables

I let them to simple things like washing the fruits & veggies and stirring the pot.

when they were smaller I would let them stand on a stool and hand me ingredients that I had measured out, and always they liked to lick the spoon

My kids are old enough now to cook simple meals on their own, and I frequently ask them to help me if I am running short on time.

when baking my daughter helps measure and reads out the recipe instructions. She stirs and stuff too.

My kids often help with baking cookies or muffins!

It just came natural to them!

I get the kids to put finishing touches on meals. Once it’s prepared are almost done preparing.

Letting them choose what to make!

Now my kids are older, I cook, they clean.

We usually make cookies together and she stirs the bowl.

My kids like to help stir and prep stuff

I started to get my kids to help me with baking cookies, muffin

I encourage them to help me plan meals and help with baking.

I have my kids measure, mix, stir and of course be taste testers!

I get the kids to help with meals

My son cracks eggs, helps stir and whatever else he can get involved with.

help measure the ingredients and mix in the bowl!

i like to research recipes with them then get them to help make their choices.

My kids love to stir, measure crack the eggs. I let them help choose what to make.

i get them involved lots, from planning, shopping list and cleaning up

We meal plan, shop and cook together.

We make dough together and then create different shapes.

they help plan meals and shopping. thanks

I get Sophie involved by getting the ingredients for what il making.

I get my son involved in rolling meatballs, peeling carrots, and other tasks that he thinks are fun. I’d like him to learn to enjoy cooking.

My children help prepare and bake food.

we like to find recipes we can cook together. They help with the chopping, stirring…..

I get them to help cut the veggies

We like to all help make Sunday dinner as a family. Everyone help 🙂 Thanks for the chance.

I like to assign small tasks for the children to do like stirring and decorating the tops of cookies with candies etc.It really goes very well with a little encouragement and praise.They seem to love helping!

Stools at the counter with ingredients laid out. I let them measure, pour and stir.

I like to let them help with grocery shopping. Then I find they are more willing to help cook things in the kitchen that they helped pick out!

It is pretty easy to get our girls involved in the kitchen as they love it!! You just need to ask them 🙂

We bake zucchini muffins together and other things. Really helps them eat things they wouldn’t!

I took time with each of my kidlets starting around age 8 helping with a weekend meal.We started with breakfast and worked our way through to Sunday dinner with all the trimmings.I home schooled and it was very easy to adapt the curriculum to include math skills

I find my daughter is way more interested in cooking with me when she gets to choose what we make!