Why Teach Kids Cooking Activities?
I started kids cooking activities and kids cooking lessons with my
children after my oldest son would create "something" in the kitchen
almost everyday. He would fill a pot with water, add sugar, salt,
apples, whatever he could find and ask me to cook it on the stove
top. He didn't want to follow a recipe. He just wanted to create
something using, whatever he could think of.
I came to understand how much kids love to cook and want to help in
the kitchen. When they are young they pretend to cook in the
kitchen, make mud pies in the sandbox, and what kid hasn't made
bubble cakes in the bath tub?
Kids do cooking activities all the time!
Why you should do kids cooking activities!
Here are 10 reasons why you should do cooking
activities with your children.
- Learning to cook helps children to learn about nutrition and
healthy eating. They are growing up with fast food and junk food
at their fingertips, which is part of the reason why child
obesity is on the rise! Teaching kids to cook will help
instill skills to last them a lifetime.
- Boost their self esteem. If your child needs a boost of
self confidence, (and who doesn't!) cooking in the kitchen will
do just that. They are accomplishing a task, learning something
important and contributing to the family.
- Create family time and bonding. Take time to cook with
your children and they will have memories that they, in turn,
can pass on to their families. It may take a longer time to get
the meal or snack done but the moments with your children will
be priceless. (Just remember to have patience. Don't worry about
flour on the floor or spilled milk).
- Kids will be more apt to eat what they make. Perhaps,
it is the enthusiasm of creating something themselves, but they
will be more likely to eat whatever they had a hand in making.
- Kids learn real lessons in science, language, math and
creativity. Cooking will help reinforce all these
subjects! Visit What
Children Learn While Cooking page for more information.
- What a great way to learn life skills. This can be
especially helpful when kids are on their own and won't have to
rely on fast food and junk food to sustain them.
- They can help contribute to the family and they can
feel the importance of helping.
- They are working together as a team, whether it is
with a parent or with a sibling to get the job done.
- Cooking teaches them planning and making choices.
- Practice creativity and imagination. Kids cooking
activities are a great way to express themselves and enjoy their
All of our kids cooking activities and ideas
are kid tested, doable and fun. They just need:
- A dash of time
- A pinch of originality
- A cup full of enthusiasm
So put on an apron and lets get started with Kids Cooking
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