Since he was 18 months old, your child has always been in your paws when you cook. And watching you cut the vegetables, mix, see the water from the paws boil, that completely fascinates him! His first imitation games often consisted of feeding his blanket, stirring an imaginary food with your wooden spoon in a Tupperware. So, as soon as possible, get him involved! Here are some tips for cooking with the kids and making this workshop a good one.
Cooking with children is a rewarding experience! It allows you to understand the mysteries of cooking, the tastes and ingredients that make up a recipe, to know the different foods, to become familiar with vegetables, to do your first chemistry experiments, as when egg whites are transformed into snow!
Cooking with children is also a way to open them up to new flavors. It is important to look, touch and smell the products before tasting them. The 5 senses must be called upon. Think about it to make the experience rich in sensory discoveries.
Cooking with children starts with shopping with them! Of course, shopping with children is often a mission impossible. But if we involve them as little as possible, shopping can become interesting for them and even for us parents: learning to recognize ripe vegetables, for example, is fun for them and allows them to transmit the taste for good things, healthy foods.
Let’s get into practice!
To be sure to make this cooking workshop a joyful food, here are some simple rules:
We give ourselves time
Does the recipe require 30 minutes to prepare? Plan for double!
We choose a fastoche recipe
So for the “Bavarois with 3 chocolates on a bed of field raspberries” we will wait!
And above all: we have fun!
And if there is a flour storm, so much the better!
We put on an apron
To avoid stains and then to give yourself a pro side of the (rolling) roller!
We pay attention to the recipe
Remember to print or photocopy the recipe, to prevent the pretty recipe book or the computer from getting dirty or even flooded! At the same time, a floured recipe book has charm too.
We prepare a workspace
The worktop is too high … So we go to the table that we protect with at least an oilcloth, in addition, it is more practical for cleaning.
We choose our utensils well
And we only use them for cooking and not for a knight’s fight. We favor wood, plastic and unbreakable.
We manage the slightly more delicate stages
We accompany the children, during the blender or cooking stage.
We taste but we do not abuse!
You can dip your finger in the preparation but wash your hands before continuing with the recipe. And of course, we can lick the dish, otherwise, it’s no fun, but let’s save room to enjoy the recipe when finished.
We empower a little!
By explaining the importance of taking care of your equipment, cleaning the utensil as soon as you have finished using it, doing the dishes, and cleaning the worktop at the end of the recipe!
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