Kids love to help their parents in many activities, especially in the kitchen. They all like sweet dishes and will be eager to help mom to bake a sweet and tasty cake. This will enable them to learn a valuable life skill and also learn the ratio of mixing and measurements.
Delegate to each kid jobs that suit their age. Younger kids can do the stirring and mixing ingredients, while the older kids could deal with placing the utensils on the oven and handling the stove top.
Kids can learn and benefit a lot through cooking lessons. They learn to measure ingredients, giving them first hand experience in using basic math skills. Ingredients are often measured in factions, and also in terms of teaspoons and table spoons. In this way they will be able to distinguish between different measurements, and thus gain a sense of volume and training in mental calculation.
Taking help from kids in preparing food is one simple way of making them get interested in food. They will be happy to eat the food they helped to prepare. More over, they will be also able to appreciate the benefits and properties of different foods. It will also stimulate their creativity by trying new foods. They will learn that cooking is not a task, but a creative and enjoyable activity.
They will also learn the importance of cleanliness in cooking, nutrition and food safety. Cooking make them understand how to make use of different ingredients to prepare tasty and wholesome meals, instead of always using ready made foods. It will also teach them the importance of washing hands, vegetables and fruits to safeguard health and prevent diseases.
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Behavior, Learning, Toddler
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