As a kid, I remember one of the most exciting things to do was to be able to bake cookies or create edible goodies in the kitchen with my Mom. I don’t recall this happening too often, but every once in a while we were able to do fun stuff in the kitchen with Mom.
Now that my daughter is three years old and loves helping in the kitchen, I am inspired to have her create some edible treats for Grandma this Mother’s Day. I’ve been letting her help in the kitchen since she was two. She already helps me with baking cookies, cakes, and bread. She loves putting on her little apron and chef’s hat that a friend of mine made for her birthday. Little One even helps me measure out the flour and sugar. She helps crack the eggs and beat, mix, blend, and incorporate all the ingredients. It’s a lot of extra work for me (the clean up is ten times more than if I would have just done everything myself), but the process is what is important. Ha! I must remember to keep telling that to myself when there’s flour all over my counter, table, and floor!
I’ve found for Little One, if she creates something in the kitchen and makes it with her own two hands, she will definitely eat it! We don’t have issues with her and eating (the kid eats everything from okra, seaweed, tofu, eggplant to fish, liver, and even things Mommy doesn’t eat!). However, I love showing her what food is before and after you prepare it. The amazement in her eyes is classic!
Looks like you guys had fun, and I think that’s the most important part!
Ok looks delicious! Now you’re beginning to make me feel creative here Christine!
This is so great! I love getting them involved in the kitchen and teaching them about all the different aspects of food.
PS. She is soooo cute!
Looks like she had lots of fun, LOVE her creation!
Canadian Dad:
LOL! That’s exactly what my husband said!
Multi-Testing Mom:
Oh, she indeed has a lot of fun in the kitchen. She ALWAYS wants to help. I need to learn to let her “help” more and not worry so much about the clean-up after. I “try” to let her help as much as she can and as often as she can, but I have a gnawing dislike for mess 🙁 It’s quite the dilemma when you’ve got a 3 year old! Mess and young children often go hand in hand! LOL!
MamaWee:
I feel badly – I feel so lazy lately with the kitchen concoctions that I almost wished little one wanted to make just the plain rice krispie squares and nothing fancy. LOL! 🙂
Kat:
Our little one LOVES creating things in the kitchen. It’s pretty cute. She also loves creating a huge mess, but it’s all good! lol
We are not allowed to make Rice Krispie squares in my house anymore because Daddy eats them all in one day….
Wonderful contest and looks like your daughter has a blast in the kitchen 🙂
great contest – we love rice krispie squares around here too!
It sure looks like you had fun! I love making Rice Krispie treat creations too!