PLAY COOKING

Now on fun activity:

Let your kids help out in the kitchen, or for younger ones, encourage them to play cooking just like you.

TODDLERS:
You can set up a corner at your kitchen for your little one's stove or cooking corner (far from stove, oven, or any hazardous instruments or ingredients).
Be creative! You don't have to break your bank account buying all those expensive miniature tools or ingredients. Anything could be toy: plastic or paper containers and bottles, tea or plastic spoons, dry beans, pasta, medium moving box painted as stove (supervise your kid), small mittens and apron, ...

OLDER KIDS:
You can start by introducing food names, how to tell if an apple is fresh or not, how to clean vegetable, or how to set a table for family dinner.
As far as cooking, we are thinking of salad because it is easy and can be a great and fun way to start in the kitchen.
Also, assign them their own mittens and apron.

Always remind them to clean up after playing. This will promote strong sense of responsibility and accomplishment.
Supervise them at all time.
Have Fun!

note: we love wooden kitchen toys by Haba, Erzi, Melissa & Doug
-AP