I love spending time with my kids in the kitchen, as I’ve posted about time and time again… sometimes though I’m short on time and their eager help can become a teeny hindrance. On such occasions, I have a number of activities I delegate them to do, that way I’m still cooking with my kids, but it’s not delaying our mealtime.
Scale Play
Get out your kitchen scales (where to find some!) and give your kids a number of ingredients to weigh, recording the weight of the different ingredients as they go. This can keep this kids busy for ages and teach them a little math along the way too!
Chop Fruit & Veg
Hand the kids some kid safe knifes (where to find some!) and let them chop fruit and vegetables for a salad for dinner or even get ahead on lunch box prep for the next day and get them to chop their fruit/veg for the following day’s lunch box. They can chop to their hearts content with you close by in case of any struggles.
Beat Eggs
My kids just love beating eggs and other ingredients together with a whisk (where to find one!). I let them create their own yummy dish by beating together eggs and whatever else takes their fancy. This creation could become a part of their meal or saved for breakfast or lunch the following day.
Measure Volume
Using measuring cups and bowls, the kids like to move a cup of water into different vessels to see how the same amount of water looks in their favorite cup or bowl. A funnel is also a fun tool to incorporate into the measuring activity.
Wash Dishes
Best of all – if the kids are old enough you can get them to wash your dishes as you go! Mine are a little too young for this just yet – washing dishes right now usually ends up with a soaked kitchen (and children!) – so I’m waiting for them to be old enough to wash up for me as I go. (A Mama Can Dream!)
These are my favorite cooking with kids activities for when I’m short on time. I’d love to hear from you – do you have any activities to add to the list?
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