Got the mid-summer doldrums? Kids complaining about being bored? This is a sign that you need to assign some kids’ kitchen jobs for the summer. That’ll teach ’em. Oh, and maybe they’ll have fun and sample something healthy too. Without further ado, we present the Top 5 Kids’ Kitchen Jobs for the Summertime: 1. Husk […]
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Kids’ Story Book Cooking Projects
Do your kids get buried in a favorite book? When they’re ready for a break, why not do some story book cooking projects? Every now and then a book inspires a super-fun cooking project. Lucky for us, both of our boys had summer books that inspired these treats. The Pineapple Sofa Our four-year-old loves, loves, […]
Knife Skills for Kids
Kids with knives – It doesn’t sound like a great combination, right? Most parents spend time looking for the best way to keep the knives away from the kids. But if you can teach good knife skills for kids (including a proper respect for sharp knives) at an early age, they’ll be less likely to […]
The Kids’ Drawer
Next time you hear the words, “Mom, I’m hungry; will you make me a snack?” we have a proposal for you. Send them to the “kids’ drawer.” Oh sure, there’s nothing wrong with making your kid a snack, but it gets old. Not to mention that if you’re solely in charge of the food, the […]
Shopping List from a Six-Year-Old
In our ever-evolving efforts to get our picky six-year-old to expand his palate, we asked him to be chef for a night. This morning his job was to plan a menu and make a shopping list. Here’s what we have so far. Admittedly, this experiment is not off to a blazing start. That said, he […]