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Kids’ Kitchen Jobs for the Summer

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 corn

Buy a load of corn for dinner, from the farm market if possible. Station your kids in the kitchen, or even better, in the back yard, with a big bag to hold the husks. Then have them peel away. Bonus time-consumer: Tell them you don’t want to see a single strand of corn silk left – This should add at least 15 more minutes to the job.

2. Pit Cherries

Got a big basket of cherries? Give your kids a hand-held cherry pitter and set them up in a place where you won’t care about cherry juice splatters. Outside is best, but the kitchen sink will do too. If you have two kids and two cherry pitters, see who can pit the most in five minutes.

3. Spin Salad

Got lettuce at the farm market? Got herbs in your garden? You’re going to have some mighty tasty salads this summer, but someone’s going to need to clean them. Put your kids in charge of washing the lettuce leaves, spinning them in a salad spinner, and then tearing them into bite-sized pieces. Who knows, they may sample some along the way.

4. Scoop Watermelon

America’s favorite summer fruit is here, but it needs some prep work before you can enjoy it. One way to get your kids involved is to cut the watermelon in half and then have them scoop out balls with a melon baller. You can also chop the melon into large pieces and then have your kids cut bite-sized cubes with a safe kids’ knife. In this picture, we made a watermelon basket, carved out large chunks of watermelon, and then had our helper chop them into smaller pieces. (True, the pieces were not perfect, but who’s complaining?)

5. Squeeze lemons

You never know when you’re going to want a big batch of lemonade. And for that matter, you could always use some extra lemon juice to drizzle over cut fruit or grilled vegetables – or your nicely washed salad. If your kid needs something to do, hand him a big stack of lemons (cut in half) and have him squeeze away using the lemon juicer.

Now who’s going to complain about being bored?

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