{"id":19364,"date":"2014-08-14T15:18:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T15:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alwaysfoodie.com\/?p=19364"},"modified":"2014-08-14T15:18:30","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T15:18:30","slug":"cooking-with-kids-tips-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/culinaryguide\/cooking-with-kids-tips-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooking with Kids \u2013 Tips & Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now this doesn\u2019t mean putting the kids in your next stew or spaghetti Bolognese \u2013 it\u2019ll taste horrible \u2013 but rather getting your children to help out with some of the cooking. Getting them involved in the culinary side of things from a relatively early age is a great idea; it\u2019s something that will make them feel grown up and be proud that they\u2019ve actually helped create something. Plus, you\u2019ll also hopefully have something nice to eat at the end of it.<\/p>\n

Here are some tips and ideas for getting the kids involved when you\u2019re cooking\u2026<\/p>\n

Get them their own equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n

To really make them a part of things then get them their own little sets of kitchen equipment and utensils. You don\u2019t have to get them a food mixer or anything like that, but just some wooden spoons, an apron, cookie cutters, etc, will really make them enjoy the whole experience that bit more. You also don\u2019t have to worry about them breaking your things then, too!<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Baking is a good place to start<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re just getting your children into cooking then baking is a great place to start. A lot baking involved whacking everything in a bowl and mixing it, which is perfect for little ones whose fine motor skills aren\u2019t yet refined. There is plenty you can do with baking \u2013 cakes, biscuits, tarts \u2013 so there will no doubt be something yummy to eat at the end of it.<\/p>\n

Explain as you go along<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you really want your children to learn about cooking then make sure you explain everything as you go along. If you don\u2019t then there\u2019s a good chance they will just become confused and not really sure what\u2019s happening. It might take a bit longer this way but it\u2019s worth the extra effort. Also explain about the different foods your using; it\u2019s a great time to explain where different meats and other foods come from so they know exactly what they\u2019re eating.<\/p>\n

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Safety first<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cooking can obviously be quite dangerous for children, so make sure the necessary precautions are taken. For example, only use the back hobs where possible, always turn pan handle away from them and move knife blocks away from the edge of the work surface. You should also teach your children about food hygiene, getting them to wash what they\u2019ve used and explaining the perils of raw meat, etc.<\/p>\n

Get messy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

One thing that\u2019s almost unavoidable when cooking with the kids is that it\u2019s going to be messy, so don\u2019t fret too much about keeping everything neat and tidy. The children will enjoy it more that way and are much more likely to want to do it again.<\/p>\n

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For some great recipes to make with the kids, check out BBC Good Food<\/a>, whilst if you need some new cooking equipment, from microwaves ovens to spatulas, both Electric Shop<\/a> and Lakeland<\/a> are excellent.<\/p>\n\n

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Now this doesn\u2019t mean putting the kids in your next stew or spaghetti Bolognese \u2013 it\u2019ll taste horrible \u2013 but rather getting your children to help out with some of the cooking. Getting them involved in the culinary side of things from a relatively early age is a great idea; it\u2019s something that will make […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/culinaryguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/culinaryguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/culinaryguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/culinaryguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/culinaryguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/culinaryguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/culinaryguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/culinaryguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/culinaryguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/culinaryguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}