Cooking with kids is not only giving them skills, but memories too.
when I was a kid. She loves to cook, and she learned from her dad. Growing up, spending time in the kitchen together was a way to connect, even if I wasn’t helping. Talking about our days, me giving her the latest school gossip, or even her telling me family stories as she stirred and chopped.
Molly Birnbaum, editor-in-chief of America’s Test Kitchen Kids, knows the importance of cooking with kids. In an, she details the benefits of getting young kids in the kitchen. To Birnbaum, cooking is “a way to teach kids vital 21st century skills, such as critical thinking, creativity and collaboration.”
adults. But that’s a skill we’re teaching them too. My kiddo’s favorite part of cooking is prepping for whatever we’re making. Before we begin cooking or baking, we line up everything we’re using to measure. Then we get out all of our ingredients. Carving out time to get in the kitchen with my boy is fun too. He excitedly drags his little stool up to the counter so he can reach everything with ease. When he successfully cracks an egg, his face lights up. If I don’t give him enough responsibility, he is disappointed. He’s a great sous chef, fetching a rag or putting things back when we’re finished. Now that he’s getting older, he is starting to understand the process of cooking and baking more.
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