Comments on: October Giveaway: Japanese Obento Set

By: Sarah Joy Albrecht » Blog Archive » October Giveaway Winner!

Sarah Joy Albrecht » Blog Archive » October Giveaway Winner! — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:43:08 +0000

[...] Bunka no hi, Japanese Culture Day, the first snow of the year, and choose the winner for the my October bloggy giveaway, an obento [...]

By: Sarah Joy Albrecht » Blog Archive » Note From the Winner of the September Giveaway

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:20:09 +0000

[...] the children and I will pick the winner for the October Giveaway. With over 60 excellent suggestions in the comments on how to include children in the kitchen PLUS [...]

By: Nicole White

Nicole White — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:22:20 +0000

I have found that letting kids grocery shop with you helps them understand what is in their food and gets their creative juices flowing!

By: annalene

annalene — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:35:36 +0000

i think a good way to get kids started preparing food is to use simple recipes and fun ingredients, fruit is always a good one! i think preparing cute bentos would be fun as well… maybe a bit tedious for a kid, but its kind of like a mini art project.

By: thefragranthand

thefragranthand — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:54:24 +0000

Few more tips to add…

I cook a lot with my son. He is autistic and his occupational therapist has now started cooking with him in their sessions, simple things like Easy Mac but she has him do the whole process…. read directions, get out equipment and ingredients he will need… as well as the cooking. This has been a great activity for him to learn how to plan out a task.

Sometimes I am all excited for a cooking project and my son isn’t interrested… I find that when I have involved him in choosing what we will cook and buying the ingredients that he is more interrested and begging me to do more cooking.

By: Antoinette

Antoinette — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:48:19 +0000

What a great giveaway!
My two older daughers love to make scrambled eggs. My five year old is the awesome egg cracker (one for each person in the family). My six year old gets to count the eggs since she does not like cracking the eggs. They take turns scrambling the eggs in the bowl, then after I dump the eggs in the heated frying pan. They both love taking turns with the spatular pushing the eggs back and fort. Scrambled eggs!

By: gardenmama

gardenmama — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:25:54 +0000

What a lovely and generous giveaway!
My three little ones enjoy helping in the kitchen, each has a turn in helping me and I will also give pieces of ingredients and small bowls to each of them to “make their own” recipe alongside me. They have child sized rolling pins, wooden spoons ect which also makes them feel connected to their cooking.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:40:45 +0000

My daughter loves to help me in the kitchen. One of the things we’ve done is to get her some utensils and other supplies that are all her own. She also loves to don her HP apron (for participating in a workshop there) and help me whenever and however she can – especially if she’s allowed to lick the bowl!

By: melony

melony — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:43:26 +0000

I love to give the kids a chance to explore the world of cooking. I don’t want them to be detered by the quantity of “ingredients” that don’t always remain where they are supposed to be.One rule we hold to is “The bigger the mess the better it will taste!”. Now this is not an open license to a food fight – it relieves the pressure untli the beautiful creation is finished and ready to serve. Then we can tackle the mess in a better spirit! And as time has proven, with age and skill, there is slowly less mess in the end. But we still luagh and remind each other of our theme when a bowl gets dumped or the beaters slip out before the mixer is turned off.
We have some great fun and some great concoctions!!!

By: maki

maki — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:24:37 +0000

Cooking with kids is not only beneficial for the kids. They can bring fresh creativity and a new perspective to a tried and true meal.