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Does anyone have some good dinner recipes that let a child not allowed to use a knife or the stove help?
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Anything that involves measuring is good. I usually don't measure -- I eyeball most measurments -- but if the kids are helping I'll use measuring cups so they can help. Also cracking eggs, if you don't mind possibly having to pick bits of shell out.
They're also good at making instant pudding for dessert.
But I let both of mine cut soft things like mushrooms with a butter knife and stir things on the stove (with close supervision) when they were 18 months old. By the time John was 3 he could make french toast or scrambled eggs pretty much by himself.
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It really depends on how old the kid is. I let my 2-year old sit on the counter and whack the cans and boxes with a wooden spoon before I open them.
My five-year old, I let sit on the counter and stir food in the pan and sprinkle in the seasonings. She can also toss salads and put the garlic butter on bread.
At about seven or so, it's good to start teaching them how to use a knife correctly and safely.
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quote:Originally posted by Minerva: Does anyone have some good dinner recipes that let a child not allowed to use a knife or the stove help?
No bake cookies!!!! (Ok so you have to use the stove, but you could help them with that part!)
1 3/4 cups white sugar 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup butter 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter 3 cups quick-cooking oats 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in peanut butter, oats, and vanilla. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper. Let cool until hardened.
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quote:Originally posted by Geraine: No bake cookies!!!!
I've had those. It's called a tube of cookie dough that you just can't help but to eat before it gets to the oven. Posts: 891 | Registered: Feb 2010
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We've had two kids, got out of $60k of debt, changed jobs twice, three times for my wife and wrote a novel. Just a wee bit busy. How has everyone else been?
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