The big kids and I enjoy cooking and baking together but we always have
the problem that the youngest “helper” is of no help at all. So today, while we
were making pancakes for breakfast, I had a brilliant idea. Simply brilliant.
Here is how you keep the one year old occupied, happy, and even let him think
he is participating.
Step 1: Give him a spoon and a bowl with a little sugar in
it. Stir.
Step 2: Eat
Step 3: Let him enjoy the sugar high while you finish cooking!
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| My Mom is awesome!! |
Hah! What a great post. My younger one (20 months) always ends up eating handfuls of flour while my older one (3.5)"helpfully"smashes eggs onto the counter. I like the idea of cooking with my kids, and I really like introducing them to cooking and making it fun, but MAN it isn't easy sometimes!
ReplyDeleteSo true! With my 4, 3, and 1 year old "helpers" it's a miracle that I even end up with an edible finished product. Plus, it takes more time to clean up the mess than it would take to do the entire process by myself! :)
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