Kids in the Kitchen

My "visual" recipe to help me keep
both kids busy while we cook together

My kids are getting older and I haven't taught them to cook. I have a new goal for us to cook together until they know how to cook meals independently. Along with preparation, I want them to learn meal planning too.

We started this week cooking together again. No one wants to stop their activities to prepare meals, but since we all like to eat, we gather in the kitchen!

I print all my recipes on printer paper (8 1/2"x11") and store them in sheet protectors in a 3-ring binder. Each week when I plan meals, I pull out the recipe for planning the grocery shopping list and then hang it on the fridge.

For each meal we've made so far, I've made a "visual" recipe to help us with the steps. This has helped me keep each child on task without long periods waiting for me.

Since starting this blog, we've had spurts of cooking together, but now is the time to "compleat" their education!