Toddlers can take an active role in preparing foods.  Based on your childs abilities you can get them involved by pouring, slicing, whisking, squeezing, and garnishing.  Here are some ideas:

• Preparing finger foods by stacking foods.  ex: stacking cheese on top of crackers, or cucumbers on top of toast
• Using a spatula to spread fruit or butter on crackers, toast or bread
• Stirring together ingredients
• Whisking eggs in a bowl
• Scrubbing raw potatoes or yams
• Mashing potatoes or yams
• Cutting shapes from Jell-o
• Squeezing lemons, oranges, or limes
• Snapping the ends of green beans
• Arranging food on a plate or tray.

How do you get your children to help in the kitchen?  Have any fun children geared recipes?  Please let us know!

Ashley Myers