Cooking for everyone doesn’t need to be all up to you – getting them to help can be a great way to keep them busy. Here are some tips from parents on having fun in the kitchen together.
Tip #1: Playing with food
Tip #1: Playing with food
Tip #2: Whose place is it?
Tip #2: Whose place is it?
Tip #3: Deal hunters
Tip #3: Deal hunters
Tip #4: A family get together
Tip #4: A family get together
Tip #5: Weekend treats
Tip #5: Weekend treats
Tip #6: Keeping them entertained in the kitchen
Tip #6: Keeping them entertained in the kitchen
Tip #7: Look at the labels
Tip #7: Look at the labels
Tip #8: Find the foods
Tip #8: Find the foods
Tip #9: Read a recipe
Tip #9: Read a recipe
TIp #10: Write a recipe
TIp #10: Write a recipe
Top tips from parents
“It’s important to let kids get their hands dirty. If you let them get messy and experiment with food, they are more likely to enjoy different types of food... One of the ways that I encourage my daughter to eat healthier snacks is chopping up fresh fruit and using them to create pictures of animals or butterflies."
- Julie, mum from Barrhead