Do you have a kid who can’t get enough of the Great British Bakeoff, Cupcake Wars, and other baking shows and dreams of opening up their open pastry shop or bakery someday? This is the gift list for them.Most pastry chefs say they’ve known they wanted to be a baker since they were children [...]Continue Reading
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Benefits of Cooking in Early Childhood
The kitchen has provided an extremely rich learning environment for our family, and it's not just about how measuring cups teach fractions. I've found huge benefits of cooking with kids in early childhood, and one of the biggest is that now I have a couple tweens who are actually big helps in the [...]Continue Reading
Kids Cook – Make Your Own Ice Cream!
Make Your Own Ice Cream!I scream, you scream, we all scream for…homemade spearmint ice cream! Store-bought ice cream is good, but trust us – homemade is better. The problem for parents is that making it yourself isn’t usually all that realistic-- the classic recipe starts with homemade custard, [...]Continue Reading
Easy Homemade Snacks for Kids to Cook
Kids can practice cooking with these easy homemade snacks Getting kids cooking has big benefits, and one of them is that it gives them the ability to take care of that never ending hunger.Last week we started this Kids in the Kitchen Series with 10 basics to make it easier to cook with kids. [...]Continue Reading
We Love Cooking with Kids – Here are the Basics to Make it Work
This post is by the founder of my favorite online meal planning service, The Six O’Clock Scramble. Try out this service with a 14 day free trial to see how is makes meal planning a breeze. ~Alissa Cooking Basics for KidsBy Aviva GoldfarbWouldn't it be nice to have a little help in the [...]Continue Reading
Really Easy Cookies for the Birds!
Birdseed Heart Cookies This is such a simple recipe for birdseed cookies. All you need is gelatin, birdseed and water. The mixture simply air dries and becomes a hard birdseed cookie.I found the recipe and wonderful directions at Bargain Hoot. Please see instructions here for a her ideas on [...]Continue Reading
