Kid-Friendly Cooking Games

Giving the gift of cooking to a child provides math and organizational skills as well as providing self-sufficiency in the kitchen. Present the idea of cooking as a way to help out the family and learn lifelong skills and cooking will seem as appetizing as cleaning your room. Present cooking in the form of games and playfulness and a chef may be born.

  1. Preparation

    • Cooking games require a bit of forethought and preparation. Take any recipe and assemble the proper tools and ingredients in an attractive manner for the child's ease of use. Consider purchasing disposable cooking utensils, such as foil pans, so the child can make a dish just for herself.

    Hygiene

    • Before starting any cooking game, the exception being virtual games, teach proper hygiene. Clean hands, rolled up sleeves and contained long hair are essential before beginning to cook.

    Recipes

    • Choose recipes that the child will enjoy eating. Making early cooking games joyful experiences will motivate children to cook in the future. For a reverse-engineering game where the child guesses what recipe he's making while cooking, pick a dish the child is known to love and eats frequently. Depending on the level of prior cooking experience, choose a recipe that won't frustrate or challenge at too great a level. Simple is best.

    Educational

    • Choose games that are both fun and educational. Make every aspect of the recipe fun. Turn gathering ingredients from the recipe into a scavenger hunt. Cover up the recipe title and see who can figure out what dish the recipe will become. Challenge the reader to figure out which food group each ingredient falls into. Many recipes list the amount of time preparation will take. Set the timer and try to beat that time.

    2. Previous:

    Next:

    • How to Teach Your Child to Reduce Fractions
      Students generally begin learning about fractions as a math concept in the fourth grade, according to the authors of “Teaching about Fractions: What, When and How” published in the “National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 1989 Y
    • Why Your Child Should Learn How to Code
      Computers are an important part of the world we live in. Technology is everywhere and it is advancing at a rapid rate, which means children are going to have to learn to interact with it at a younger age. While other generations didn’t have a c
    • Shoebox Projects for Children on Alligators
      Alligators are much more than large-toothed reptiles that stalk marshy wetlands. According to the Smithsonian National Zoological Parks website, alligators are armor-bodied animals and the official state reptile of Florida. Whether your child has a s