Comments on: Simple Kitchen Tasks for Preschoolers http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/10/simple-kitchen-tasks-for-preschoolers/ Simple ways to create, discover, and play Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:01:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob O. http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/10/simple-kitchen-tasks-for-preschoolers/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 Rob O. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:51:41 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=73#comment-1663 Even with very small kids - our son just turned 3 - you can get them involved in the kitchen with things that don't require too much manual dexterity. Liam loves to help me run the mixer to make pudding or whipped cream. He isn't nearly strong or coordinated yet to run it solo, so I subtly guide the hand mixer and keep it upright while he moves it around the bowl. I'm strongly opinionated about those little kitchen playsets that parents buy for their kids. That is, I just don't understand why you wouldn't just make the effort to involve them in the real kitchen instead. And when there's nothing for him to do to help with meal prep, I enlist his aid in loading dirty clothes into the nearby washing machine. He loves helping with laundry! Vacuuming, dusting, window cleaning? Ditto! Granted, sometimes his involvement hinders as much as it helps, but he's learning the valuable lessons that it takes work to keep a house clean and he gets such an empowered feeling from being involved in those mundane tasks. Even with very small kids – our son just turned 3 – you can get them involved in the kitchen with things that don’t require too much manual dexterity. Liam loves to help me run the mixer to make pudding or whipped cream. He isn’t nearly strong or coordinated yet to run it solo, so I subtly guide the hand mixer and keep it upright while he moves it around the bowl.

I’m strongly opinionated about those little kitchen playsets that parents buy for their kids. That is, I just don’t understand why you wouldn’t just make the effort to involve them in the real kitchen instead.

And when there’s nothing for him to do to help with meal prep, I enlist his aid in loading dirty clothes into the nearby washing machine. He loves helping with laundry!

Vacuuming, dusting, window cleaning? Ditto! Granted, sometimes his involvement hinders as much as it helps, but he’s learning the valuable lessons that it takes work to keep a house clean and he gets such an empowered feeling from being involved in those mundane tasks.

]]> By: Sin título - Crece Bebe http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/10/simple-kitchen-tasks-for-preschoolers/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Sin título - Crece Bebe Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:44:14 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=73#comment-784 [...] Vía/Lest´s Explore [...] [...] Vía/Lest´s Explore [...]

]]> By: Karin Katherine http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/10/simple-kitchen-tasks-for-preschoolers/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Karin Katherine Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:16:51 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=73#comment-327 I basically do most of the things you listed. I have very picky eaters so one thing I'm trying to do is have them help select recipes and prepare them with me---so they are more personally invested in the meal. I also had them make their own placemats and they now set the table for every meal. I put the directions on my other blog http://www.mommymattersblog.com/2008/09/craft-time-table-settings.html I basically do most of the things you listed. I have very picky eaters so one thing I’m trying to do is have them help select recipes and prepare them with me—so they are more personally invested in the meal.
I also had them make their own placemats and they now set the table for every meal. I put the directions on my other blog http://www.mommymattersblog.com/2008/09/craft-time-table-settings.html

]]>