There are so many reasons to get your kids in the kitchen and to teach them to cook. There is no way I could list them all here. But I do want to share some of the reason why I think kids need to learn to cook.
Kids in the Kitchen – Why Kids Need to Learn to Cook
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The biggest reason why I want my kids to learn to cooks is because I’m not a fan of cooking every single day now, and I know I’m not going to cook for my kids all the time once they are grown and living on their own.
My oldest loves to make make supper now that we have done some cooking and baking together, and her cooking and baking on her with me supervising, and she is no confident enough in her skills to take over. She will come to ask a question if she isn’t sure about something, which is exactly what I want her to be able to do.
Donut Fractions – Fun Math Center
Practice dividing circles into equal parts with this Donut Fraction Math center. Perfect early introduction to fractions.
Includes 3 different sets, 2 pages each.
Healthy Eating
Cooking your own meals is a great start to eating healthier meals. Sure you can make some really unhealthy foods, hello no bake peanut butter cookies sitting there calling out my name, but you can make amazing, delicious healthy meals too, like stir fry chicken with rice, full of vegetables.
Kids are more likely to eat what they help cook too. Just like growing their own food in their gardens, the more invested they are the more likely they are to want to eat it.
Cooking Meals is Cheaper than Fast Food
Once you kids are out on their own, budgeting their meals, they are going to see how much it cost per meal to go to a fast food restaurant compared to making a meal at home. Plus, much more healthy.
Give them the skills now so they are prepared for the future.
Learning to Cook Helps with Confidence
The reading and math skills that your child is learn all come into play when they start to make a dish. They are going to be more confident in those skills once they see what they have accomplished at the end of the cooking/baking time.
It is an amazing feeling to say that you have cooked a meal, no matter your age, but even more so when you are first learning.
Life Skill in the End
No matter what reason you come up with for teaching your child to cook, they are learning an important life skill. As a bonus, those memories made in the kitchen with your kids are going to last a life time. For you, and for them.
When you teach your kids to cook, they are going to be more likely to teach their kids to cook.
