Start a recipe book or file of your child’s favourite recipes. All you
need is a blank notebook or set of recipe cards. Older children can help
copy the recipes out of cookbooks or magazines.
Think about a time when you had something delicious to eat at
someone else’s house. Write that person a letter to ask for the recipe.
Go for a picnic. Everyone can help make sandwiches, cut up fruit and
prepare other picnic food. If it’s too cold for an outdoor picnic, spread
out a blanket in the living room and have an indoor picnic.
Decorate a birthday cake for a friend or family member. Mom or Dad
can put plain icing on a cake, and the kids can go crazy
with sprinkles and small candies.
For a fun kid’s birthday activity, decorate a slab cake or angel food cake with
white icing. Put small bowls of sprinkles and small colourful candies in the middle of
the table, and let each person decorate his or her own slice of cake
Toddlers who are too young to help with real cooking can still have
fun in the kitchen. Try giving them plastic bowls and utensils for
pretend mixing and stirring, or just to bang on. They may also enjoy
playing with measuring cups and spoons in the sink.
Try growing some food of your own. Carrot, bean and pea seeds are
inexpensive and will grow easily outside in pots or boxes.
