Activities You Can Do in the Kitchen with Kids
Activities You Can Do in the Kitchen with Kids
Most of the adults do not go to work. These days when we are mostly at home, activities to be done at home with the children, especially in the kitchen, can help to disperse the dark clouds a little. It can even be an opportunity for things that we did not have the chance to do with them in our busy lives before. In this process where we need extra morale and motivation, small innovations to be made together in the kitchens, meals to be prepared, cakes and doughnuts can provide you with positivity.
During this period, you can allow them to make dough with their hands, get their clothes dirty, and even make a mess. After all, we all have much more time.
Take your child and supplies with you and get to work. Stools and learning towers that will make them work more comfortably for activities to be done at the counter may be of use to you.
Baking a Cake
Whatever the recipe and taste are, there are many fun ways to make cookies for kids. The most important of these is the the cake batter. It is a great pleasure to offer the children who are used to making things with playdough the freedom to eat them. Take out the ingredients for the cake, but leave it to them to adjust the amount of ingredients. Mixing the ingredients is one of the most fun parts. Let them use their hands, for sure the cake will be more delicious. After the ingredients are mixed, give them time to play with the dough.
Making Cookies
If you want to make cookies instead of cake, it is literally child's play. You can use not only ready-made moulds, but also many household items and even their toys (after washing and cleaning of course) as moulds. This is an activity that is both fun, and that develops children's creativity. Don't forget to suggest that they decorate the cookies with accessories such as raisins according to their shapes.
Making a Cake
There is no doubt that cake is one of the favourite desserts of children. It is a sweeter and more colourful activity than sponge cakes and cookies. You can also get help from your children while preparing the sponge cake and batter for the cake. You can make a wide variety of your cakes, they can be decorated with different coloured toppings such as colourful fruit and chocolate sauces and with patterns. You can leave placing the fruit, pouring and spreading the batter to the kids as you build the cake together layer by layer. One of the most enjoyable parts of the fun cake making progress is the decoration of the cake. Let them do the decorations as they wish and as they imagined. Remember, your cake may not be as aesthetic as a patisserie's, but your child's making it will make it perfect.
Preparing Breakfast Together
One of the fun activities that can be done with children in the kitchen is to prepare breakfast. You can choose different kinds of foods that will make breakfast special for a cheerful start to the day. Toasted sandwich, eggs with sausage or bacon, and toast with eggs are just a few of them. For example, when making bread with eggs, they can stir the eggs and they can dip the bread into the egg. For more delicious and rich menus, cooking spring rolls or crepe with the children is another option. Giving your child a task during the preparation process, this can even make them eat with more appetite.
Having a Picnic in the Balcony
These days, when everyone has to stay at home, if you have a balcony, it might be a good idea to utilise it for at least an hour during the day. The weather is starting to warm up. On a day when the weather is even warmer and sunny, you can have a picnic on the balcony. You can put your tea in a thermos like going on a picnic and turn the balcony into an activity area. For dinner, chairs and tables can be moved to the balcony. It should not be forgotten that children need sun and fresh air as much as they need to have fun and do activities. In this context, delicious meals prepared in the kitchen can be eaten together with the family on the balcony table. This will do some good for the boredom that kids live in these days.
Preparing Pizza and Burger
In these days when children are away from school and their friends, some 'award meals' can also be prepared. These foods, which should not be consumed too much as they are normally considered as fast food, will make both children and other family members smile a little in these difficult times. It is very easy to prepare hamburgers with hamburger buns that can be bought from the markets and hamburger patties that you can make with your own recipe. Likewise, pizzas with sausage, olives or cheese can be prepared together in an hour.
Arranging Kitchen Decoration
Not only preparing meals and desserts, but also changing the kitchen decoration are among the activities that can be done with children. Rearranging the kitchen shelves, removing the excess inside the cabinets and relocating the paintings on the walls will be fun and a good distraction. This activity can be done mostly with children between the ages of 12 - 15. If your child is younger, you can ask them to make drawings for the kitchen and frame these drawings and hang them on the wall together.