Comments on: Kitchen Tasks For Toddlers

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 23 May 2019 00:35:24 +0000

Yes!! My 2 yr old is always in the kitchen with me because I love to be there and share that space with him. He helps me make dinner as long as baby sis is happy or sleeping 😉 It’s definitely helped to foster a love of healthy eating and experimentation. Also, it’s not always the easiest but I enjoy taking him grocery shopping! He helps pick out produce and we learn colors and new textures that way too!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 07:47:13 +0000

In reply to Amanda. yep. we had one and used it all the time when he was younger. i mentioned it in my kitchen tools for kids post!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 12:34:24 +0000

My 20 month old has been standing in our Little Helper step stool in the kitchen since before his first birthday. Now, he loves to help dump and mix ingredients for baking, cut biscuits or cookies, and talk about our different ingredients. He also plays at washing dishes in the sink, will bring me ingredients, and loves nothing more than unloading the dishwasher together. He understands very well the concepts of both “hot” and “sharp” (not that I can trust him with a kitchen knife or anything, lol!). Being in the kitchen with a toddler is a lot of work, but he loves it!! Check out the Little Helper step stool: we call it his “box” because it has four sides. He can’t fall out of it and it has multiple levels for a growing child. He’s a small child, and could get right up to he counter easily when we first bought it—helped him feel in on the action, especially at dinner time when my husband and I were both in the kitchen 🙂

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 10:52:04 +0000

In reply to Lisa. yes! squish is very detailed when he pretends too!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 03:25:28 +0000

Love your list! I’m always looking for more ways to keep the kids involved in with food. My little man (now almost 3) loves kitchen gadgets and tools. Helping squeeze the garlic press, pushing buttons on the blender (or telling me which ones to push!) He likes to cook in his pretend play too and is shockingly detailed with the steps… From gathering “ingredients” to putting the dirty dishes in the dishwasher.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 03:46:26 +0000

In reply to Rebecca. yay!!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 23:19:17 +0000

such a great idea! I just shared this with a client whose struggling to find the time to cook since her little girl is kinda needy right now 😉

By: Rachel {the avid appetite}

Rachel {the avid appetite} — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:21:16 +0000

My daughter LOVES helping in the kitchen. One of our favorite things to do is bake with old bananas. A perfect task for her since an even younger age is to peel the bananas and break it into pieces into a mixing bowl. Plus, she loves sneaking a taste 🙂 Great tips!

By: ErikaMC

ErikaMC — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:27:36 +0000

I’ve had my son with me in the kitchen since he was born – starting from just hanging out in the bouncy seat, then watching from the Bumbo to standing on a stool and helping. He is 5 now and loves to help me bake and cook – he’ll actually get mad sometimes if I start without him. I always give him the option to go play, watch tv or help and sometimes he picks the others but most of the time he prefers to help me and I enjoy it just as much as he does.

By: Kelli @ Hungry Hobby

Kelli @ Hungry Hobby — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 15:31:11 +0000

I LOVE the cooking with kids videos so cute and so real, keep them up!