Page 4 - Little Cook CookBook Interactive eBook
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COOKING WITH CHILDREN CAN...
♥ Increase language development
♥ Increases math and reading ability ♥Enhance fine motor skills
♥ Increase focus and attention
♥ Promote healthy eating
♥Boost self-confidence
♥ Encourage family bonding
♥ Encourage trying new foods
Always cook with adult supervision!
HOW TO GET CHILDREN INVOLVED:
START THEM FROM YOUNG: Invest time to cook in the kitchen when they are young and expose them to a wide variety of nutritious foods
START SMALL AND BUILD UP: Start with small jobs (picking herbs, spinning salad leaves dry, mixing), giving the child decisions can empower them.
MAKE THE TIME: Make weekly plans (2 nights a week is cooking with children night) HAVE A HANDS ON ATTITUDE: Get the children to taste, touch and smell the ingredients
your cooking with, and explain that it is ok to not enjoy all foods, but to at least give it a try
REMEMBER TO WEAR...
♥Your hair tied back
♥ An apron
♥Closed in shoes
♥ No loose clothing sleves
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COOKING IN THE KITCHEN
