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The eagerly awaited SYMPLY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE 6 will be released and available to purchase at all good newsagencies Aus..
Come and join Annette at the following events: Friday, 6 August 2010 11am - 12pm SYMPLY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ..
Book 6 released on Friday 6th August!! Join us at the launch!
26-Jul-2010The eagerly awaited SYMPLY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE 6 will be released and available to purchase at all good newsagencies Aus..
Upcoming Appearances - August
21-Jul-2010Come and join Annette at the following events: Friday, 6 August 2010 11am - 12pm SYMPLY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ..
Kids in the kitchen
It was recently said that teaching your children to cook is a great way to enhance their math’s skills. What a great way to have your child learn the basics of cooking at any age and to also increase their learning ability. Think about it; making muffins requires you to weigh margarine, measure milk, prepare cups of flour and grams of dried fruit. Then the skill of being able to divide the mixture so that you end up with 12 equal sized muffins. Who would have thought that something we do on a daily basis may be the start of unveiling a mathematic genius and great cooking skills too. Here are some tips to get your kids in the kitchen:-
- Have a stool handy so little ones can reach the bench easily.
- Provide an apron to avoid extra mess.
- Let them pick recipes that they like and help them to write a shopping list. In the supermarket they can be the shopper and work out the money they need for the purchases. This is a great opportunity to encourage learning about weights and measures, for example you need 500g of mince or a 420g can of tomatoes.
- Work out the level of difficulty for recipes to suit the age group so they can be in charge as much as possible. Don’t make the cooking too hard if they have little or no experience in the kitchen as this could lead to frustration and spoil the experience.
- Never criticise or be angry with them even if they drop an egg on the floor. Forget about the mess and have fun.
- Provide proper oven gloves to protect their hands when removing food from the oven or microwave.
- Explain hygiene – chopping on different boards i.e. chicken on one, vegetables on another. Show how to avoid cross contamination and encourage washing of hands.
- Make a reason for the children to cook such as a visit from Grandma or for snacks to take to school or a gift such as cookies, muffins or a fruit cake. Praise is a mighty strong way for cooking to become a fun and pleasant experience.
- The cook never washes up; this may be great motivation to get teens in the kitchen.
- Spending time together cooking gives parents an opportunity to teach fractions and other measurements and also educate about food and nutrition, for example how flour is made, what are sultanas and how they are grown. I am sure that some kids think milk comes from a carton, so share your knowledge with your children and then share great food together.
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