Making Dinner With My 9, 6 and 3 year old
The other night we had so much fun making dinner as a family… I am LOVING getting my kids more involved in the kitchen! Not only are they learning great life skills (how to cook, nutrition, teamwork, etc.)… but, they are working together and also enjoy the responsibility! It is amazing to me how much better they eat when they play a part in creating what they are eating.
So – Friday night, we BBQ’d cheesburgers (I know – super healthy!) … My 6 year old was totally into making the patties. We added all sorts of spices and sauces – I don’t think we will every be able to recreate the wonderful taste of the final meal!! But, it is the memory that counts, right? What I remember… we added a little salt, pepper, garlic, onion, BBQ sauce and who knows what else… mixed it in a bowl with our bare hands (she loved this part!) and then made 6 patties. I should have known to buy more ground hamburger… lesson learned.
While she was helping me make the patties… hubby started up the grill, and I got my 3 year old putting a little bit of butter on the buns so we could toast them ever so slightly. He was too cute… my ‘little bit of butter’ and his ‘little bit of butter’ are quite different. So, my 6 year old helped him add some and spread it around… precious!