Cooking with toddlers??

[dmills]

I am looking for a few recipes/ideas that I could have my 3.5 year old help with.  Examples:  Ants on a log, baggy ice cream.  Anyone have any other good ones?

[JennŠ]

Today we are baking a cake from a mix.  I get to measure and she gets to pour and stir.  I get to put in the pan and put in the oven.   Pancakes: I measured and poured, she mixed.  (then would not eat)
Kneading the bread dough after it comes out of the machine.
Ready to bake cookie dough.
I made scones one day and she helped shape them.  Keep in mind that mine is not quite 3, so yours may be great at doing more.   

[aidliz]

No recipe ideas, but my ds helps me with cooking all the time, he loves helping.  I use him as a gopher.  I put all the things I will need in a low cabinet and ask him to get oil, breadcrumbs, flour, eggs, whatever.  He gets what we need from fridge also.  He makes the salad,  I cut he puts it together.  I let him help with what ever doesnt require cutting, although he wants to.  Unless he can use a plastic knife to cut, which isnt to often. Happy cooking.

[Deb_in_oz]

muffin and cake mixes are great - i keep a couple in the pantry for moments when they request baking imprmptu like today - we are making a date loaf that is healthy and yummy and only needs 1 egg, some water and a loaf pan! they love that.  muffins are good as there is lots of activity with the loading each muffin paper case etc.

a good one we did when alex was only 2 1/2-3 was making pizzas - i bought the ready made mini pizza dough bases and laid out all the bits - sauce, shredded cheese, toppings and we made them up together including making faces on them using peas, corn and other small topping bits - she refused to eat them for dinner but LOVED the cooking part.


you can bake cookies and decorate them together or make something like a cereal bar / rice krispie treat which is mostly pouring in ingredients and lots of stirring (my girls favourite part is stirring)