Cooking with kids is equal parts messy, fun and important life skill learned.

We started early with these guys, and you can too! Here are my favorite jobs for small helpers:

Toddlers

• stirring
• helping dump ingredients into bowls
• greasing pans
• separating (cupcake liners, tomatoes from a vine, etc.)
• tasting 🙂

Preschoolers

• breaking eggs (really!)
• retrieving ingredients from the pantry or shelf
• counting out scoops
• putting chopped items into a pan or bowl
• cleaning up

Elementary aged kids

• chopping with kid-safe knives
• zesting & juicing fruit
• pouring out batter
• setting the timer
• setting & clearing the table

There’s more where this came from…