Cooking with Kids: Cookie Edition

Baking cookies with my grandma is one of the biggest memories I have as a child. Christmas, almost a year ago, my mom and grandma came for a visit to help us settle into our new home. One goal of mine was to unpack from our move, the other was to bake cookies with my grandma and my kids.

Baking can teach so many things; math and counting skills, hand-eye coordination, fine and gross motor skills just to name a few. 

Most of the time my kids just want to feel involved. They are typically happy watching. We let them cut out the cookies and then place them on the cookie sheet. After the cookies were baked we let them cool and then frosted them. 

After cutting, baking, and cooling the cookies we decorated. This was the part the kids enjoyed the most. More toppings may have made it into their mouths than on the cookies, but that s okay. It was a moment all about memories. They did some learning along the way which was great too.

It's okay to have your kids help you in the kitchen. It does get messy, but it is worth every minute. I will openly admit I don't have them help me enough, but I want to work harder on it.