you're cooking? I try and get my oldest to help me out with stirring or something but sometimes it's something she can't really help with. She wont play in her room with her toys if I'm too far off and she'll play with her toys in the living room but will get distracted with something quickly and there is a HUGE mess of things everywhere. I've put in a video for her a few times and she'll play and sometimes look up and sing along or watch and then continue playing. I've recently broke her of a tv potato watching habit a few months ago...and I don't want to go back to that. But I keep thinking to myself a half hour or 45 minutes wont hurt too much. Any ideas on anything?
What do your kids do when......
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My kids play or watch a quick movie. I want them all to learn to cook, but I can't have them all in there at the same time, so we take turns. And on the fast, rushed nights, I tell them no one's allowed in my kitchen until dinner's ready.
Have you tried maybe putting some music on and letting her dance and bang around?
Have you tried maybe putting some music on and letting her dance and bang around?
Mine will usually fight over the two chairs at the breakfast nook to sit at that counter and watch me because they know I will pick one of them to help me or I'll let them sit there and help.
Buy a small kids table and give them some pizza dough to play with, it's easy to make and they'll think they are doing something cool
Buy a small kids table and give them some pizza dough to play with, it's easy to make and they'll think they are doing something cool
Yea, we've put on music before...and she dances around...but she tries to dance in to her little sister...who is 4 months lol. So I get worried. Plus, she gets bored with that after a few minutes.
As for cooking, I'm scared of her eating the pizza dough haha. She has a small kids table, but I might have to try that with other foods too. That's a good idea though.
As for cooking, I'm scared of her eating the pizza dough haha. She has a small kids table, but I might have to try that with other foods too. That's a good idea though.
Lissa said:
I wonder where he learned that from.
Bradley's almost 5, so he's at that age where he can do math homework or something for a good 30 minutes. After that I just let him play or watch TV. He usually just brings a toy and plays by the kitchen because he likes being around us.
My girl usually does her arts and crafts at the dining room table while I'm cooking dinner, which is nice because we can chat about our day during that time.
My girl's get the playdoh stuff out alot. My 2 oldest love to watch Rachel Ray so when I am cooking my 6 year old like's to play "Rachel Ray" with her playdoh. It is quite entertaining. They get out their little pretend food, pots and pans too. I put the toy kitchen set in the kitchen so they can do that too. Even my 18 month old likes to get in there and play.
