Description

Your child plans a simple meal, writes the shopping list, and cooks it for the household with an adult alongside for the knife and heat steps. A real meal with real responsibility.

What to prep

• recipe
• ingredients
• kitchen_tools
• notebook

Play guide

1. 1Have your child choose a simple meal they can realistically cook, checking for anything the family cannot or will not eat.
2. 2Ask them to write the shopping list and check what is already in the kitchen so they only add what is missing.
3. 3Go through the recipe together first and agree which steps the adult handles (sharp knives, the stove or oven, hot pans, draining boiling water).
4. 4Let your child do the prep they can manage safely while the adult stays in the kitchen and takes the heat and sharp-knife steps.
5. 5Serve the meal together and let your child hear how it went, then help with the clean-up as a team.