Basic cooking skills for young kids

15 Basic cooking skills for young kids to try

• Buttering a slice of bread  

• Cracking eggs into a bowl

• Crushing biscuits for bases in a plastic bag with a rolling pin

• Crushing garlic in a garlic press

• Cutting pastry or dough shapes out using cookie cutters

• Cutting soft fruit such as a banana with a non-sharp knife

• Decorating biscuits or cupcakes

• Grating cheese

• Kneading and rolling out dough using a rolling pin

• Mashing bananas with the back of a fork

• Mashing potatoes with a potato masher

• Peeling vegetables with a vegetable peeler

• Rubbing in butter and flour for a crumble or pastry

• Sieving flour

• Whisking eggs in a bowl

• You could even get them to help you make some healthy snacks for their morning or afternoon tea.

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