Clabber Girl Family Fun
Safety Guidelines
Keep yourself safe in the kitchen! Download the Kitchen
Safety Checklist from the Home Baking Association - read and
practice rules that are meant to keep you safe while you're having
fun in the kitchen.
An invisible enemy is lurking - learn about this threat and how
to combat it. Fight BAC! - Bacteria is everywhere, and food borne
illness is no laughing matter. For Kids only! Join
the Food Detectives at fightbac.org
to learn about food safety.
Demonstrate How-Tos
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Teach children how to wash their hands. Encourage
them to keep their hands away from hair, nose, mouth, etc while
handling food.
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Show children how to use cooking utensils correctly.
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Use a preparation surface that is at the child’s
level. It is not safe for your child to stand on a chair or
stool.
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Teach children how to clean up.
Be flexible
Keep an ingredient substitution chart handy. Be willing to explore
food substitutions for an ingredient your child cannot eat. Enjoy
imperfections and creative shapes!
Talk to your child about the food you are
preparing.
Reinforce math skills (counting, measuring, separating, sequencing
of events, etc). Notice your child’s eye-hand coordination
and use of small motor skills.
Enjoy being a team.
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow. Let this be a learning
experience for you, too!
Age appropriate skills - Children
can do many things in the kitchen! Find out the guidelines by age
for your children, and know what to expect.
Preschoolers:
Read the recipe to them
Learn to wash hands, surfaces
Adult may pre-measure some ingredients, let them add to bowl
Stir, tear, squeeze, cut with plastic knife
May be able to cut shapes with cookie cutters, with supervision.
Sprinkle baked goods with candies, chopped fruits, sugars, etc. |
K-2nd
graders:
Everything a Preschooler can do and
Begin to read recipe and instructions
Chop soft foods, grating cheese
Wash fruits and vegetables
Measure, stir batters, knead dough |
3rd-6th:
All of the above and
Read the recipe, assemble all ingredients
Learn how to use small appliances, preheat oven
Handle pans in and out of oven with parental supervision |
Pre-teens:
With experience can do it all |
Teens:
Plan foods into menus, Shop, Teach someone younger |
