Well it seems that the family tradition of learning and loving to cook at an early age is continuing in my family. Tonight was my husband's Birthday and for weeks now my almost five year old has wanted to make smiley face pizzas for his Birthday dinner. So we planned that once I got home from work my husband would be banned and we would start our surprise. It was so much fun seeing my son so excited and helping with ever aspect of making the pizzas. The pizzas we made were super easy and delicious. You can buy your own dough or make your own. I used the pillsbury dough in the can tonight because we were short on time. Use a glass to cut the dough into medium size circles and then just sauce and cheese them. I used the ragu pizza sauce and it was pretty good.My son told me we had to use peppers for the mouth, broccoli for the nose and olives for the eyes. the end result was adorable. You can let the kids decide what toppings they want to use and let their imagination go crazy.
I encourage families to let their kids help out in the kitchen as often as you can. My fondest memories are helping my Mom in the kitchen standing on a chair because I was too little to reach the counter. Wether it be helping mix batter, or pouring in the flour they, feel so special when they help out. It is also great to let your kids decide what to make or have for dinner. They are eating too so they should have a say. Little things like that make the kids feel involved and want to help out more.
No comments:
Post a Comment