Cooking Games for Kids and You!

You can join and play kid games with your little one, turn cooking into a great fun game the two of you can enjoy on a quite afternoon.

Cooking is one of the activities for kids which is both educational and fun.Many children are curious about how food is prepared and are eager to help in the kitchen.

Food games for kids have many advantages -

They can -

Nurture a lifelong appreciation for good, nutritious food and eating well.

Teaches patience, careful planning, and sticking to some basic rules.

Can change fussy eaters for good.

Opportunity for Learning

When a child is measuring ingredients, they are learning math skills. When following a recipe with you,its the reading and comprehension skills being reinforced.Kids can also be informed about basic chemistry concepts and nutrition.

Some educational food games for kids might include nutrition bingo, using beans to mark the spaces, or quizzes on the food pyramid.

Kids will love to help you with even simple tasks like, using cookie cutters, or decorating a plate with garnishes such as parsley or edible flowers. They can also be given the responsibility of measuring out ingredients and mixing them with a spoon.

Here are some delicious, kid-pleasing recipes both you and your child can whip up together to play kid games and enjoy -

Sweet and Delightful Fairy Cakes

Pita Pizza for Kids in 10 Easy Steps

Scrumdiddly Kid-friendly Quiche

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An important note on before we get started and play kid games of cooking some yummy recipes -

Sanitary and Safety Measures for Cooking Activities for Kids

Reinforce the importance of washing their hands thoroughly with soap and warm water before handling food. Dont stop your kid games after cooking, take the help of your little helper in cleaning the work area by washing down surfaces with a sponge and warm water, both before and after cooking.

Take special care of safety rules such as keeping hands away from all hot surfaces, using the right size pots, pans, and lids to prevent splattering, and to keep handles pointed toward the back of the stove.

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Sweet and Delightful Fairy Cakes

Makes 18 cakes

Ingredients

2 packages (8 ounce) of cream cheese

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla

Cherry pie filling

18 vanilla wafers

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.


2. Line the paper baking cups in the muffin pan.


3. Now, in a bowl, mix togethr all the ingredients cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla essence, until it is light and fluffy.


4. In the bottom of the baking cup place a vanilla wafer and fill each cup with the mixture.


5. Bake it for 12 to 20 minutes


6. After cooling the cakes slightly a small part if the cake top with a knife and fill he cake with cherry pie or chocolate filling.


7. Enjoy!

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Pita Pizza for Kids in 10 Easy Steps

Serves 4 people or 2 very hungry people

Ingredients

4 pita bread pockets

1 cup canned tomato sauce

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Turn on the oven to 350 degrees.


2. Place pita pockets on a cookie sheet.


3. With a spoon, put some tomato sauce on each pita. Spread the sauce around each pita so it almost touches the edges.


4. Divide the mozzarella into four equal piles.


5. With your hands, put one pile of mozzarella cheese on each pita.


6. Spread the cheese around each pita until it is almost touching the edges.


7. Take the parmesan cheese and sprinkle a little bit on each pizza.


8. Put the cookie sheet with the pita pizzas in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.


9. When you take the pizzas out of the oven, let them cool for 5 minutes or so before eating.


10. Enjoy!

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Scrumdiddly Kid-friendly Quiche

Serves 6 people

Ingredients

4 eggs

2 cups whole milk

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 9 inch unbaked pie shell

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.


2. In a large bowl, scramble together the eggs and the milk with a fork.


3. Add the salt and pepper to the eggs and milk.


4. Pour the cheese into the pie shell. Spread the cheese to the edges of the pie shell.


5. Pour your egg mixture over the cheese.


6. Put your quiche in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.


7. Turn down the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 25 minutes more, or until the crust is golden brown and the egg and cheese filling has set.


8. After you take the quiche out of the oven, allow it to sit for another 5 to 10 minutes before serving.


9. Slice into 6 equal pieces and enjoy!

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And Of course, the most fun part of cooking is eating!

Play kid games and enjoy !

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