Tag Archives: kids in the kitchen

Sep30

School Holiday Fun – Rainbow Spaghetti!

Posted on September 30, 2013 by thestick81

I actually made this for the little 2, thinking it would keep them entertained for an hour while I got some work done. Turns out the older kids loved it too. Can’t really blame them, it feels cool and looks so pretty! I just used one standard pack of pasta, if you were doing this at a birthday party, you might want to use 2 or 3 for lots of kids. Separate into equal groups of as many colours as you have, then cook each pile at a time, rinsing the saucepan between colours. You don’t need a lot of water, so it heats up quick. The whole process only took about 30 minutes for 5 colours. More details if you run your mouse over the images. Enjoy.

Water, food colouring, pasta.

Add colouring, then pasta, cook as normal or a little less for firmer pasta

You don’t have to add oil, but it makes it extra slimy fun.

Ms4 having a play

Resisting the urge to eat it.

Sensory play,

School holiday entertainment.

Jul28

Kids in the Kitchen, Egg Bread (French Toast)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by thestick81

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Kids in the Kitchen, Egg Bread (French Toast)

Here is another super simple meal idea that the kids can cook themselves. Most people would consider it a breakfast dish, but we have had it as dinner on busy nights or when we don’t feel like a huge meal.

All you need is fresh bread, lots of eggs (roughly 2 per person) dash of milk, butter or oil for the fry pan and what ever your desired sauce might be. BBQ, tomato, maple syrup and bacon!

Flat bowl, fry pan, eggs, oil or butter, eggs and some milk/

Crack a few eggs into a bowl and whisk with a dash of milk.

Kids love whisking!

Place one piece of bread at a time in the bowl, turning so you cover both sides

Place in a hot fry pan (med=high) until slightly brown, then flip.

Ready to eat.

Eggy Bread

French toast

In a flat bottom bowl, whisk the eggs with a dash of milk, soak the bread for a few seconds each side, then place into a hot oiled pan. Flip once the underside has started to brown and repeat. Easy as that!

* You don’t actually need to use milk, but I find it helps the egg soak into the bread quicker.

Jul27

Kids in the Kitchen, Home Made Fish and Chips.

Posted on July 27, 2013 by thestick81

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Kids in the Kitchen, Home Made Fish and Chips.

My kids love fish and chips. But gone are the days you could feed the family from the local fish and chip shop for under $20. So we always make our own now. I am sure its not just me, but I hate crumbing things, fingers getting all caked up with goo. So, outsourcing it is! Even my 4 year old can do the whole process herself. So while it may not be the healthiest meal (we deep fry the fish) it could certainly be a lot worse, and their sense of achievement and the skill building is totally worth the mess!

Mr9 is cooking some pinking fillets here. He just cut them into small even sized pieces, so they should all take roughly the same time to cook through. Flour each piece so it is dry, then dip in an egg/milk mixture before rolling in the crumbs. You could also get the kids to make bread crumbs if you have a food processor. We don’t, so we are just using store crumbs.

Mr9 is actually mature and coordinated enough to use the deep fry, but I am particularly paranoid about hot oil, so I took over that part of the process.