Ages 3-5 years
- Using a rolling pin
- Washing produce
- Using cookie cutters
- Using utensils when safe
- Using clean hands for mixing/kneading
- Tearing lettuce
- Sprinkling ingredients
- Measuring (with support)
- Stirring
- Mashing
- Spreading
- Cleaning up
Ages 5-7 years
- Spreading and mixing
- Grating (supervised)
- Cutting with a child-safe knife
- Measuring ingredients
- Cleaning up
- Peeling
- Scooping
- Stirring
Ages 7-9 years
- Cracking and beating eggs
- Using blenders, food processors (supervised)
- Using can openers
- Chopping and dicing (supervised)
- Reading and following a recipe
- Measuring
- Peeling
- Grating
- Stirring
- Cleaning up
Ages 9+ years
- Independently reading and following a recipe
- Chopping, dicing, grating and slicing with a sharp knife (supervised)
- Boiling pasta or rice
- Cooking pancakes and eggs on the stovetop (supervised)
- Using the oven (supervised)
- Cleaning up
Please note: Supervised use of oven and stovetop recommended. Close supervision required at all times.
