[Sca-cooks] children and feasts

[yaini0625 at yahoo.com]

What about sorting and counting by color and texture too. 
I have had very willing helpers help with cracking eggs too.
Aelina

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From: Jenn Strobel <jenn.strobel at gmail.com>
Sender: sca-cooks-bounces+yaini0625=yahoo.com at lists.ansteorra.orgDate: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 13:02:34 
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Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] children and feasts

In my kitchens, I usually reserve a variety of tasks that can be done
by children of varying ages.  Usually they are of the washing and
sorting variety for kids not comfortable with a knife yet.  For those
who are comfortable with a knife; chopping of things that don't roll,
or working in cooperation with an adult for things that roll until you
make bits of them flat, and scraping veg are good tasks for kids that
are just getting the swing of knifework.

Another activity that worked out very well was making ravioli - we
started with around 4 children and ended up with about a dozen
children of varying ages rotating in and out over the course of an
hour or so.  The older children handled the pasta rollers and the
younger children stuffed and cut.

We also had kids help count items for trays at service and make sure
that each tray had the proper number of things on it and then helping
with counting out trays/bowls/etc. for each subsequent course.  We've
also assigned the task of "beverage monitor" who made sure that the
pitchers of beverages that were being served with lunch were filled.

I am of the opinion that if you include the child the same way that
you include everyone else and give them age-appropriate things to do
that they are far more inclined to participate in general.  Creating a
sense of inclusion and appreciation is key.

Just some thoughts.

Odriana
-- 
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On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Kathleen Gormanshaw
<kgormanshaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 12:15 AM, Stefan li Rous
> <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>> Merrade asked:
>> <<< I am looking for your expert opinions on what might grab the children's attention in the kitchen. >>>
>
> I had 5 kids happily using the apple peeler on apples and turnips.
> Only problem came when one knocked over the glass measuring cup, it
> shattered on the floor, and had the potential to have glass shards in
> with the bucket collecting apple slices on the floor.  Lesson: don't
> use glass containers!!
>
> I had an older kid who was delighted to help stir, especially if
> someone was able to listen to him chatter.
>
> The girls worked best in pairs or threes, being able to talk to each
> other while they did things.  They arranged some of the cheese and
> things on platters.
>
> Eyrny
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