Category: Kid’s Cooking Recipes

Pretzel dough is better than playdough, you can bake and eat it! If it is a rainy day, a friend is over, or Monday means ‘Pretzel Day’ follow the recipe below to keep your child’s fingers, tummy and heart happy. Here is the recipe for pretzel dough; once made the child will play away, and…

A healthy fruit and vegetable plate for morning or afternoon tea establishes great eating habits. Transform chopped carrots, cucumber slices, strawberries (protein sources if eaten cheese slices etc) etc into a picture of a smiling face and share with your child – what fun! Try a train or other picture food plates too.

My son Jayson loves to cook. If a friend comes over for a play, they often end up in the kitchen making pancakes – yes for them it is play!     Here is Jayson’s favourite pancake recipe to share with you: 1 ½ cups of flour 2 cups of milk pinch of salt cinnamon two eggs

Tahini Cookies to bake together (a really wholesome and nutritious sweet treat) – yum! Give this recipe a try… 6tbs tahina 1/3 cup of honey 1 egg 1 cup of rice flakes (or other cereal) 1/2 cup of coconut 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds  Mix together tahina and honey. Add remaining ingredients, stirring well. Drop…

Spinach, feta and ricotta sausage rolls – winter lunch recipe and veggie garden craft ideas Grow some winter vegetables together, a child’s veggie garden is a healthy activity both for fresh food and the nature experience gained while digging and touching the earth. A little patch will do, even gardening in pots if restricted for…

Hot Cross Bun Recipe (baking with children at Easter time can be a lovely Easter rhythm) 210ml milk, 1 egg, 450g plain flour, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp ground cinnamon, 11/2tsp mixed spice, ¼ cup caster sugar, 50g butter, ½ cup currants, 3tbsp sultanas, 3tbsp mixed peel, 1 ½ tsp dried yeast Mix all of…