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When you look at all the research showing that kids who get into the kitchen and eat with families have a lower risk of obesity and higher grades in school it’s enough reason to make sure your kids love cooking from day one. When you watch kids get excited about fresh foods, their taste, smell and how you turn them into a recipe they get to enjoy it’s incredibly gratifying.

Here are 3 benefits to bringing your kids in the kitchen_

1. Social time with the family_ as kids get older there’s homework, after school activities and plenty of distractions. When you plan for meals as a family and getting your kids to participate in cooking with you it can be a great time to catch up on your days and hear about moments you might have missed.

2. Educational_ cooking is much more than food. It’s about math, chemistry, working as a team and understanding how foods change depending on how they’re cooked.

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3. Fun_ when you start to look at cooking as an art project that you get to enjoy immediately and share with others it’s a whole lot more fun. By allowing kids to be active participants in the kitchen you’re giving them ownership over the food they put in their bodies, empowering them and hopefully in turn creating a lot of laughs.

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I feel like it’s never too early to get kids in the kitchen and that means even when they’re toddlers. If you’re concerned about them getting hurt in any way, then starting with a toy like the LeapFrog Number Lovin’ Oven is a great start. Little chefs can enjoy hours of pretend-play fun with learning secretly baked in. Designed for ages 2 years and up, the Number Lovin’ Oven talks, sings and gets number skills cooking through 30+ songs and phrases. It helps little ones connect the numbers 1 to 5 on the slider with low, medium and high temperature settings, as well as shorter and longer cooking times.

I got to see just how much my friend Grey (in the video above) became even more interested in cooking through our fun playing with the Number Lovin’ Oven.

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Updated October 22, 2022 and Published November 13, 2015 by Catherine McCord

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Catherine is a mama of three. A Kentucky girl living in California. Here’s what I know: all kids can be great eaters and mealtime must be easy. I create simple, healthy recipes the whole family will love.

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  1. Cooking in the kitchen at Holiday time is a tradition in my family as soon as dexterity allows for spoon holding:)

  2. My grandchildren are fascinated when I bake cookies, they always want to help!

  3. My daughter has been helping me bake since she was a few weeks old. She went from watching and cooing to fetching and mixing. Now at 2..5, she loves joining me in the kitchen.

  4. My daughter started baking and frosting cupcakes with me when she was about 4..:)

  5. My little man has been helping me bake in the kitchen since he could walk and follow simple instructions like pour and mix!

  6. My son started helping us with baking before he was even 2 and loves it! And he lives going to the grocery store with me and munching on apples and other produce while we shop

  7. My Daughter is 7 years old and has been putting meals together for 2 years now for the family. She just baked muffins all by herself. Id love the giveaway for our 6 month old who will learn to cook too!!

  9. My daughter would love this. She loves to pretend bake and cook and serve us dinner.

  11. My children love helping me make pancakes, waffles, anything that involves mixing. They would LOVE this leapfrog bundle!

  12. my boys love to help in the kitchen. i think their favorite thing to do is juice, they take turns putting in the fruits and veggies and have a blast. mixing is another favorite along with rolling out pizza dough

  14. My 3 year old has always loved being in the kitchen with me, so I can’t even remember his first food/ cooking experience! I’m guessing it was mixing something though! His favorite thing to do now is to level the flour in a measuring cup with a knife!

  15. Our daughter’s first food was avocado. She loved it! She loves being in the kitchen with us. She’s about 2, so cooking & baking can be messy with her. She loves to dump out ingredients from the measuring cups and stirring things. I had recently seen this oven and thought it would be perfect for Christmas!

  16. Our family loves leap frogs product, something for every age and always edication & fun.

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