Comments on: Use scissors to get kids cooking

By: Gina

Gina — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:43:43 +0000

What a brilliant idea! I only wish I saw this a few years ago when my kids were at the ideal age for using scissors to help me in the kitchen. At a recent lunch with his buddies, I realized that my new eight year old really needs to get better at using a knife. Using scissors when I’m not quite ready for him to have a sharp knife is a great in-between tool!

By: Alissa

Alissa — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:28:25 +0000

Here I am, 2.5 years later re-reading this — including my old comment — and realizing I still haven’t gotten my kids to eat salad. Maybe this is the inspiration I need to try again (again!)! At least now I have a 3rd kid to try to do this right with, eventually!

By: Katie @ goodLife {eats}

Katie @ goodLife {eats} — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:29:56 +0000

What a fantastic idea! My son loves to help bake, but not as much with helping for dinner prep. This is a great way I could get him involved. Thanks!

By: Alissa

Alissa — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:34:59 +0000

Love it!! Skeptical that it will encourage Molly to eat salad, but never say never . . . Holden looks like a rock star here, by the way.

By: Tegan and Tage

Tegan and Tage — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:41:13 +0000

Her last blog post was in April… too bad because she’s got some yummy-looking recipes there! Love the cooking party idea though– and teaching kids about eating healthy and whole (and having a part in what they are consuming.) Thanks for sharing.

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:43:27 +0000

Love the kitchen scissors for big people making little people food! I use it for cutting pizza and quesadillas too. Read about that tip on ParentHacks years ago. I’ll have to try it on hot dogs.

By: kdrake13

kdrake13 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:37:36 +0000

I love the saftey scissor idea. Along the same lines I discovered that my standard kitchen scissors are the best way to quickly cut things down to bite size for my 1 year old. So much faster and easier than a knife for hot dogs, bread, cheese sticks…. and I hardly need to break out a cutting board anymore!