easy for kids to help with

[nochlo]

i am looking for good/easy recipes for my 5 year old to help with and my 3 year old to help with,\.
we cook with alot of chicken and ground beef and do like the crock pot too...
I am trying to teach my kids how to cook as I have been previously married with a woman who didn't know how to cook and my wife also isn't that great at it but she does try. "A" for effort.

Thanks

[luap]

Don't have any specific recipes to recommend but whatever you normally make, they can help with as long as you look after everything sharp or hot. From the time that they were big enough to pull up the chair or stool beside me, my kids have helped me cook. Here are my suggestions:

You measure out ingredients and hand over the spoon or cup to them to dump in the bowl or pot. Once they're bigger, let them measure on their own.

They can stir the bowl. You may want to use a slightly larger bowl than you might have otherwise to minimize the slops from overly aggressive mixing. Remind them to hold the bowl with one hand while they stir with the other so the bowl doesn't end up on the floor.

Let them crack eggs. Crack one egg at a time into a small bowl. That makes it easy to fish out the bits of shell.

Make things that need to be shaped - eg - meatballs. Little hands are perfect for shaping the balls.
Homemade pizza? - let them have a turn kneading and shaping dough - or even if using a premade crust, grate the cheese, cut up the toppings and let the kids put it all together.

They may not enjoy touching or even looking at raw meat - some kids find it icky.

Expect a mess and expect to take longer.

Have fun!!

[nochlo]

Thanks for the tips.

[jacksonwalker]

My kid started with cookie making and now she is 12 and she is already capable to make most of the dishes.

[JohnSmith33]

cooking pizass and many more different receipes and fried chicken that i love to cook.Lots of electronic appliaces are available that makes my work bit easier.