Dinner a 2yo can cook?? Any ideas?

Naxi · 03-31-2009, 05:02 PM

I am after ideas for healthy (well, you know!) dinners that don't need much knife work.

My 2yo LOVES to help me cook, but he is a little too little to chop veges

We do lots of baking because he loves the measuring and stirring, but it would be really good if we could do some more dinner stuff together.

Any ideas?

Aisling · 03-31-2009, 05:04 PM

Grilled sandwiches of every kind...2yos are good at assembling sandwiches.

03-31-2009, 05:17 PM

My son Roman (the sensory boy)'s favorite cooking tasks was smooshing meat for meatloaf lol. Wash hands, smoosh, wash hands lol

AmyDoll · 03-31-2009, 05:46 PM

Cutting out biscuits, rolling crescent rolls, tearing lettuce, setting the table,

TuneMyHeart · 03-31-2009, 05:48 PM

Ellie loves making pizza.

ShangriLewis · 03-31-2009, 05:59 PM

Speaking of crescent rolls. You can roll up hot dogs inside of them.

7 Layer dip might be fun.

Naxi · 03-31-2009, 08:24 PM

Ha, ha, Barb! Roman could be Horry's twin by the sound of it. He squished up the rissoles the other night for me. (Washing hands being the best bit - nothing like a bit of legitimite water play.)

Pardon my ignorance, ladies, but what are "crescent rolls"?

AmyDoll · 04-01-2009, 11:24 AM

Are you not in the US? They are Pillsbury rolls in the refrigerated aisle.

jenny_islander · 04-01-2009, 11:30 AM

Refrigerated croissant dough sold in cardboard tubes with metal ends.

When Sophia was tall enough to get the spoon into the slow cooker, I would chop the ingredients and she would carefully dump them in and stir. She would also put empty cans into the trash and ingredients back into the fridge.

ronioli · 04-01-2009, 11:35 AM

I second pizza and salad!

Dd also likes to help me measure rice. In fact, that's how she learned to add: "Two cups of rice. Two plus two. Four cups of water. Three cups of rice. Three plus three. Six cups of water."

I sometimes let her measure things that I don't usually measure, like I tell her to put 8 cups of water into the pan then measure 3 cups of pasta to pour in later. Or ask her to help me get ingredients out of the refrigerator. She also likes to wash things like veggies, fruit, or beans. I don't remember when I started to let her do this, but I let her chop things like cilantro or parsley with a plastic knife under by supervision.

Naxi · 04-01-2009, 03:30 PM

Thank you! Loving the ideas.

I thought I should add - in case anyone else is after ideas, that he does love making pizza dough (or bread if I am organised). If he kneads it, he even eats the pizza crusts, and not just the toppings!

No - I am in Australia. But I once lived in Canada and had a crush on the Pilsbury Dough Man

Now I remember those croissant rolls, but we don't have them here. I might have to see if I can think of something. (BTW I think they would be YUMMO with sausages baked inside them!)

Natalie

03-31-2009, 05:02 PM	#1
Naxi Rose Bouquet Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 734	Dinner a 2yo can cook?? Any ideas? I am after ideas for healthy (well, you know!) dinners that don't need much knife work. My 2yo LOVES to help me cook, but he is a little too little to chop veges We do lots of baking because he loves the measuring and stirring, but it would be really good if we could do some more dinner stuff together. Any ideas? __________________ Natalie Wife to my darling, since 2003; and Homeschooling Mumma to Possum (2006), Bandicoot (2008) and Sugar-Glider (Little Princess 2010) "You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and His rule." Matthew 5:2 TMV

03-31-2009, 05:04 PM	#2
Aisling Deactivated Even artichokes have hearts! Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33,230	Re: Dinner a 2yo can cook?? Any ideas? Grilled sandwiches of every kind...2yos are good at assembling sandwiches.

03-31-2009, 05:17 PM	#3
SingingPraise Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Dinner a 2yo can cook?? Any ideas? My son Roman (the sensory boy)'s favorite cooking tasks was smooshing meat for meatloaf lol. Wash hands, smoosh, wash hands lol

03-31-2009, 05:46 PM	#4
AmyDoll Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: State of Grace Posts: 11,062	Re: Dinner a 2yo can cook?? Any ideas? Cutting out biscuits, rolling crescent rolls, tearing lettuce, setting the table,

03-31-2009, 05:48 PM	#5
TuneMyHeart Rose Garden Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it. Seal it for Thy courts above. Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 22,331	Re: Dinner a 2yo can cook?? Any ideas? Ellie loves making pizza.

03-31-2009, 05:59 PM	#6
ShangriLewis Moderator in Vegetarianism & Veganism Arrange whatever pieces come your way. ~VW~ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North Dakota Posts: 16,446	Re: Dinner a 2yo can cook?? Any ideas? Speaking of crescent rolls. You can roll up hot dogs inside of them. 7 Layer dip might be fun. __________________ Heather The Prophet 23yob, The Peacemaker 20yob, The Warrior 17, The Little Flower 11yog and The Surfer 9yob and our little birdie girl 4yo.

03-31-2009, 08:24 PM	#7
Naxi Rose Bouquet Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 734	Re: Dinner a 2yo can cook?? Any ideas? Ha, ha, Barb! Roman could be Horry's twin by the sound of it. He squished up the rissoles the other night for me. (Washing hands being the best bit - nothing like a bit of legitimite water play.) Pardon my ignorance, ladies, but what are "crescent rolls"? __________________ Natalie Wife to my darling, since 2003; and Homeschooling Mumma to Possum (2006), Bandicoot (2008) and Sugar-Glider (Little Princess 2010) "You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and His rule." Matthew 5:2 TMV

04-01-2009, 11:24 AM	#8
AmyDoll Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: State of Grace Posts: 11,062	Re: Dinner A 2yo can cook?? Any ideas? Are you not in the US? They are Pillsbury rolls in the refrigerated aisle.

04-01-2009, 11:30 AM	#9
jenny_islander Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,362	Re: Dinner A 2yo can cook?? Any ideas? Refrigerated croissant dough sold in cardboard tubes with metal ends. When Sophia was tall enough to get the spoon into the slow cooker, I would chop the ingredients and she would carefully dump them in and stir. She would also put empty cans into the trash and ingredients back into the fridge. __________________ Wife to John, December 18, 1999 ~ Mother to Sophia, March 13, 2004 ~ Mother to Eva, June 10, 2006 ~ Mother to Matthew, December 21, 2009 ~ Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will lift me up.

04-01-2009, 11:35 AM	#10
ronioli Climbing Rose Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,239	Re: Dinner A 2yo can cook?? Any ideas? I second pizza and salad! Dd also likes to help me measure rice. In fact, that's how she learned to add: "Two cups of rice. Two plus two. Four cups of water. Three cups of rice. Three plus three. Six cups of water." I sometimes let her measure things that I don't usually measure, like I tell her to put 8 cups of water into the pan then measure 3 cups of pasta to pour in later. Or ask her to help me get ingredients out of the refrigerator. She also likes to wash things like veggies, fruit, or beans. I don't remember when I started to let her do this, but I let her chop things like cilantro or parsley with a plastic knife under by supervision. __________________ Mommy to my masala baby (born August 2004) and a long-awaited blessing (a preemie born October 2012)

04-01-2009, 03:30 PM	#11
Naxi Rose Bouquet Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 734	Re: Dinner A 2yo can cook?? Any ideas? Thank you! Loving the ideas. I thought I should add - in case anyone else is after ideas, that he does love making pizza dough (or bread if I am organised). If he kneads it, he even eats the pizza crusts, and not just the toppings! No - I am in Australia. But I once lived in Canada and had a crush on the Pilsbury Dough Man Now I remember those croissant rolls, but we don't have them here. I might have to see if I can think of something. (BTW I think they would be YUMMO with sausages baked inside them!) Natalie __________________ Natalie Wife to my darling, since 2003; and Homeschooling Mumma to Possum (2006), Bandicoot (2008) and Sugar-Glider (Little Princess 2010) "You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and His rule." Matthew 5:2 TMV

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