SOmetimes all she wants to do, is what I’m doing.

I’m a creative (as you might already know by now). I like to design and create in every realm of my life, especially in the kitchen. At home, my husband and I cook a ton and after suffering from gut issues for years, we finally made a very firm change to the amount of processed food we consumed. Anything with an extensive ingredient list we backed off of, any ingredient we couldn’t pronounce we avoided. Our health issues fizzled away, and we ultimately started spending more time in the kitchen with our kids.

My daughter latched on right from the beginning - she wanted to be apart of everything we did in the kitchen. Helping daddy make fresh pasta - definitely. Helping mom use the Kitchen Aid mixer - yes please. Learning how to crack an egg - easy peasy lemon squeezy.

As the years went on and she started getting more comfortable in the kitchen, family and friends started gifting my daughter her own kid friendly kitchen tools. These plastic knives from Amazon are some of her favourite kitchen tools to practice with. She’s always asking to use them and they build her confidence while keeping her comforted that she’ll never cut herself if she makes a mistake.

Kid friendly knives - Amazon

My daughter’s four now, and over the past few years I’ve realized one thing. Our kids look up to us so much and more often than not, are looking to spend time with us no matter what the activity might be. She loves cooking because we love cooking, she wants to learn because we show her how fun being in the kitchen can be. If I have to be cooking or baking anyway, I’d much rather spend it with my girl than not. However, my only disclaimer: don’t take things too seriously at first. Messes are inevitable, mistakes will happen (a lot), so try your best to be patient and accept these moments for what they are, learning and time spent with one another.

xo, Britt