Being with your kids in the kitchen is a few things. Great fun, messy, frustrating, joyful, messy, educational, inspirational, useful and, did I say messy?

Children learn SO much in the first 7 years of their life. Everything is fascinating and the kitchen can be one of the most educational and informative places for a young child.

In most homes, the kitchen is the heartbeat of the house. At Caro & Co we believe there are many upsides for instilling a love of cooking in your children. Some of the obvious ones include:

• Affords an opportunity for children to learn about food sources
• Assists them with fine motor skills ie. chopping, grating, pouring etc
• Assists them with literacy and numeracy ie. reading labels, counting and measuring quantities and so on.
• Affords an opportunity for children to experience special, one on one time with you
• Teaches them about responsible risk
• Inspires a lasting love of food and cooking
• Teaches them about consequence and sometimes having to wait for a result
• Provides early lessons on basic hygiene and safety

Below, you’ll find posts on kitchen fun, some easy recipes, inspiring restaurants, healthy food options, leading providores and chefs and more...or you can check out my food blog "No Fuss Food"

Family Life / Kitchen

Summer joy – king prawn, nectarine and feta salad

by Caro&Co on Jan 30, 2011 • 5 Comments

With thanks to the Good Weekend supplement of the Sydney Morning Herald and one of their contributing chefs Neil Perry for publishing this on 29 January 2011. The flavours in this salad combine in a delightfully fresh, summery kind of way. It’s healthy, low fat, and perfect for children. In fact I’d suggest getting the...

Imagination / Kitchen

Colour play fun… but in the kitchen?

by Caro&Co on Sep 22, 2010 • 2 Comments

Colour is everywhere! Grey days, rainbows, autumn leaves, impossibly blue skies, brilliant pink flowers, murky brown mud or an expanse of green lawn. My children and I have had great adventures exploring the concept of colour during our time outside. To be honest though, I’d never really thought about introducing lessons on colour into our...