Involvement in food preparation is very important for a young child. Standing at the stove on a par with adults, the baby increases his self-esteem, feels needed. Cooking together also develops fine motor skills, team spirit, and other useful skills.
Necessary
- - 800 grams of flour;
- - water;
- - a raw egg;
- - vegetable oil;
- - salt;
- - filling for dumplings;
- - bread;
- - filling for sandwiches.
Instructions
Step 1
Children love to sculpt dumplings with different fillings together with adults, so you can get busy preparing this tasty and simple dish. Start by sifting the flour into a wide bowl. Make a groove on the top. Separately mix 300 grams of cold water, one egg, a tablespoon of vegetable oil and half a teaspoon of salt. Pour the resulting mixture into the "crater" and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. It is better for an adult to do the dough, as it will be difficult for the baby to mix the ingredients evenly. But he can serve you the food you need.
Step 2
Roll the dough into a ball and let it rest. During this time, prepare the filling. A child can help you with this - he will wash the berries, into which you then add sugar to taste, crush the cottage cheese with a fork.
Step 3
Roll out the dough after about half an hour. Now your child can get involved again. Arm the child with a glass, and let him make blank circles for dumplings, after which he spreads the same amount of filling on the dough. This develops the eye and trains accuracy.
Step 4
Older children can close up the dumpling with their own hands. To do this, fold it in half and pinch it with two fingers. They should be cooked within fifteen to twenty minutes after boiling water. Subsequently, self-prepared food will be eaten with great appetite.
Step 5
Such a simple matter as making sandwiches can develop a child's aesthetic taste and color perception. Make slices of white and black bread. Put a variety of ingredients in front of the baby - cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, boiled eggs, meat, fish, herbs, sour cream, mayonnaise, ketchup. Let the young cook decide for himself where a slice of cucumber will look better, where is a sprig of parsley. And then your family will be able to arrange a tea party with sandwiches and certainly praise the child.
