Cooking with Kids

It's so cool how kids are fascinated by cooking! My grandson was at our house this past week-end to celebrate his 3rd birthday. Although he didn't help make his birthday cake, we did make pancakes together in the morning. I let him stand on a chair by the kitchen counter. He just loved mixing up the batter and then scooping it with his (Tin Woodsman, of course!) measuring cup into the pan. I know, I know, he doesn't look full of joy here. But that's because this photo was taken when we were at the tricky part. Karim was completely focused on trying to drop the batter in to the pan- without touching the hot edges at all.  







Karim has been great at going to photo shoots with me. He and his little friend, Presley, are naturals at demonstrating what to do with our baby products!





Karim and his parents left yesterday to spend two to three years in Niger. My son-in-law works for Mercy Corps and decided it would be a good time to spend some time in their office in Niamey. Mercy Corps is an amazing non-profit organization that helps people both at home and overseas. If you have a moment, I encourage you to visit their website: MercyCorps.org. We will miss them so much but at least we know they are helping others.