Assistant Chef
Kids
Cooking Lessons
3-6 years old
Lesson 2
For this kids cooking lessons kids will
practice using a non-sharp knife to spread.
Practice Spreading
Choose
one of the
following kids recipes:


Spiders
Round crackers
Cream cheese or cheese spread
Pretzel sticks
Raisins
Allow your child to create these spiders. Spread cheese on top of one
cracker. Add pretzel sticks on top of cheese for legs. Put other
cracker atop, you may need to add more cheese. Add a dab of cheese on
top of cracker and attach raisins for eyes. You can also substitute
peanut butter for the cream cheese, if desired.
Apple Frogs
Green apples, cut in slices
Green grapes, cut in half
Peanut butter
Mini chocolate chips
Adult should cut apple into slices leaving green peel on. Allow child
to spread peanut butter on top of apple slice and layer another slice
on top. Add dabs of peanut butter on top and attach green grapes. Add
another dab of peanut butter and place chocolate chips on for eyes.

More Spreading Activity:
Frost cupcakes, make their own peanut butter and
jelly sandwich or
spread mayonnaise on bread for a deli meat sandwich.