Junior Chef Kids Cooking Lessons 12-15 years old Lesson 10
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Today, kids cooking lessons is going to review dinner etiquette
and manners. Perhaps, if you have been with us in previous age groups,
you've talked about this before so today will be a review. If this is
new for you, then there is no better time to learn than the present!
Part 1: Review Rules of Etiquette and Dinner Manners
Wait for everyone to be seated before eating
Ask to pass food instead of grabbing or reaching across the table
Do not chew with mouth open
“May I please be excused”, “please” and “thank you”
Carry own plate, utensils and cup after finished eating to sink
Learn proper dinner placement for setting table
Eat together, turn off television and talk about your day!
Eat with utensils not your hands(unless it is finger foods)
Setting the Table
Your Typical Dinner Setting
Fork to the left,
Plate center 1 inch from edge of table,
Knife and spoon to the right
Knife blade should point toward plate
Napkin under fork or on top of plate
Formal Dinner Setting
Not many people need to know how to line out a proper dinner setting,
like the one on the left, but for our kids cooking lessons you can look
it over for fun.
The plate should be placed 1 inch from the table edge.
A dinner fork is placed to the left of the plate.
If you had a salad fork it would be to the left of the dinner fork because it is used first.
The knife is always on the right hand side of the plate with the blade facing the plate.
Spoon is to the right.
The little spoon beside it is for coffee –the spoon can also be placed on the coffee cup saucer.
The little plates above the dinner plate are for bread.
Kids Cooking Video: Creating a Formal Table Setting
If you want to see a formal table setting in action, watch this kids cooking video.
Part 2: Practice Etiquette and Manners
Now you've learned all about proper kid's manners and kid's dinner
etiquette. Make a fancy dinner (with an adult's help) and invite
friends or family to join in. It doesn’t have to be a special occasion
to have good dinner etiquette and good manners, though! This is just a
fun way to reiterate our lesson.
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Not many people need to know how to line out a proper dinner setting,
like the one on the left, but for our kids cooking lessons you can look
it over for fun.
