Kids Kitchen Utensils

When you're trying to get your child involved in cooking, you'll need to invest in some kids kitchen utensils to pique their interest and make their lives a bit easier. If your child has no cooking experience at all, you’ll need to introduce them to the hand held utensils first before allowing them to use the electrical appliances that will improve their cooking skills and repertoire.

Hand Held Utensils

Before your child can start to cook full meals, they will need to learn to use kids kitchen utensils that are essential for food preparation. Start them off with utensils such as:

• Graters
• Peelers
• Apple corers
• Food choppers
• Bread knives

While these may not be the most exciting utensils in the kitchen, they can be incorporated easily into your cooking. Children will naturally get satisfaction out of being part of the team.

With each of the kids kitchen utensils, you need to go through the basic training procedure of demonstrating, supervising and working independently. You’ll also need to show your child how to use each one safely and what to do if they become injured. Finally, make sure that they clean up after themselves and put the utensils away. This will teach them the importance of keeping the kitchen clean and ready for the next user.

Start with this kids cooking lesson before introducing electrical appliances.

Electrical Appliances

The next step in teaching your child to cook is to introduce them to the kitchen appliances that help you save time and cook more exciting meals. While the following may not be strictly kids kitchen utensils, they are ones that are child friendly and easy to use:

	Teaching kids to use the Bread Maker The bread maker is easy to use and produces very satisfying results. It can be difficult to clean however, and some models can be very sensitive to the amounts of ingredients you put in.
	Teaching kids to use the Blender  This is where things start to get a little messy. You’ll need to give your child lots of encouragement and opportunities to try different combinations of things to blend. Be sure to highlight safe practices when blending hot liquids.
	Teaching kids to use the Microwave The microwave is an appliance that is incredibly versatile, relatively safe and can be used to cook whole meals by itself.
	Teaching kids to use the Toaster Oven  The toaster oven is good fun to make simple, child friendly food but does contain hot elements. You’ll need to introduce some basic safety rules at this point regarding heat and electricity.
	Teaching kids to use the Crock Pot The crock pot should represent one of the final stages of your child’s utensil training, as they will be able to use it to make full meals for the whole family. At this point, bring back the skills they learned using the hand held utensils to help them prepare a whole meal.

These should all be taught in addition to, or as alternatives to, using the stove top and regular oven, depending on the age and maturity of your child. Make sure that you’re giving your child plenty of time to practice the necessary skills, along with offering appropriate and positive feedback at all times. It will also be important to give them opportunities to show off their talents to their friends and family.


Teaching your child to use kids kitchen utensils should be fun for the both of you. If you’re finding that you have to fight them to get in to the kitchen, then it’s time to take a break. On the other hand, if they’re constantly pestering you to let them help you out, give them as many jobs as you can. By making them feel useful, you’re also helping to build their self confidence.


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