BabyBoss Montessori 1.5-3 Years Old IC Classroom Food Self Preparation Teaching Aids for Daily Life

But instead of letting them swipe and tap the time away, how about getting them to cut, peel and juicing?

Toddlers love to help in the kitchen. If they start at a young age, it can inspire a lifelong love of cooking—and of food in general. Kids who learn to cook are less likely to be picky eaters, and more likely to enjoy a wide variety of foods (especially vegetables) as they grow.

Note: Adults need to pay attention when children prepare food.

List of Food Preparation Activities for Toddlers:

✅ Cutting and Dicing: This cutting and dicing activity helps a child to how to hold and use a knife. It also teaches a child to cut salads such as cucumber, tomato, radish, banana, etc for themselves

✅ Peeling: This peeling activity helps a child to learn how to hold and use a vegetable peeler. Vegetables that can be introduced for peeling are cucumber, carrot, radish, etc.

✅ Shelling an egg: This activity helps a child to learn how to shell an egg and slice it using an egg slicer.

✅ Juicing: This juicing activity helps the child to juice citrus fruits such as oranges using a manual juicer.

Benefits of Food Preparation in a Child’s Development:

✅ It helps to become independent and responsible

✅ It strengthens finger grip and improves hand-eye coordination

✅ It improves fine motor skills

✅ It improves memory and concentration