Chore guide
Help cook dinner
Wash, stir, measure or mix to help make dinner.
- 2 stars
- Ages 5 to 12
- Weekly
- Kitchen and table
Children can help cook from age 5 with safe jobs like washing, stirring and measuring. From about 9 or 10 they can use a child-safe knife and the stove with an adult right beside them.
Try this week with your kids
Noki suggests a first week of quests and rewards for your kids. You change what you like before you start.
Why it matters
Cooking together teaches kids about food, numbers and patience. They are also more willing to taste what they helped make.
Steps for kids
- Wash your hands and put on an apron.
- Read the recipe with a grown-up.
- Wash and prepare the vegetables.
- Measure and mix the ingredients.
- Help clean up as you go.
How to teach it by age
- Ages 5 to 6
Wash vegetables, tear lettuce, stir cold ingredients, measure with cups.
- Ages 7 to 8
Crack eggs, grate cheese with help, peel with a safe peeler.
- Ages 9 to 10
Chop soft foods with a child-safe knife, with a grown-up teaching.
- Ages 11 to 12
Cook a simple dish on the stove with an adult beside them.
