When teaching a child, it's important to be safe and patient. It's also important to have your child gain a sense of accomplishment, so he'll continue. So today we started with pancakes from a mix and sausages.
Our favorite brand is Krusteaz. Yes, I know pancakes from scratch are much better. But today the goal was to teach.
Billy mixed the Krusteaz and water. The important thing here is teaching how to read a measuring cup. I took my eyes off him for a second, and realized, almost too late, that I had to teach the difference between 2/3 of a cup and 2 cups.
Billy wanted to add cinnamon and sugar. I thought it a good idea to encourage creativity. So I let him add some to the mix.
Another important lesson to learn early is that high heat does not necessarily mean cooking faster. In fact, quite the opposite, it usually mean burned on the outside and not done on the inside.
Billy poured the batter into the pan. I taught how to tell when it's done. Then, I let him try to flip it over. This is when patience is real important.
Another important lesson is that while heat and fire are to be respected, so long as you are careful, it is not to be feared completely. This is where it's important to stand near you child, to encourage to get close enough to the stove to actually cook, but close enough to act quickly if necessary.
All in all a fun morning. Maybe next time I'll teach him the clean-up.
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