Raychel has been cooking with me for about 3 weeks now. She helps almost every single night and is frustrated when I have dinner made (frozen meals) or there is not much she can do to help (like breading chicken). She carries all the ingredients from the cupboards or fridge and puts them gently on the counter. Then I put her up on the counter where she helps me measure, stir, and prepare the entire meal. She holds measuring cups until I tell her to pour them, she sprinkles cheese to cover the entire casserole, and dumps contents of cans. She has become quite good at dumping without spilling or dropping the cup/can into the mix! She has only spilt 2 times...very tidy cook, unlike her mother!
She helps me put away dishes too. She stacks all the tupperware, cups, plastic bowls, and her plates. She finds the ones that match and puts them together. Then carries them to their proper home and puts them away neatly. She actually rearranges things if they don't go in straight! I let her stand on the counter and put the high stuff (plastic only) away and she LOVES it!!! When we do dishes she is in charge of putting the silverware in the holder. She sorts it out and places it going the correct direction. When all the dishes are in there she pushes the racks in, shuts the soap dispenser, and closes the door.
Is she a neat-freak??? Okay, MAYBE...but she LOVES IT!
We have been asking her to pick up her toys and she does this nightly and at least twice a day on the weekends. Previously, we didn't always ask her to do it because Mommy was tired and just wanted to get her to bed! LOL She knows where everything is and sets things straight and neat. Even her little horse and giraffe figures have to be standing up on her table! LOL She normally does all of this when we ask her, the first time. Sometimes she puts things away after she is done playing with them! She did that all day last Sunday!
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