October Giveaway.

I'm entering a giveaway for a Japanese Obento Set. It's very cute, and Owen would get such a kick out of eating out of these cute containers. Check it out! http://www.sarahjoyalbrecht.com/2009/10/09/october-giveaway-japanese-obento-set/This is what I shared for my entry in her blog:

My son, Owen is only 5 years old. So, most of what he has learned about cooking and food has been through watching our example. However, I made sure that Owen knows that cooking is both for boys and girls. I got him food toys, utensils, etc. when he was younger, and a complete outfit for cooking. He was so cute. http://cjoandrews.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-little-chef.html He also LOVES to read about food. We check out the "My Pyramid" books all the time. Now Owen knows which food group things come from that land on his plate. Here is a picture of "Blueberry Cobbler" that Owen helped me make. I think they get so proud of what they can do....especially when it turns out tasting wonderful. http://cjoandrews.blogspot.com/2008/10/blueberry-cobbler.html I also think the trick is to make the project obtainable. It's easy to put raisins on a celery stick with peanut butter. And it's fun too, since it reminds them of "ants" on a log. National Wildlife has a few magazines for kids. One is "My Big Backyard." Every issue has a recipe for kids to make, that relates to animals. So, that is fun too.
When I grew up, we canned, had a garden, and lived on venison. With that came a time of learning to make homemade bread, usually 2 batches of 4 loaves at a time. There were 10 in our family. My mom was always cooking up a storm. The aromas that go with real, homecooked food, are memories that are precious to me. Now that my mom is gone, I plan on passing down the idea of cooking together and from scratch to the next generation.