It was those fun and simple skills of cooking today that brought our Montessori home to life! I let my 6 yr. old do all of it too. He measured, poured, mixed, folded in, sprayed pam & cooked waffles tonight. All by himself. He was so proud and I was so proud. When I asked him "How was cooking tonight" he responded "Great....and easy". Did he complain at first about helping? YES! he always does. But I patiently help him enjoy the experience. He wanted to do all of it too once he got started. If I butted in to help, he reminded me (quite abruptly) that he wanted to do it all. Kids love being independent. Teach them the skills and stand by and watch. They will surprise you. It would have been much simpler, quicker and less messy to do this all on my own, but the look on his proud face for having accomplished such a task was priceless! Montessori at its best right here folks.
