Took my 4yo to cook pancakes and the kitchen is destroyed

Dec 131 min read

I let him crack the eggs (mistake #1), pour milk (mistake #2), and he stepped in flour at some point. Floor is covered. There's eggshell in the batter. I'm pretty sure he ate more chocolate chips than made it into the pancakes. They turned out okay I guess? But I'm sitting here looking at this mess wondering if the 20 minutes of "bonding time" was worth the hour of cleanup. Genuinely asking - does this get easier, or should I just accept that cooking with kids = chaos?

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TTyler K.RegularDec 13

Pro tip: do this outside next time lol. I learned that the hard way. Pancake batter + kitchen floor + toddler = nightmare. Back patio changes everything

RRussell D.RegularDec 14

This is actually so worth it though. Yeah the cleanup sucks but he's gonna remember making pancakes with dad forever. The floor can be cleaned in 15 minutes. The memory is there for life

TTom P.RegularDec 14

This is the good stuff right here man. When they're older they won't remember a clean kitchen. They'll remember the morning they made pancakes and ate all the chocolate chips. The mess is temporary

RRandy S.RegularDec 14

Mine did the exact same thing at that age. The eggshell is fine btw, actually easier to fish out than you'd think. Just lean the bowl back and they float up

NNick J.RegularDec 14

Pro tip for next time: wet paper towels for the flour while it's still on the floor. Dry flour just spreads everywhere when you try to sweep. Also maybe prep a damp cloth station for his hands because yeah eggshell in batter is... not ideal

DDan W.RegularDec 14

lmaooo the chocolate chips situation is so real. They "help" with breakfast and suddenly a quarter cup of chocolate is missing and you're just supposed to pretend you didn't see it

RRick H.RegularDec 14

Did he at least eat the pancakes afterward or was he too full from the chocolate chip sampling lol

CCarl L.RegularDec 14

eggshell in batter isn't even that bad honestly, happens to me all the time lol. Just fish it out with a bigger piece of shell—the magnet trick works. Pancakes still tasted fine I bet

BBrad H.RegularDec 15

Honestly the eggshell in the batter is a rite of passage lol. The chocolate chips disappearing is 100% normal 4yo tax

SSteve Q.RegularDec 16

This is beautiful chaos. Yeah the flour on the floor sucks but he's gonna remember cooking with dad way longer than you'll remember the cleanup

RRussell D.RegularDec 14

did he at least eat some of the actual pancakes once you made them or was he already full from the chocolate chips raid