Why does my 9yo think cereal counts as 'cooking together'?

Jan 1·1 min read

lol okay so my son wanted to do a cooking activity with me last Saturday. I'm thinking we'll make cookies or a pizza or literally anything. Kid opens the pantry and goes 'can we make lucky charms?'

Apparently pouring cereal into a bowl and adding milk is a 'meal' he prepared. I gave him points for effort but ngl that's the laziest cooking activity ever. We ended up making chocolate chip pancakes instead but I'm still laughing about it

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WWes B.Regularjust now

lmaooo he's not wrong though? Like pouring, measuring milk, decision-making... those are actual cooking skills 😂

BBob M.Regularjust now

Okay but if he thinks cereal is cooking, next time he wants to cook with you, make him ACTUALLY make something simple. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, quesadillas - stuff that takes maybe 10 minutes. Then he'll understand the difference (or maybe he'll actually enjoy it).

IIsaac T.Regular6h ago

Did you actually give him points though or was that sarcasm lol

DDanny G.Regular1d ago

This is actually the age where you can trick them into real cooking by letting them think it's simple. My 9yo made homemade pizza last week and thought she was a professional chef. It's literally just dough, sauce, toppings.

DDanny R.Regularjust now

The fact that he WANTED to cook with you is already a win. Don't worry about his definition of cooking. Some kids won't even ask. Take the Lucky Charms victory and maybe next time offer to make something together where he has to actually mix/heat stuff. He might surprise you.