July 23rd, 2005 Kitchen Helpers
They say you can’t get good help these days. Well, I have found some! Ordinarily, the children all love to help me in the kitchen. One of their favorite jobs is snapping green beans in two after I cut the little ends off. But since all three can snap, the chore usually goes way too fast for their liking. So, today I decided I’d give them more of the job to do themselves.
I gave the 6 and 4 year old a quick lesson in proper bean cutting (didn’t think I should let the 3 year old try cutting yet, although many of you may gasp when you see the other two wielding knives!). While they cut, the 3 year old snapped fast enough to keep up with both of them. In preparation for supper for company tonight, the children cut and snapped all 2 1/2 pounds of beans entirely on their own. And they did a wonderful job. And were finished way before I would have expected. Not only are they great help, they’re cute too!
July 28th, 2005 at 7:08 am
What great helpers! They look very professional…and cute!
August 3rd, 2005 at 5:37 pm
Tell your little helpers that I’ve got some laundry to do and a ceiling fan to install if they’re looking for more work.
I’ll pay them in graham crackers.