Just an idea - could you set up a little home corner for her directly adjacent to the kitchen so she can do her own replica cooking - if you can't afford to buy a ready made set you could make one on a kids height cupboard, using cooktop elements drawn/coloured in on paper and stuck down with clear contact and handles made from cotton reels (or cheap handles from Bunnings) and old pots n pans from the Salvos, etc. Kids love to "cook" with playdough, or even some real play ingredients like raw rice, raw pasta, flour, etc. You could also give her a tub of (lukewarm) bubbly water for 'washing up' with her very own sponge etc.
That way when you want to do a 'real' cooking activity with her you can do it when you have the time and attention for it. The rest of the time she can 'cook' in her own kitchen.




Reply With Quote
Bookmarks