You’d be amazed by how many jobs a toddler can do in the kitchen. All you need is a safe knife for toddlers (there are great ones on the market like the kiddies food kutter), a kitchen stool for them to stand on (the kitchen helper is the best!), Some time and lots of patience!
Read MoreYou want your toddler to help in the kitchen? And they want to help in the kitchen but you’re not sure - so much danger and mess? They want to cut but you’re terrified of the sharp knives hanging around your kitchen? So you’re using a blunt butter or plastic knife but they cut NOTHING. Everyone is getting frustrated!
Read MoreYou want to get your child cooking but confused about what kitchen utensils to get them? What is the best first knife for my child? What knife should I get for my 8 year old? What about a safety knife?
Read MoreDo you hate making the school lunches for your kids? Are you always looking for ways to make healthy school lunches? Are you wondering “what should go in a school lunch”?
Read MoreThe age old issue of what to put in your kids school lunchbox is upon us again with the end of the school holidays. Here are some of the comments I hear from parents:
Read MoreIs your child interested in cooking? Or are you interested in getting them involved in cooking?
Then you’ll be looking for some cool and safe equipment for them! Here’s our fav kids cooking utensils to get you started!
Read MoreThe Kiddies Safety Scissors is one of our best selling products. A child safe scissors is a perfect addition to not only your arts and crafts supplies but also to your kitchen!
Read MoreDo you want your children to eat more veg? We all do right?! And that’s one of the reasons why I set up The Cool Food School!
I recently found a friend in Kate from the Veggienauts Club who has shared her advice on how to encourage our children to eat more veg. Read on …
Read MoreHave you a toddler that won’t eat their veg? Or a toddler that ate everything one day and today - won’t eat anything? Are you always searching for food ideas for your fussy eater, hoping you’ll find the holy grail or healthy, acceptable toddler dinners?!? Are you fit to be tied..?!
Read MoreIt’s almost time to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day when the whole world turns green!
And our national holiday is a great opportunity to promote eating green food - all those things you want your kids to eat like broccoli, lettuce and cucumber!
Read MoreMidterm is almost upon us and with that comes the joy of having our little darlings at home for the week (unless you’ve been clever and got them booked into camps or creche!).Kids at home equals endless rounds of meals and snacks.
Read MoreDo you give your kids dessert at the same time as dinner?
Are you mad, I hear you say? Sure all they’d do is eat the dessert and leave the rest … Yes? Well, maybe not ..
I spoke to Ciara Attwell, from My Fussy Eater and creator of the fab Pick Plate (which is a best seller here) who does exactly this with her kids - serving dessert alongside the main course - on a pick plate of course!
Read MoreHave you a child who’s a fussy eater? Do they refuse to eat lettuce? Do they turn their nose up or even shriek if a piece of lettuce lands on their plate?
Read MoreWith Christmas coming hot on the heels of Cop 26, our thoughts here at The Cool Food School HQ are all about how to make this festive season more sustainable and better for the environment.
Read MoreWe’re all busy. The kids are busy again with after schools, homework etc. and we’re busy with work, housework, errands etc... So after school, we need quick, filling, healthy snacks for the kids.
Read MoreIf you’re anything like me, when the new term starts you’ll be organizing like crazy, determined to give your kids healthy, tasty meals for every day of school. But, after about a week, daily stress will kick back in, and it'll go back to the same old plain food. This time, it’s going to be different, and I’m going to make sure I give my kids great, easy, fun lunches every day.
Read MoreAre you looking for lunchbox ideas for the kids going back to school?
Read MoreSchool’s out for summer so you're either delighted or hiding out in the laundry room! Either way, the kids are home now and you have to become a snack queen for the next eight weeks or so. Would you like 30 easy, quick, healthy snack ideas? You would - great, read on …
Read MoreAre you looking for the perfect gift for the child in your life, be they age 2 years old, 5 years or older. We have lovely gifts here for children of all ages, either birthday presents or thinking of you gifts…
Read MoreI’m all about making food fun for kids these days because it helps fussy or picky eaters break down their fear of new foods (neophobia), it encourages children to be adventurous with their diet and it creates a whole new environment around food.
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