Easy recipes for kids to help make

[purrfectlydevine]

I teach a mutiple disabilities special education class. We cook once a week and I could use easy recipes. In my classroom I have a one-burner hotplate, a small microwave oven and a toaster oven for cooking. Quite a bit of the cooking we do with the students is done with hand-over-hand assistance. Any recipes or ideas would be appreciated.

[GB]

I am sure you already thought of this one, but in case you haven't, English muffin pizzas. Those were always fun to make when I was young.

[Barbara L]

There's no cooking involved in this, but one of my daughter's favorite things to make when she was younger was "Ants on a log." She found it in a cookbook for kids. All you do is fill the groove in celery with peanut butter, then press raisins into the peanut butter. (I prefer cream cheese in my celery!)

:) Barbara

[Lyn 221]

What about those no bake cookies...usually made with some peanut butter? or jello. I have a cute "recipe" that requires blue jello, a new fish bowl and candy fish. Jello could be made in the microwave and the possibilites are endless.

[LynnT]

When I was in Girl Scouts many, many years ago, we made a "Candlelight Salad". Put a lettuce leaf on a plate. Cut a banana in half. Place it in a pineapple ring and put a cherry on top.

[middie]

how about rice krispy treats?

[Claire]

I know I'm slow in replying, but you might consider getting your school to buy a big electric skillet or two. They're easy to put at a lower table level if needed. My mom taught us how to cook at a very early age using this as an invaluable tool. It sounds like your teaching life skills, and it is super for cooking up simple meat dishes -- plain pork chops, burgers, sloppy joes, scrambled eggs. I don't know what level and age your 'kids' are at, but it is a pretty good tool for teaching some basics beyond microwave.

[runninduo]

What about fudge?

It's all made in a single pot, and there's a lot of stirring. My son has some "occupational therapy issues" and we do a lot of activities that have motions like stirring b/c they are good for building strength and coordination.

If you buy marshmallow creme/fluff. The recipe is right on the jar.