lil cooks

Kids are no longer just mixing up sweet treats with mommy in the kitchen. A recent New York Times article reported that modern tots are taking a more culinary approach to cooking.

According to the article:

"In the last few years, the children’s cookbook market has moved beyond all-encompassing tomes from Betty Crocker or Better Homes and Gardens. Increasingly customized by age, books now teach toddlers to make lettuce wraps and older children to make entire meals. Some predict that cookbooks for teenagers will be the next break-out category."

To see a few new children’s cookbooks and to learn about this trend, read more

Inviting kids to help in the kitchen is one thing, but giving them an apron of their own is another.

There's no better way for a child to feel the culinary excitement pulse through their veins than with one of these adorable aprons from Playful Chef ($40).

To learn about the kit, read more