What’s the most indispensable tool in our kitchen? The Guidecraft Kitchen Helper.
We love to involve the kids in our cooking and let them perform experiments in the sink.
Yesterday, my kids stuck cloves in oranges to make mulled cider. The other day, we made Stone Soup using the recipe in the children’s picture book. Every weekend when Daddy makes pancakes, the kids drop chocolate chips into theirs. And they love to decorate the cookies that Papa bakes.
We used to just have the kids stand on a kitchen chair, probably not the safest option. The Kitchen Helper is very sturdy and has rails to keep enthusiastic toddlers from tumbling out.
We’ve seen other, similar products but we appreciate that this one folds, includes a little chalkboard, and sells for $40-50 less than its competitors.
Guiding children towards independence and responsibility within a safe setting is one of the goals of most parents. And we really like that the kids can learn simple cooking skills and help wash their plastic dishes (properly supervised, of course) with the Kitchen Helper.
And the Kitchen Helper raises kids up to your level during their kitchen science or kids in the kitchen adventures, a nice advantage for parents who have trouble bending.
Kids naturally like to be where the action is and with the Kitchen Helper, they will have plenty of opportunities to learn.
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WANT IT: Guidecraft Kitchen Helper at Guidecraft ($160, on sale for $70 through December 31, 2010) or Guidecraft Kitchen Helper (on sale for $120).
WIN IT: Guidecraft is giving one lucky reader a Kitchen Helper ($160 ARV) as part of our 12 Days of Giveaways! To enter:
- Mandatory Entry: Comment on this post, letting us know which Guidecraft toy you would most want for your children (besides the Kitchen Helper).
- Two Optional Extra Entries: Link to the Hottest Holiday Toys for 2010 in a post on your blog or on any publicly visible web page where you are allowed to do so and/or share the guide on your favorite social media site. REMEMBER, your profile must be publicly visible for us to verify your extra entries! You may do this up to twice per giveaway. You must leave a separate comment with the URL where you shared the guide for each extra entry for your entry to count.
This giveaway ends December 20, 2010, 11:59 PM EST. Winner chosen at random from valid entries. Will ship to the US only. Please see the Hottest Holiday Toys for 2010 for a full list of giveaways.
