Everyone loves homemade candy, (well any candy really, homemade candy is just the best). Kids especially just love homemade candy, especially if they have made it themselves. Homemade candy isn’t that hard to make if you start with one of the easier homemade candy recipes, and the kids just love getting into the kitchen and doing it themselves, then eating the results.
Last night I spent the evening making candy with my kids. They loved it and you should have seen them lick out the bowl. They could hardly wait till it was ready to eat.
I really think it’s important to get the kids cooking early. The earlier the better. They will start to enjoy the results and the process and start learning some skills. And making homemade candy is the very best place to start.
Sadly cooking at home seems to be waning. I believe that they are even making houses now that don’t have a kitchen. That’s sad. A good time for any family is when everyone gets together in the kitchen and starts making something yummy. And there’s no doubt that candy is yummy! It’s one of the best types of cooking to start the kids with.
Remember a few things though. Allow plenty of time, because cooking with kids always takes longer, and rushing it spoils the fun. And always expect mess, so don’t worry about it. Kids cannot cook without mess, so expect to have to clean up after cooking.
And there’s one golden rule. When you have a good recipe always double it because if you’ve got a family there never seems to be enough. Everyone wants more.
And while kids (and you) might love homemade candy it’s not restricted to your family. Candy that the kids have made makes a fine gift and it’s something for the kids to give that they really did make themselves. Grandma will love it.
So maybe you have kids at home and maybe they’re pestering you for great ideas for something to do in the school holidays. Making homemade candy is a great idea, kids love it. And it may start them on a lifelong love affair with cooking.
So get the kids making candy and into the kitchen. But remember, don’t eat all the candy in one go like the kids and I did last night.
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