Family Living Focus by Laurie Weinreb-Welch Clinton Co. Extension Cooking With Kids Does your child bother you while you are preparing food in the kitchen or are tired of listen ing to them complain about the food you prepare? Well, get them involved in the family cooking responsibilities. Children as young as 2-years-old can help with the family cooking. Cooking with your children is not only fun, it’s educational. Cooking involves math, chemis try, reading, and creativity. Cooking also helps teach lifelong healthy eating habits. Free Admission Museum March EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) In March, 1681 William Penn re ceived his royal charter for Penn sylvania from King Charles II of England. In his new colony Penn planned a laboratory for his “Holy Experiment” where people of different nations and faiths could live side by side. Today, Ephrata Cloister survives as one of the most outstanding examples of this policy of religious freedom in American history. To celebrate the 321st anniversary of the Commonwealth’s founding, the Epforata Cloister will participate in , Charter Day Sunday, There are many benefits of having your child help with cook ing. Children can learn through cooking. Cooking can help teach kids how to follow directions in order for a recipe to work. Cook ing can teach simple arithmetic such as what is bigger a 'A cup or 1 cup? Are we putting in more flour or baking soda? Preparing food allows kids use their sensory awareness. It is helpful if you can use ingredients that have a wide variety of tex tures, smells and tastes. March 10, by opening free to visi tors from noon until 5 p.m. High lighting the day will be an exhibi tion opening, a book signing, and musical performances. Ephrata Cloister is located in Ephrata Borough, Lancaster County, on Route 322 at the in tersection with Route 272. The National Historic Landmark is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 6-12, and $l7 for families. For more information call (717) 733-6600. Cooking can increase vocabu lary. Words like flour, sugar and eggs may seem like everyday words to you, but may not be for a 3-year-old. The process of cook ing can help improve your child’s concept development by compar ing hard versus soft, liquid versus solid and hot versus cold. Cooking can teach cause and effect relationship by adding, leaving out, or changing one in gredient can change the entire product. Cooking can also help develop cooperation by working together. Keep in mind, that kids can be a little messy, so be sure to have lots of patience, but the potential for fun and learning can out weigh the extra planning and cooking time in the kitchen. There are four components to begin to cook with kids: Getting ready, getting set up, cooking and clean up. When getting ready to cook, make sure you set up a convenient workspace, use a stool or lower kitchen table to prepare food. Make sure you begin with simple, child-friendly recipes and then work your way up to more difficult recipes. After cooking for awhile, let your child choose the menu. Browse through some cookbooks, websites or home recipe collec tions, and let your child put to gether a simple menu for dinner from soup to dessert. Children are more likely to try foods that they helped cook. When it is time to cook, make sure you have the recipe handy and show your child the recipe. Make 'sure all the ingredients, measuring cups, mixing bowls, and other tools are within reach. Always wash your and your child’s hands before beginning. During cooking, it is helpful if you name each ingredient that is being used. 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To help in this process, Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences offers prospective students its ninth annual Open House from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 in the Agricultural Sci ences and Industries (ASI) Build ing on the University Park cam pus. “The world of careers and em ployment can be confusing,” says Marianne Fivek, assistant profes sor of agricultural and extension education and undergraduate re cruitment coordi nator. “Sometimes the best choic es aren’t immediately obvious, and then taste the ingredients (not raw eggs, fish, poultry or meat). Let your child put in as many ingredients as possible. The final component of cook ing with is the clean up. To make clean up easier, spread an old sheet or tablecloth under your work area, and then just shake it out when you are done. Let chil dren wear old clothes for easier cleanup. Keep in mind, when it comes to cooking, there are no mistakes just different paths to delicious ness. Your brownies didn’t rise? Try crumbling them into softened ice cream and spreading the mix ture into a pie shell. The most important goal of cooking with your child is to enjoy each other’s company and eating your cooking collabora tion. * especially to a high school stu dent who hasn’t settled on clear career goals. Our open house highlights opportunities in the agricultural sciences in an infor mal, relaxed setting where stu dents can get personal attention. It’s also an opportunity for fami lies to visit with deans, professors and current students. “About 60 faculty, staff and students from the college will be there to answer questions about the agricultural sciences, and about university life,” she says. “Representatives from the Advocates student organization and the Ag Student Council also will attend.” Attendees can learn about ca reers in agricultural and related fields and the college’s 18 under graduate majors, including turfgrass science, food science, landscape design, agricultural business management, agricultur al and biological engineering and environmental resource manage ment. The event will begin with an informational fair at 8 a.m., followed by a general session at 9 a.m. and academic advising ses sions at 10 a.m. Exhibits will highlight academ ic departments, student organiza tions, ROTC, housing and food services and other aspects of uni versity life. A special luncheon and advising session for students who already have started their education at a Penn State loca % tion other than University Park will be conducted at noon in 101 ASI Building. An information session for minority students also will be conducted at noon in 107 ASI. Families and students can visit college facilities and explore the campus through tours that will include food science laboratories, animal science facilities and the School of Forest Resources. A panel discussion on internships, careers and international experi ences in agriculture will be con ducted in 101 ASI at 1:15 p.m. After the open house, families can visit the University Creamery, the Penn State Book store, the Penn State University Libraries and the Palmer Muse um of Art. Penn State Housing and Food Services will offer spe cial meal deals for lunch and din ner. The event is open to all pro spective college students and their families. To register for the open house or for more information, visit the World Wide Web at http:// www.cas.psu.edu, contact the Of fice for Undergraduate Education at (814) 865-7521 or send e-mail to Marianne Fivek at mafivek@p su.edu. IS
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