Need easy ideas to teach children cooking

Here is a recipe that is very similar to the one that I made with my 4 year old niece a few months ago. She loved eating them and making them. Sausage-Cheese Balls Prep Time:20 min Start to Finish:45 min Makes:About 8 1/2 dozen cheese balls 3 cups Original Bisquick® mix 1 pound bulk pork sausage 4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (16 ounces) 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley or 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes Barbecue sauce or chili sauce, if desired 1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease bottom and sides of jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x2x1 inch. 2. Stir together all ingredients, using hands or spoon. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. Place in pan. 3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brown. Immediately remove from pan. Serve warm with sauce for dipping. High Altitude (3500-6500 ft) Heat oven to 375ºF. Decrease Bisquick to 2 1/2 cups; stir in 1/2 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour. Bake 25 to 30 minutes.

u can pick recipes from a cookbook, that are easy to make. it has to be something u think kids might like to do.

How about macaroni and cheese, since most kids like it? You can make it "from scratch," and/or fancy it up with meats or vegetables added. Or teach them to make tea, boil potatoes, scramble eggs... almost anything that's simple to begin with.

Hmm... if you want to use my experience as a template, I started out at age 6 and 7 with breakfast items. Later on, I picked up simple recipes like spaghetti and meatsauce, hamburger, chili. It has to be something fun for them Dawn. Why not try some of those, and add to that tacos and burritos. For the latter, even if they don't make a perfect roll I think they'll still have fun. You can also get simple cookbooks and kids cookbooks/recipes either from a local bookstore or find some items online.

Making a cake is an easy starter. Or grilling a cheese sandwich or a hot dog - helps them get used to watching the food and being near the stove. Pancakes are really easy to do and they can make letters with the batter, etc. I started my son with frying fish - it was mostly because he'd caught about 30 blue gill and I was in NO mood to cook that many little fish for him and his friend. So, I showed him what to do, stayed nearby, and a cook was born! He is 27 now and is the main cook for his family. He loves it!

tacos, spaghetti, pasta?

have you tried teaching them how to bake cupcakes? or maybe you can buy ready to made cupcakes too. then add some whip cream and toppings on it like chocolate kisses, or m&ms. let them do the topping and whip cream. i think they'll enjoy it. my cousins enjoyed doing it. one time we had a cake making. but we did not actually baked the cake. i bought some mamons (bread looks like cupcakes a little more flat and softer). then i gave them some toppings and icing with different colors. they loved it. haha. i think they had so much fun. i hope you kids will too.