The Kitchen Shop
Jars of grains, a measuring cup and a shop counter. Your child scoops, sorts and measures, and the last order becomes a real bowl of muesli.
What you need
- Rolled oats
- Pasta shapes
- Buckwheat or rice
- Raisins and seeds
- A measuring cup and a tablespoon
- Empty jars or bowls
- A tray
How to play
- Set the jars out on a tray and let your child be the shopkeeper behind the counter.
- Order out loud: two cups of oats, three spoons of raisins, one cup of pasta.
- Let your child scoop each order, levelling the cup with a finger so it is exactly full.
- Swap places and let your child place an order for you to fill.
- Mix up a handful of two grains and race to sort them back into their jars.
- Finish with a real order: oats, raisins and seeds into one bowl with yoghurt poured over.
- Sweep the spilled grains off the tray together — that part is the shopkeeper's job too.
