Tip of the Day 3/15/12

We are on the road to establishing some good habits for our children during Spring Break. A great area to involve children is in the kitchen. I know you are probably thinking, "Oh no, a big mess." But allowing them to participate in meal choices and prep will actually help them to be better eaters. Start small, but even the youngest ones can begin "helping". A great skill for your children to leave home with someday is being able to prepare a basic meal, or better yet a gourmet meal, and a go-to dessert. Their husband, wife, roommates, will all appreciate them. Have the children help plan one meal a week and help with the prep, graduate to them doing more of the prep with you supervising, next-keeping to a simple menu-let them prepare the whole meal as you supervise, move on to them improvising with ingredients and eventually you stepping out of the picture one night a week. Some meals will be awesome and some you will smile and eat only one helping. Encourage along the way. You may have the next Iron Chef or Rachel Ray living in your house.

Word for Today, Opportunity: Jesus gives the opportunity to share Him, we make the choice to do it.