Here's a recipe for fun: Start with kid-sized tools. Add a helping of recipe cards that include helpful hints and interesting tidbits. And you've just cooked up an afternoon of hands-on learning in your kitchen.

The Playful Chef Cooking Kit packs hands-on lessons in kitchen safety, age-appropriate cooking skills, science, measuring, nutrition, seasonings, clean up, and the fun of eating and sharing what you create -- all in a snazzy clear backpack. You get:

* Five delicious, easy-to-follow laminated recipe cards that follow a ten-system plan complete with helpful illustrations and color-coding

* An overview of how to teach your child in the kitchen

* Safety scissors, a sand timer, a whisk, a wooden spoon, a spatula, and a pastry brush, all perfectly sized for a kid to use

* A cool brushed denim tool belt apron for easy tool storage and handy access that is adjustable for all sizes

* A set of color-coded measuring spoons

* A set of color-coded measuring cups, which make measuring a cinch

* A kid-sized baking pan for baking special

* A kid-sized mixing bowl for mixing magic

* A vinyl kid-sized Playful Chef backpack that’s chock full of fun just waiting to happen!

As a parent you can feel good about the underlying lessons your child will learn: nutrition, food safety, measuring, and following directions, and even better about making memories and creating bonds that will last a lifetime.