Children should be actually involved in the entire process of cooking. Being involved in any activity, done usually by an adult gives immense pleasure to the kids. This also develops a sense of responsibility in them.  They learn to take care of themselves and the surroundings. The sense of doing things on their own only adds on to their experience. They should be constantly under adult supervision. Children should be encouraged to indulge themselves in any form of cooking activity.

There are a few reasons why kids should be involved in some form of cooking activity. It helps them to know more about healthy cooking and the nutrition values that are present in our day to day food. It helps them to gain self confidence. They realize that they are working for their family. It also helps in creating bonding among the family members.

This recipe is something that every child would love to prepare and eat. The most important is to select a recipe that will be easy for a child to follow and do. For preparing peppermint bark one would require some candy canes of regular sizes and white chocolate.  Firstly, the candy canes needs to be crushed and here one can take the help of the children.  The crushed candy has to be mixed with melted white chocolate. A portion of crushed candy can be kept aside for decorating.  The mixture has to be placed on a cookie sheet and kept in the refrigerator till it is set. The children can be told to decorate the bark.