Let's make cheese tomato toast
Welcome to The Awesome Classroom: Where Learning Tastes Like Joy
You know those Saturday mornings when the kitchen becomes something magical? That's what happens at our home. Cyan loves cooking videos, enjoys cooking himself, so almost every Saturday I keep an activity of making something new with him. Today, it's cheese tomato toast (though by the time you read this, we might have graduated to something more adventurous!). A few weeks ago, we made jelly and a Dora cake. Our kitchen has become this beautiful space where learning just... happens.
Finding Our Kitchen Guru
Have you ever seen a three-year-old's face light up watching cooking videos? Shivesh - "this is soo good" - is Cyan's favorite influencer. We watch his videos together, and what amazes me is how Cyan keeps track of which ones we've already watched and which ones are new. He's building this mental library of recipes and techniques without even realising it. We dream about baking and selling at the farmer's market. Maybe he'll even bake his own birthday cake this year? It's fun to dream together.
What's Really Cooking Here?
I believe there are so many things Cyan is learning from these activities, but not in the way traditional education might measure it. When he's measuring ingredients, he's doing math. When he's mixing and watching things transform, he's a little scientist. When he's telling me about his favorite recipes, he's developing language skills. But here's the beautiful part - he just thinks he's having fun!
Here's something interesting about Cyan - he's bit picky in terms of eating, which is kinda healthy in its own way. He eats specific things with specific ingredients he's comfortable with. I think it's good because he doesn't junk as well, but I feel there should be diversity in your food. I am not big fan of shoulds neither for myself nor my son. So how can I make him try different foods and then it's his choice if he wants to eat or not? By involving him in small cooking projects. Not directly new recipes unless they are chocolate desserts. But starting with something as small as making an omelette for himself. He loves it.
A Father's Wisdom That Changed Everything
One of the best advice I got, when Cyan was born, was from my father - Follow his curiosities, and you will know how best to raise him. Since then my only intention is to build the trust with him so he knows no matter what he can always come to me, strengthen my intuition with him, resonate with his frequency, and learn from him. Sometimes I tell him, "Cyan, you are my teacher." He baffles and says, "AAAin!"
When Learning Gets Deliciously Messy
Want to hear something funny? His curiosity led him to make "chocolate" in excess with mitti (soil), water and one block of chocolate. Wanna try? Hehehe. You see, most parents live out of fear. But the key is to live in curiosity and love for each other. Sometimes that means your kitchen gets messy, sometimes it means soil becomes an ingredient, but always it means learning is happening.
Looking Forward: AI, Education, and a Dash of Curiosity
In this world where we're all talking about AI in education (exciting, right?), I wonder if we're missing something simple - the natural way children learn when we follow their lead. While AI offers amazing possibilities, maybe its real power lies in supporting these natural moments of discovery, not replacing them.
What's Cooking Next in The Curious Classroom?
I'd love to hear about your kitchen adventures with your little ones! What unexpected lessons have you learned? What messes have turned into memories? Next time, I'll share how Cyan's attempt at making chocolate mousse turned into an unexpected lesson about patience (and why we now keep extra dish soap under the sink!).
P.S. If anyone tries the soil chocolate recipe... well, don't say I didn't warn you! 😄
In this blog, we explore the intersection of natural learning, modern education, and the simple joy of discovering alongside our children. Because sometimes the best classroom is the one with flour on the counter and love in the air.