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A Father’s Day Dinner the Kids Can Lead<\/h2>\nA Father’s Day Dinner the Kids Can Lead<\/h2>\nFather’s Day usually means Dad standing over the grill, flipping burgers for everyone else. This year, flip the script. Let the kids run dinner.<\/p>\n
With a little planning, a 10-year-old can lead a real Father’s Day meal \u2014 and Dad gets the day he actually wants: feet up, nothing to cook, nothing to clean (okay, almost<\/em> nothing). The trick is choosing a recipe that’s simple enough for young hands, healthy enough to feel good about, and cheap enough that \u201ctreating Dad\u201d doesn’t blow the week’s grocery budget.<\/p>\n Success relies on a couple of things.<\/p>\n Our kid-friendly recipes check all three. An adult stays nearby for the oven and the raw meats, dicing with sharp knives \u2014 everything else is the kids’ job.<\/p>\n Rinse fruits and vegetables in a colander under cool water.<\/p>\n Tear lettuce for salads, stirring batters, or tossing ingredients in a bowl.<\/p>\n Scoop and level dry ingredients, then pour them in.<\/p>\n Build tacos, top pizzas, layer sandwiches, or bread chicken.<\/p>\n Lay out plates, napkins, and utensils, and carry non-hot items.<\/p>\n Open DinnerTime, search for kid-friendly recipes<\/a>, add one or more recipes to your Father’s Day plan, and let the app build your shopping list automatically \u2014 quantities sorted, nothing forgotten, no mid-cook runs to the store. Want a side salad or a simple dessert to round out the meal? Add them and the list updates itself.<\/p>\n The best part: this isn’t a one-off. The same kid-led, budget-friendly approach works any weeknight. Father’s Day is just a good excuse to start.<\/p>\n This Father’s Day, let Dad off the grill \u2014 and let the kids surprise him. Open DinnerTime, plan the meal, and hand over the apron.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Father’s Day Dinner the Kids Can Lead Father’s Day usually means Dad standing over the grill, flipping burgers for everyone else. This year, flip the script. Let the kids run dinner. With a little planning, a 10-year-old can lead… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15904"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15904"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15917,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15904\/revisions\/15917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}That’s exactly what DinnerTime is built for.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Why a kid-led dinner works<\/h1>\n
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<\/h1>\nHere are five kitchen tasks that kids under 10 can safely help with:<\/h1>\n
Washing produce<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Tearing and mixing<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Measuring and pouring<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Assembling<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Setting the table<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Plan it in two taps<\/h1>\n