Cooking with Kids: Fun in the kitchen with berry crumbles

"The results are tasty, and the recipe is very forgiving if a little too much of an ingredient is added by mistake, or the butter gets rubbed into the flour for too long."

Pic: iStock

Crumble is an easily adaptable recipe that is packed with fruit. It is great for engaging children of different ages. Very young children can wash the fruit or pour pre weighed ingredients into bowls. Older children can weigh the ingredients, rub in the butter, or carefully peel and chop the fruit. Before they start to chop it is good to set up the chopping board safely by placing a damp cloth underneath so that it does not slip, and to show them carefully how to begin.