Description Every day, let your child imagine freely and express themselves by making snacks at home! A friendly cooking-play guidebook that kids can follow on their own. The 'cooking play' program that's become so popular among children and parents these days is one of the best learning tools for building creativity and self-expression. As children wash, knead, and cook ingredients to complete a dish, they use their imagination to the fullest. They look at recipes and think about how to cook and decorate their food to create different tastes and shapes. Through this process, creativity naturally develops, and with their own unique touch, each dish becomes as expressive as a work of art. Watching the shape, taste, color, and volume of ingredients change also naturally encourages scientific and mathematical thinking. Children's brains are remarkably skilled at learning and applying new things. Growing Imagination and Creativity: A Children's Cookbook is a guide that lets kids cook and play freely—with mom, with friends, or all on their own. Unlike typical cookbooks for moms that explain steps with photos, this book uses lovely, lifelike illustrations to walk kids through each cooking step in a friendly way. Seeing, touching, and making adorable dishes from mouth-watering ingredients richly stimulates children's five senses. Kids from ages 4–5 all the way through elementary school can enjoy cooking and playing with this book. Recipes are divided into ones kids can make on their own and ones where a parent's help is recommended. Safety notes for potentially risky steps are included with every recipe, and the benefits of cooking play are introduced at the front of the book. At first, cook together with your child and teach them basic safety precautions, how to use cooking tools, and the properties of ingredients. With just a little help, your child will soon be able to whip up simple foods like rice balls or sandwiches all by themselves. And even on days when mom isn't around, there's no need to worry about snack time—giving your child the chance to cook on their own now and then is a wonderful way to spark their imagination and build creativity. Recommended by early childhood education experts, sensory development play teachers, and cooking experts 'Cooking' stimulates a child's five senses and is the 'ultimate play' for building creativity, self-expression, and confidence! These days, 'creativity' has become a hot topic in parenting and education—an essential ability children need as they learn, grow, and accomplish things. Even when children absorb the same knowledge, creativity is what's needed to develop and turn it into real results. Especially in early childhood, the potential for growth in imagination and creativity is limitless. To let imagination and creativity flourish, children need experiences where they can enjoy themselves and freely express their abilities, rather than forced, rote-style teaching. 'Cooking play' is the best kind of play and educational program for exactly this purpose. While cooking, children stimulate all five senses—seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching. When the senses are stimulated, brain activity becomes more active, and imagination and creativity grow. Children rich in imagination and creativity also become richer in self-expression. Growing Imagination and Creativity: A Children's Cookbook is a play workbook designed so kids can enjoy cooking play freely at home, anytime. While cooking play programs are available at community centers, rather than a one-time class, this book was created so children can make whatever dish they want at home, whenever they like. Recipes and precautions are explained kindly and at a child's eye level, so kids can have fun learning and feeling things out with friends on their own. A child's brain is most active during activities that are hands-on and self-directed. It also develops through experiencing a variety of smells, colors, sounds, textures, and sizes. The sense of accomplishment and joy a child feels while cooking is beyond imagination. Show your child what it looks like when you cook—time spent together with mom gives children a sense of security and greatly helps them grow into emotionally rich, confident individuals.