A Yummy Disaster

By Genny

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

My kids baked cookies last night.

By themselves.

It was quite an event…

They had a few problems cracking the eggs, I caught my eight-year-old pouring sugar straight out of the measuring cup… into his mouth, and they had a hard time getting all the ingredients into the mixing bowl.

The kitchen turned into a mini-disaster…

and when I told my kids that, my daughter replied, licking her fingers and smiling, “Yeah, but it’s a yummy disaster!”

She scooped the cookies a TAD bigger than normal, leaving one tiny cookie on the tray…

and then explained, “That one’s for my fish. He can’t eat chocolate chips.”

Minus all the mess and chaos–and the fact that the cookies came out the size of small pancakes and a little overdone–I have to say the kids did a great job.

The fish thought so too.

(Call me a bad fish owner, but the kids really did feed their fish cookies. And they seemed to like them just as much as we did.

For more “Wordful” or “Wordless” Wednesday photos, stop by Angie’s Seven Clown Circus or 5MinutesforMom.

Talk soon,

Categories : food/recipes, fun, kids, Wordless/Wordful Wednesdays

http://www.blogger.com/profile/14421519399776447481 Happy

They look like they had fun! And what fish doesn't love a little treat now and then?
http://www.blogger.com/profile/06660310558298459636 Muthering Heights

That is so funny…I had no idea fish would eat cookies!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/11159856133879672250 Alicia

Oh yum! Makes me want to make cookies now!
http://daniellesjourney.com/wordless-wednesday-winter-hat/ Danielle

What a nice Mom! So the question is who cleaned up the disaster? Here is my Wordless Wednesday!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/15619159895112075443 Melissa

I think I have to go find some chocolate now! I love that you just let them go on their own! What fun!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/15782353640720981699 Jennifer

Oh I miss when my kids would cook on their own. I mean they still do, but they are older and the messes are less cute. Happy WW!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/10990814541736776175 Mama Mel

So funny! I would have laughed… even after I saw the mess! Very cute!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/15403409821565963814 Leonard Family

Sounds like a lot of messy fun! So did the fish eat the cookie? lol
http://www.blogger.com/profile/02408502555249594576 Buckeroomama

I bet they had a blast baking their own cookies. Thanks for stopping by.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/12993966420383969954 Momstart

my cookies look like that all the time, well, when my kids help
http://www.blogger.com/profile/01335822447056360488 Becca

What a funny story to go along with the pictures. Great WW
http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567398445753025662 Jamie

One for the fish…love it!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/09567398445753025662 Jamie

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http://islandlife808.com kailani

My kids love to bake, too!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/11450956125210433128 Sidnie

How fun!And I love that they shared with the fish!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/06335488119326550661 Ave

These cookies look good!So great that they thought on fish too
http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179729832299127748 Kristen@nosmallthing

I love it! I totally would have let them feed the fish, too. I think I would have enjoyed those cookies more than any other cookie.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642538674985608613 Casey’s trio

Aren't you awesome for letting that cookie project occur….so funny!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/13960276167677132860 blueviolet

I think they did amazingly well!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157 Jessica

Oh my gosh! That's so awesome! LOL And your counter doesn't look too messy. How fun for them, and I agree, you're a great mom for letting them do that!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/16862359333933751151 Upstatemomof3

I say cookies can never be too big.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/03157669618524485184 Shelly

The kids fed the fish cookies! I've never seen a fish eat a cookie. How funny! lolhttp://atticgirl.blogspot.com/2009/09/wordless-wednesday-fall-is-on-its-way.html
http://www.blogger.com/profile/15556767159868164159 ~Sandy~

i love it! that was very brave of you to let them have control over the kitchen you should market a new fish food containing cookies! happy ww, thanks so much for stopping by.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/08982881362706361805 Jenni Jiggety

FUN!I haven't been brave enough to let my boys loose in the kitchen…
http://www.blogger.com/profile/02537341417261720439 Kimberly

My ww is about kids cooking too! I didn't capture the mess on camera… my feet were sticking to the floor to much to track it to the camera…
http://www.blogger.com/profile/12099425493742842588 Susie

They did a great job! That mess could have been much worse:-)
http://www.blogger.com/profile/00017807695487933660 Octamom

I am LOVING that you let the kids share their culinary creations with the goldfish–awesome!Blessings!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/14600901961685207952 Dakotapam

I love it! But the mess would give me high blood pressure! I make enough mess on my own. We tend towards place and bake cookies here, I'm a great cook, but an embarassing baker!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/16644613647401437326 Emily

Now all you need is a picture of the fish! Too cute! (And the cookies look delicious, by the way)
http://travelexperta.com/2009/09/daily-guatemala-figurine-wordless.html Marina K. Villatoro

That's so funny…!!! The fish must have been really happy
http://www.blogger.com/profile/03683621437168392691 Andrea

I always have to close my eyes to the mess my daughter makes when she creates in the kitchen! At least they are learning to love cooking.Sometimes if I don't have enough dough left to make a decent size cookie, I scatter the dough in crumbles in bake them to make cookie crumbs. Yummy! Although I wouldn't want to deprive your fish!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/12684666350821801488 Kim H.

That is just PRECIOUS!!! And I love that they made one for their fish. How generous.And I loved how they used parchment!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/14913446653085084585 Kimberly Kihega

Well, I learned something new! Bet they had a great time!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465 The Blonde Duck

Popped in from SITS to say hi!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/05805496754201802031 Ronel Sidney

Just stopping by to say hello… those cookies look yummy!!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/15591712909377639489 Kelly

yep…I'd still eat them! looks like they had fun!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/11246335892746223347 Petula

It seems like they had fun doing it. I'm glad you guys & the fish enjoyed the treat.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/01277539761373030285 GG

I found you, Genny! I had lost your blog url, but now it's found. Yay!
http://www.womenslifelink.com KellieS

These are the events that memories are made of. The kitchen really is much more than the place to cook and do dishes. Yummy disasters are the best. My son made up a game that we play on the weekends. Two members of our family go head-to-head against each other in a cooking competition. Someone else gets to choose the ingredients. Who ever gets the highest score in taste, presentation, and creativity wins! No prizes-just the pride of being the best cook for the night. It's so much fun!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/13862434783436568020 Are You Serious!

♥ How funny! I haven't dared let Emma try cooking on her own yet…
http://www.blogger.com/profile/16369446789435172436 Michelle

What a fun mom you are! They must have been good if the fish survived them.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/02180100343784111284 RR Mama

The boys helped me make fried pork chops tonight. I don't know who had more fun…them playing in the flour or the dog eating what they dropped on the floor.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/07036850041470203680 Multiple personalities..

Isn't it fun when kids take over the kitchen? You just never know what'll come out of there when they get creative. And those cookies do look yummy, despite the odd shape and size.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/00401546863878452777 Deanna

Thanks for the great story. What is it about those darn eggs that make them such a challenge… even to us big kids!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/05822199182685614574 confused homemaker

great story! it's great when kids get involved in cooking or baking, even if they do feed the fish cookies;)
http://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465 The Blonde Duck

I love that the fish got a cookie!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/15621963894614154802 Janel@Dandelion Dayz

Love it! My kids often eat more of the makings of cookies than they ever bake. You are a brave woman to let them do it alone!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/01620329144708471804 Buzzings of a Queen Bee!

Pouring sugar straight into his mouth? THAT is awesome! I love it! Carrie

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