Playing Spaghetti Restaurant

After playing with pretend food, the girls asked if they could make a real spaghetti dinner. What a fun idea!

First we made the menu. The girls wrote out the menu items and decided on their own prices. Some of the customers complained that a glass of water was $10, but we explained that it was imported.

Next we made the salads. I helped the girls slice up the cucumber with a sharp knife, showing them how to hold it and keep the blade away from fingertips. We also used pre-washed lettuce and cherry tomatoes.

Then we browned the ground beef and added the pasta to the boiling pot of water. They stood on step stools to stir the meet in the skillet. When the meat was cooked, we poured in a jar of spaghetti sauce.

They got to serve their own plate of spaghetti, and they scooped up quite large portions. But they ate it all! I couldn't believe how well they ate.

And best of all, Dad left them a real tip. Eleven cents each. He won't be able to get away with that amount very much longer.