Age to make sandwich?
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Anonymous
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My DH thinks DD7 is too young to make a PBJ on her own. I say she's more than old enough. Maybe it won't be a good PBJ or the jelly won't spread, but she can do the PB at least.
What age did your kid make their own sandwich? |
Anonymous
| Lol, like 3 or 4? |
Anonymous
| My 7 year old makes her own sandwiches. |
Anonymous
| 2 |
Anonymous
| 18 months? I was making my own toast by then. |
Anonymous
I should have added - with an adult nearby. We open glass jars for her, for example. |
Anonymous
I remember standing at the counter prepping food and my 2 yr old stepping onto a step-stool and sticking his head under my arm and popping up at the counter that way and putting his hands over mine to "help" me. |
Anonymous
Putting bread in the toaster and pushing the button isn't the same as spreading PB on bread and getting jelly from the fridge. |
Anonymous
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I would say around 5-6.
I still make my 11yo lunch though most of the time. I’m making myself lunch anyway. She has done it if I’m not home or if she’s hungry before I am. |
Anonymous
| Cheese and meat on bread - toddler. Spreading PB and jelly, maybe preschool? It's gloppy and uneven, but it's not DH's sandwich so not his problem. |
Anonymous
| 7 is too young to make a sandwich?? Goodness does he chew the food and spit it into her mouth too? |
Anonymous
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My kids have been making their own PB&Js since they were 2. Yes, they didn't turn out very well at first and still don't look how I would make them. But they get better every time.
Sure, I make them sometimes. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they drop a spoon or knife and have to clean up. Sometimes there is a gross amount of jelly on the sandwich. It's a process. |
Anonymous
| 4 or 5. It got less messy around 6. |
Anonymous
| I think it's too uptight/controlling to be thinking about whether jelly with spread. Mine is perfectly happy with clumps of jam, regardless of who made the sandwich! And tbh I am pretty uptight/controlling, I admit. |
Anonymous
That's what the paper towel underneath the bread is for - to catch the mess. |