Anonymous
Post 09/22/2023 13:46     Subject: Re:Age to make sandwich?
Anonymous wrote:4 or 5. It got less messy around 6.


That's what the paper towel underneath the bread is for - to catch the mess.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2023 13:43     Subject: Re:Age to make sandwich?
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
Post 09/22/2023 13:41     Subject: Re:Age to make sandwich?
4 or 5. It got less messy around 6.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2023 13:27     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
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
Post 09/22/2023 12:52     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
7 is too young to make a sandwich?? Goodness does he chew the food and spit it into her mouth too?
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2023 12:43     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
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
Post 09/22/2023 12:41     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
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
Post 09/22/2023 12:40     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
Anonymous wrote:18 months? I was making my own toast by then.


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
Post 09/22/2023 12:35     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
Anonymous wrote:2


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
Post 09/22/2023 12:33     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old makes her own sandwiches.

I should have added - with an adult nearby. We open glass jars for her, for example.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2023 12:33     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
18 months? I was making my own toast by then.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2023 12:33     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
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Anonymous
Post 09/22/2023 12:33     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
My 7 year old makes her own sandwiches.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2023 12:32     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
Lol, like 3 or 4?
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2023 12:31     Subject: Age to make sandwich?
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?