
{"id":7766,"date":"2014-08-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/grilling-with-the-entire-family\/"},"modified":"2014-08-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T00:00:00","slug":"grilling-with-the-entire-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/es\/grilling-with-the-entire-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Grilling With the Entire Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Family-BBQ-FB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4419\" src=\"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Family-BBQ-FB.jpg\" alt=\"Family BBQ FB\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Family-BBQ-FB.jpg 724w, https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Family-BBQ-FB-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a Together Counts\u2122 ambassador, one of my favorite things about summer is that it just seems easier for families to be together.\u00a0 Without the schedules of the school year, finding time to sit down as a family and share a meal happens more often.<\/p>\n<p>Some of that summer family togetherness can be extended into the next month or two while the weather is still warm by firing up the grill.\u00a0 If you live in a warm climate like I do, this is a year round opportunity for family fun!<\/p>\n<p>Grilling out on a weeknight or weekend is an easy way to get dinner on the table while involving the whole family.\u00a0 Adults can be in charge of the meat and fire.\u00a0 Kids can take over setting the table, fruit, veggies, and drinks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Kids Can Help When Grilling Out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Obviously, age-appropriate tasks are key here, but giving a child a project and quietly supervising can be a surprising peek at how much they can do on their own!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set the Table \u2013 This may simply be paper plates in a stack on the backyard picnic table, but giving kids ownership to be in charge of plates, napkins, flatware and cups may result in some cleverly folded napkins!<\/li>\n<li>Fruit \u2013 We use two gadgets in my house that helps kids slice fruit knife-free.\u00a0 One is a flat, metal apple slicer that slices and cores apples by pressing down.\u00a0 It takes all my youngest son\u2019s weight to make it happen, but he loves placing it on a low table and accomplishing a fully sliced apple.\u00a0 We also use a sturdy boiled egg slicer to slice strawberries.\u00a0 Simply place the strawberry in the egg cradle and push down on the metal wire plate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kids can also slice bananas with a butter knife, peel oranges or use a melon baller for watermelon or cantaloupe.\u00a0 There are lots of ways that even younger kids can help with this task!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Snacks \u2013Creating a picture out of veggies and other snacks on a tray is the perfect use of kid creative energy!<\/li>\n<li>Drink \u2013 Let kids design their own fruit-infused beverages.\u00a0 Have them choose a fruit combination that they like and place the fruit in a pitcher of water the night before you plan to serve.\u00a0 Let the water absorb the fruit flavors through the day and serve over ice for dinner.\u00a0 Kids can garnish their creation with additional fruit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eat together tonight around the grill!\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t have to be fancy.\u00a0 Getting the whole family involved not only lessens the load on mom and dad, but gets the kids excited about sharing their homemade masterpieces.<\/p>\n<p><em>Holly Homer is a stay-at-home mom of three boys ages 7, 10 and 12.\u00a0 She realized early on that boys have a lot of energy and energy can be turned for evil use if not channeled in the proper direction!\u00a0 She partially homeschools and has embraced that the dining room table will never be free of kids art projects. 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