Parents' Guide to Toca Kitchen Sushi

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Mieke VanderBorght By Mieke VanderBorght , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 5+

Slice, dice, roll, and plate with free-play cooking game.

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Why Age 5+?

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What's It About?

Greet your customer and choose ingredients as soon as you enter the TOCA KITCHEN SUSHI restaurant. Then prepare the ingredients by chopping them up, sautéing them, put them in the silly shape machine, or roll them up with rice and a sheet of seaweed. Plating is the last step: place and rotate the food on a plate and add decorations. Shake sauces and seasoning powders on at any time. Finally, watch the customers' reactions as they enjoy (or suffer through) your creation.

Is It Any Good?

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Kids can stretch their cooking creativity without the dangers of knives and fire in this virtual kitchen. It's good fun to work with all kinds of ingredients to chop them, pan fry them, or squeeze them into silly shapes. Kids' artistic side comes out when they work on plating their food, rotating and decorating, and placing it just so. With the open-ended structure, kids can be as precise as they want to be. Choose some random ingredients to put together and throw on a plate, or methodically plan a meal and make it look as impressive as you can. The only feedback kids get comes from the customers, who sometimes make disgusted faces, have smoke coming out of their ears, or smile and say "yum." And since the options are a bit more complex than some other Toca Boca apps, a little more guidance might be helpful. Although kids miss out on the oh-so-important sensory information that comes with real cooking, Toca Kitchen Sushi is a fun way to experiment with food and get creative.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the creations kids make with Toca Kitchen Sushi. Would they like to try fish, onions, and strawberries wrapped in rice and seaweed? Why, or why not? How does cooking food or adding seasonings change the flavor?

  • Get kids cooking and exploring in the real kitchen. There are plenty of safe ways for kids to help out: They can mix, pour, and cut soft foods with kid-safe knives. Besides, food kids make themselves tastes better!

  • Let your kids have a say in meal planning. Ask them to talk about their likes and dislikes and have them help you shop for groceries.

  • Encourage them to try new foods or foods from different cuisines. You never know when they'll discover a new favorite!

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