Select a simple recipe to follow with your child. Choose a recipe that will result in something your child will enjoy eating, such as cookies or a cake.
Show your child the measuring spoons and measuring cups. Ask your child if she knows what the items will be used for. Explain that the utensils are used in cooking to help add the right amount of ingredients to recipes.
Direct your child's attention to the recipe. Review the recipe with her and point out the ingredients and the amounts that are associated with them; for example, 1-cup and 1/2-teaspoon.
Point out the numbers located on the measuring cups and spoons. Explain to your child that the numbers on the cups and spoons and those in the recipe are related. For example, tell your child that if the recipe calls for "1/2-cup of milk," that the "1/2-cup" should be filled with milk and used to create the recipe.
Read the recipe instructions with your child. Allow her to locate the implements that are indicated by the recipe. Let her use the implements to add the ingredients into mixing bowls.
Show her how to use the implements when larger amounts of ingredients are called for than are indicated by the measuring cups and spoons. For example, if the recipe calls for 2 and 3/4 cups of milk, explain to him that he should fill the 1-cup two times and the 1/4 cup three times.
Continue following the recipe, adding ingredients until the recipe is complete. Discuss new measurements as they appear in the recipe.