This document summarizes research on developing cooking tools and experiences for children and their parents. It discusses the benefits of cooking for children's development. Research included online observations of families cooking together, questionnaires about cooking habits, and an interview. Key findings were that children enjoy tasks like mixing and decorating, safety is the top priority, and motivations include spending time with family and trying new recipes. The goal is to create safe, practical, and engaging cooking tools for kids ages 3-10 that encourage learning life skills through fun in the kitchen.

1. MDes : Context Module
Cooking UX for children and parents
Doyoon Chee (2015 SADI MDes, Cardiff Metropolitan University)

2. Cooking tools and User Experience for Kids
Get kids more involved in the kitchen with safe and fun way

3. Cooking UX for KIDS
Why
Cooking UX and tools for kids?

4. Sometimes kids can be annoying factor
in kitchen because kids might hurt or
They feel boring because they can’t do
anything or can do very little part of
cooking.
Cooking UX for KIDS
Why cooking tools and UX for kids?

5. Cooking UX for KIDS
Why cooking tools and UX for kids?
But it is true that cooking activity has
countless benefits for kids such as
Improving creativity and self confidence
Or help having a healthy eating habitat.
The benefit with cooking with kids :
Safety, patience, time, mathematic, self-esteem, vocabulary, reading, planning, budgeting, food/produce appreciation,
fine motor skills, Scientific questions, nutrition, fussy eating

6. On market, most cooking tool for kids
are TOY PRODUCTS.
Cooking UX for KIDS
Why cooking tools and UX for kids?

7. Children love to cook
Cooking UX for KIDS
Why cooking tools and UX for kids?
Get kids more involved in the kitchen
with safe and fun way
Above all,

8. Family ( who want to cook with kids and parents )
Children (around 3 years old-10 years old) who likes to cook, and want
to enjoy cooking.
-> Sharing time and sustainable hobby among family
Cooking UX for KIDS
Target
Who

10. Cooking UX for KIDS
Research Summary
Knife for kids
+
Tool set
+
Cooking Toys
(Market)!
Good grip : proper for each age group, light, safe,
material, affordance)
Good package
Should look real tools

11. Cooking UX for KIDS
Market segmentation
Safe
Less safe
PracticalLess practical

12. Cooking UX for KIDS
Market segmentation
Safe
Less safe
PracticalLess practical
Safe and
practical

13. Cooking UX for KIDS
Article/research/book
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How!Cooking!Can!Help!Preschoolers!
Bringing!kids!into!the!kitchen!can!benefit!them!in!a!number!of!ways.!Cooking!can!
help:!
!
Build!basic!skills.!You!can!help!your!child!hone!basic!math!skills!by!doing!something!
as!simple!as!coun?ng!eggs!or!pouring!water!into!a!measuring!cup.!You!can!ask!
what!comes!first,!second,!and!third!or!count!together!as!you!spoon!dough!onto!a!
cookie!sheet.!When!you!read!a!recipe!together,!you're!introducing!new!words!to!
your!child's!vocabulary!and!promo?ng!literacy.!Following!steps!in!the!recipe!can!
work!on!listening!skills.!
Encourage!an!adventurous!palate.!Preschoolers!are!notoriously!picky!eaters,!and!
bringing!them!into!the!kitchen!to!cook!can!help!get!them!to!open!up!to!new!tastes.!
When!your!3GyearGold!daughter!plays!chef!she!might!sample!dishes!she!wouldn't!
try!if!you!just!served!them!to!her.!So!encourage!kids!to!taste!new!ingredients!
you're!working!with!and!talk!about!what!they!like!and!how!healthy!foods!make!a!
body!grow.!
!
Help!young!kids!explore!with!their!senses.!Kids!learn!by!exploring!with!their!senses!
and!the!kitchen!is!an!ideal!place!to!do!that.!Invite!them!to!listen!to!the!whir!of!the!
mixer,!pound!dough!and!watch!it!rise,!smell!it!baking!in!the!oven,!and!finally!taste!
the!warm!bread!fresh!from!the!oven.!If!it!smells!good,!looks!appealing,!and!is!easy!to!
eat!they!may!just!be!willing!to!try!it!!
Boost!confidence.!Preschoolers!love!to!show!what!they!can!do!and!working!in!the!
kitchen!provides!opportuni?es!to!gain!a!sense!of!accomplishment.!If!they!helped!
assemble!the!pizza,!let!them!know!that!their!help!was!important.!You!could!name!
the!pizza!or!another!dish!aOer!your!child.!Serve!"Will's!Pizza"!or!"Ella's!Salad"!for!
dinner!tonight.!Even!if!the!end!results!are!not!exactly!what!you!expected,!praise!their!
efforts.!
!

14. Cooking UX for KIDS
Research Summary
(Article/research/book)!
* Sense of confidence and achievement.
* 5 sense
* 5 to 10 minutes might be all your child wants to spend on
an activity

15. Cooking UX for KIDS
observation

16. Cooking UX for KIDS
Research Summary
On-line
observation
(Observation)!
Chip-proof
Balance grip – to give force easily
Kids eat during cooking
Question – Parents keep give question to kids
Improve Basic skills – math, literature etc.

17. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire

18. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire
How often do you cook with your kids?
weekly
at!least!once!a!month!!
only!during!holidays!
everyday!
irregular!

19. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire
When%did%your%kids%start%par1cipate%in%kitchen?%
under!4!years!old!

20. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire
Which%of%the%dishes%have%your%kids%helped%you%to%cook?%%
cakes!&desserts!
Korean!Food
Which!of!the!dishes!have!your!kids!helped!you!to!cook?!!

21. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire
What%was%your%kid’s%favorite%task%to%help?%
Try!new!recipe!while!cooking!
Take!part!in!cooking!directly!such!as!!
trimming!ingredient!

22. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire
What%task%do%you%allow%your%kids%to%do?%
wash!materials,!peel!vegetable!and!fruits!by!hand,!!
make!paste,!decorate!!
!!
What!task!do!you!allow!your!kids!to!do?!

23. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire
What%tools%do%your%kids%most%frequently%use?%
Spatula,!ladle,!turner!!
What!tools!do!your!kids!most!frequently!use?!

24. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire
Do%you%use%kids%cooking%tools?%If%yes,%why?%and%what%product%do%you%use?%%
Yes
No

25. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire
No
Yes
Have%your%kids%ever%hurt%during%cooking?%

26. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire
What%encourages%&%mo1vates%you%to%cook%at%home?%
helping!parents!/!watching!parents!cook!
Watching!cookery!TV!shows!
wan?ng!to!male!food!for!family!and!friends!
For!fun
Likes!to!eat!nice!food

27. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire
What%encourages%&%mo1vates%you%to%cook%at%home?%
Internet!website!
app
none
Cook!book
Parent’s!cooking!experience
TV!cookery!shows!

28. Cooking UX for KIDS
Questionnaire
What%factor%do%you%regard%the%most%important%for%kids%cooking?%%
Safety,!convenience!
Diversity,!communica?on!
self,!communica?on!

29. Cooking UX for KIDS
Interview
Danah!
Ph.D!
Has!2!Boys!(10years!old!and!3!years!old)!
!!
Tend!to!cook!Give!small!jobs!not!to!mass!the!kitchen!
From!nursery!–!bit!cooking!class!
From!3!years!old!started!cooking!
Some?mes!(twice!a!week)!
Breakfast!on!weekend!and!Bake!cookies!and!cup!cake!!
It!takes!two!?mes!of!normal!?me!–!need!?me!to!prepare!and!original!cooking!?me!is!about!20G25!
min!
Clean!together!
!!
Whisk,!Spatula!,!Cooking!tray,!cup!cake!tray!
Doesn’t!allow!them!to!use!knife.!Even!though!for!10!years!old!boy!can’t!because!worry!about!
liele!boy!might!injure.!
Liele!burn!from!keele!
I!give!them!to!choose!whatever!they!want!that’s!why!I!choose!cupcakes,!
They!have!freedom!to!do!but!there!are!some!certain!tasks.!
Mixing!is!their!favorite!task!may!be!because!they!can!see!the!ingredients!mix!together!and!easy!
for!them!to!do.!
And!like!to!scoop!the!반죽!to!the!baking!tray.!
I!can!give!10!years!old!boy!the!spoon!and!he!can!do!by!himself!but!the!3!years!old!I!have!to!be!
with!him!and!help!his!hand!to!scooping!and!mixing.!
They!use!my!tools!that’s!why!I!have!to!hold!together.!
He!would!love!it!if!there!is!something!small!and!may!be!character!in!the!handle.!
!!
!!
Photo.!1!
It!looks!safe!because!it’s!made!of!wood!and!rubber!but!the!grip!doesn’t!look!safe.!materials!
This!one!(right!boeom)!looks!should!need!groove!that!kids!can!grip.!So!it!will!have!more!secure.!!
To!give!them!mere!balance!as!well!.!
Photo2.!!
I!like!that!one!beeer!!
!!
Look!for!Cooking!book!
They!ask!what’s!next!and!I!look!and!tell!them!
I!don’t!have!any!recipe!book!for!kids,!only!mine!
Safety,!How!much!?me!does!it!consume!for!the!whole!process,!I!let!them!choose!what!
they!want!to!bake!and!how!they!like!to!decorate!it!because!it’s!the!most!fun!part!for!
them.!
!!
Mo?va?on:!may!be!because!I!love!cooking.!I!cook!everyday.!!옆에서 지켜보다가 걔네
들도 하고싶은거지.!And!some?mes!when!we!watch!Youtube!video!or!something!and!
the!kids!come!and!says!mom!let’s!try!this!recipe.!
!!
Smart!device!
I!don't!like!especially!for!3!years!old!so!I!tend!not!to!try!his!ipad!so!he!think!it’s!!
For!kids.!
I!tend!to!try!to!make!him!busy!with!something!else!so!cooking!with!me!is!one!method!to!
make!him!go!away!from!his!ipad.!
!!
For!me!I!have!only!boys!!and!boys!not!always!to!go!cooking!with!their!mom!in!the!kitchen!!
I!make!It!fun!as!possible!and!not!make!them!think!it’s!a!girls!thing!you!can!do!it!as!also!
and!you!can!have!fun!with!your!food!
They!know!the!knowledge!of!food!is!something!you!have!to!love.!
!!
I!allow!them!to!cook!but!not!all!the!?me!because!I’m!studying!full!?me!phd!so!very!busy.!
But!try!my!best!to!make!them!involve!to!do!something!even!In!the!table!if!not!cooking!
like!If!I’m!done!ask!“!can!you!help!me!to!put!these!in!the!plates!and!clean!up”!
!!
They!like!to!see!so!may!be!transparent!materials!would!be!used.!

30. Cooking UX for KIDS
Interview
빛나 !
boy!3!years!old!
!!
!팬케익 만들어요 !
G걸리는 시간!:!계획!5분!/준비 셋팅!5분/!본인 참여!10분정도!/오븐,조리시간!15분정도!
본인이 하고싶은 요리를 하게 허락해주지만 부모님이 정해준 범위 안에서 !
예를들면 한국음식을 할 때도 나물을 삶아서 시켜주면 버무리거나 양념을 넣는 행위 !
We!make!pancake!together.!!
It!took!about!30!minutes!
Planning!5!min,!prepping!and!sejng!5!min,!cooking!?me!10!min,!and!baking!?me!15mim!
I!let!him!to!do!whatever!he!wants,!but!in!the!boundary!that!I!made!
For!example!whenever!I!make!korean!food,!I!ask!kid!to!s?r!and!mix!ingtedients!
!!
어린이용 툴을 사용하지는 않고 기본 툴을 사용.!!
어린이가 보고 배운게 있어서 스스로 하는 방법을 터득.!!
도와주는것을 싫어한다.!스스로 독립적으로 성취하는것을 좋아함.!
My!kid!doesn’t!use!cooking!tools!for!kids.!They!use!usual!one.!
He!already!saw!what!I!did!and!how!I!use!tools!so!he!kows!how!to!deal.!
He!hates!helping.!He!likes!to!do!himself!individualy!and!achieve.!
!!
젓기,!섞기 !
많은 일을 허락하지않는 이유는 위험해서!.!!
주방 더러워지는건 전혀 상관이 없어요.!정해진 안에서는 청소도 부탁해요!(안전 강조)!
S?r,!Mix.!
Don’t!allow!many!task!because!it’s!dangerous.!
I!don’t!care!about!kitchen!to!be!messy.!And!if!it’s!safe!I!ask!him!to!heal!clean!also.!
!!
알고있는 레시피를 빛나에게 알려줄 때도 있고 !
가끔 키즈 레시피를 보고 할 때가 있어요!(책)!
I!some?mes!teach!him!recipe!what!I!already!know.!
And!I!some?mes!look!for!kids!recipe!book.!
!!
특별히 신경쓰는것?!!
안전이요!!!
Safety!is!most!important!!
!!
첫번째 사진은 괜찮아보이는데 어른들 도구와 너무 다르게 생겨서 !
흥미를 갖고 사용하기는 어려울것같아요 .!!
두번째는 빛나가 쓰기에는 위험.!!
Photo.!!
It!looks!good!!but!different!to!use!with!interest!because!it!looks!different!from!usual!tools!
Second!tools!look!to!sharp!for!my!kids.!
!!
아이에게 아토피가 있어요.!
이거 먹으면 간지러워?!라고 물어봐요.!!
하지만 너무 먹고싶으면 먹어요.!!
빛나!has!allergy.!He!ask!is!it!itch!when!I!eat!this.!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
취미생활!
빛나와 모든걸 다 같이해요.!그림기리기 산책도 하고 소꿉놀이도 같이하고 다 같이 해요 !
I!do!everything!with빛나!include!habit.!We!!draw!together,!go!walk!together.!
!!
아이들의 스마트폰과 태블릿 사용은 반대해요!
일정한 나이가 될 때 까지는 안사용하는게 좋을것같아요!
특별히 기회를 준다던가 조작법을 알려준다던가 하고싶지는 않아요!
티비는 많이 봐요.!티비는 내가 켜주고 끄고 정해진 채널을 보게할 수 있지만 !
태블릿은 자기가 조작을 할 수 있으니까 어떤 컨텐츠를 접하게 될지 걱정된다.!!
I!have!nega?ve!point!of!view!toward!kids!using!smartphone.!!
I!think!un?l!kids!become!certain!age!it!is!beeer!to!not!use!smartphone!and!tablet.!
I!don’t!want!to!give!him!special!opportunity!or!show!him!how!to!operate.!!
He!watch!TV!a!lot!.!I!can!turn!on!and!off!TV!and!allow!him!to!watch!certain!program!but!for!tablet,!he!can!
operate!whatever!hi!want.!I’m!worring!about!indiscriminate!contents!he!might!encounter.!

31. Cooking UX for KIDS
Story and ideation

32. Cooking UX for KIDS
Story and ideation
10 THEMES
Self, Recipe,
Grip&Shape,
Fun factors
Special day,
Feedback&sharing,
Safety, Learning, Time,
Contents

33. Insight 1 : self made recipe book - record their process(photo or video) and decorate as a recipe -share on line
Insight 2 : Talking cook friends figure. – give them praise and little help through voice
Insight 3 : easy measuring tools – measuring cup and weighting machine for kids -automatic
Insight 4 : Tools that are resemble forest ( eco friendly)
Insight 5: Brick Cooking tools – customizing proper(suitable) grip
Insight 6 : Sounds effect tools. Ex) make sound when mix ingredients with whisk, and when it well mixed tell notification
Insight 7 : Kids draw something in tablet-Become form or shape of cakes and cookies 3D/laser printer
Insight 8 : After cook, let kids draw the process and final dish or emotion – compare with real one
Insight 9 : Talkative Handle – Handle of tool keep Talk about what they’re doing
Insight 10 : with color and sound – keep notice danger(part)
Insight 11 : sound(voice) notification about the tools when the tools move into sensor boundary
Insight 12 : Cooking tools for BOYs (character, color, story) –teach them boys also love to cook
Insight 13 : interaction recipe book + Tools -when kids tag tools to book - voice notification How to use, what is it about
Insight 14 : Recipe and tool delivery service - Rental service(?) (+ingredients)
Insight 15 : Kids kitchen rental service Install small kitchen for kids in real kitchen.
Insight 16 : recipe book and character marker – interact
Insight 17 : After cooking experience sharing taste and emotion with instrument/ drawing

34. Cooking UX for KIDS
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35. Cooking UX for KIDS
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55. Benefits
Improve
- Creativity
- Sense of achievements
- Sense of independence
- Out of screen hobby !
For kids