Little One's and Oven Safety

CarriesCooking's Home Recipe

When I am cooking I almost always have one or two children at my side.  I try to let them help as much as I can but when it comes to the stove top or the oven I do my best to have them keep their distance.

One trick that has been a blessing to me is teaching my kids to sit before I open the oven.  When whatever I have cooking is ready I ask whomever is in my kitchen (only kids of course) to sit down.  They generally just sit right down on the floor.  Then I open my oven taking care of business quickly and getting it closed back up.  Then I tell them that they can get up.  

My two caught on to this very quickly.  But, when they decide things are just too interesting and start to get up, I find I have time to react before their little hands touch something hot.

Do you have a kitchen safety tip that you would like to share?