{"id":21572,"date":"2014-12-17T09:33:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/?p=21572"},"modified":"2014-12-22T09:44:11","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T14:44:11","slug":"home-safety-for-the-holidays-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/home-safety-for-the-holidays-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Safety for the Holidays: Giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve partnered with Kidde Safety to help create safe homes this holiday season. All opinions are my own.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

As you know I LOVE cooking and baking with my kids. In fact most of our day is spent in the kitchen either doing school work together or cooking and eating together.<\/p>\n

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I really want my girls to learn the basics of cooking before they grow up and leave the house. I didn’t do the best job with my oldest (although she is getting better) so I’m working really hard with my younger kids to help teach them kitchen skills.<\/p>\n

While teaching them how to cook is important, teaching them kitchen safety is even more important. I’m often reminding them\u00a0to turn handles to the inside when cooking on the stove top\u00a0or to use two hands when removing something from the oven.<\/p>\n

They also need to know what to do in a cooking emergency. Earlier this year we had a small fire in the bedroom while renovating and Cora knew just what to do. While I was upset about the fire, I was thrilled she did exactly what she was supposed to do in case of an emergency!<\/p>\n

It is important to go over safety procedures with your kids because you never know what could happen. In fact several years ago my parents ended up replacing their entire kitchen due to stovetop popcorn maker catching on fire.<\/p>\n

Teaching kids how to prevent fires in the kitchen<\/a> and how to handle them if they happen\u00a0is a must, and I recommend starting when they are young.<\/p>\n

Here are some key safety stats you might not be aware of:<\/p>\n