What age can kids make tea or coffee on their own?

[Sweetlordjesusonajetski]

I mean, on average :) I know it'll vary a bit between individuals. Looking forward to the day I don't have to brew my own tea anymore :P

[MrTumblesBavarianFanbase]

My 7 year old can make pancakes and pizza start to finish including using oven and hob - it's a lot about height and strength being safe doing those things (hob especially - much more dangerous on a step stool than feet firmly on the floor, much more dangerous if not high enough to see and use implements etc).

What's with the "obsessed" comments - asking a question isn't being "obsessed". We do hundreds of things a day for our kids, lots of kids like to do something nice in return - DD drinks fruit tea so uses the kettle to make herself that but also likes to make me tea and takes pride in doing "grown up" helpful things as long as they only take 5 mins and she doesn't have anything better going on :o

Seems to be a "thing" on MN for somebody to jump on even the most randomly gently musing thread and accuse people of being "obsessed" or "worked up" about the topic

[ShelaghTurner]

My 7 and 3 year olds drink tea. We're of Irish stock, tea flows through our veins.

[NotCitrus]

Ds age 6.5 is sensible enough and could be motivated by bribery to make a cuppa, but is too short to reach the kettle or sink - he can now get himself a glass of water which is helpful, but not milk/juice as can't get them out the fridge.

Dn is tall enough, nearly 7, but has no sense nor inclination.

Meanwhile dd age 3 would love to make real tea and thinks it most unfair I won't let her use knives with blades over 4 inches. She's quite good with a cheese grater and carrot peeler (carrots end up peeled mainly on one side).

I got taught to make instant coffee and tea age 7 for Brownies - my dad loved it and I still hear "four-fifths full, NC, four-fifths full. Then add the milk and stir until it's homogeneous. New word: homogeneous."

[Paintedpinksapphires]

I remember learning how to make tea and coffee for my parents and how excited I was that I could do something so simple for them that made them so happy.

My parents are pretty fabulous and even as a wee girl I liked being able to show my appreciation.

[TeamFlood]

I also made my first cuppa for my brownie badge, I think around age 7. My DD is 9, and she has just started making me tea, although I still get worried she will hurt herself!! She is perfectly capable and very sensible though and she won't do it if the kettle is too full as she finds it too heavy. She makes a cracking cup of tea, so perhaps I should stop being such a worry wart and just let her get on with it!!

[desertgirl]

DS (8) learned at Beavers, I think (so before he turned 8) and now brings me a cup of tea in bed in the morning most mornings. Which has made his bright eyed and bushy tailed early morningness distinctly less irritating, though I am still working on the 'not before 6am' part!

[Vickisuli]

In year 3 my daughter's homework grid (they could choose from loads of different things which gave them homework points), there was 'learn to make a cup of tea/coffee, and make them regularly for your parents' :-)

So she learned age 7 BUT we have a hot water dispenser thing you just put the cup under and push a button and it delivers a cup. Not sure I would trust her with a full kettle, they are quite heavy apart from anything else.

She makes me (instant) coffee sometimes. She can use the microwave to heat a cup of milk for her own hot chocolate too. Though she once got the two processes mixed up and made me a sort of latte by heating a whole mug of milk then adding instant coffee to it! :-) tasted ok actually.

[TheGoodEnoughMum]

My oldest was almost 8 when he first made one by himself. Did it using the hot water machine in the buffet restaurant at Butlins (so there's no lifting / sloshing of heavy, high-up kettles). He was very proud of himself - we drank a lot of tea that holiday!

[girlsyearapart]

I know boss it's heartbreaking!
You can still work it in into the Cook badge if you try hard enough though