Kids Who Blog
By: Janice Harper
Published: April 7, 2011

Step aside Martha, you’ve got some stiff competition coming up!  It seems the world of bloggers is being taken over by kids, and the food and entertaining industry is on their radar.  Three such precocious bloggers are worth our attention. 
Charlie Bakes  “Cooking 12 Year Old Style” is the tagline of a cooking blog by a young girl named Charlie who doesn’t shy from showcasing her cooking and photography talents with such culinary challenges as chocolate éclairs, lemon meringue pie and even crème brulee.  Along with her well-written and detailed recipes and illustrative photos, she includes tales of shopping for food and dining in France with her family.  Check her out at www.CharlieBakes.Blogspot.com 
Radical Recipes 4 Boys is a witty bog by Michael whose tagline reads like a mission statement: “Showing boys how 2 cook, one recipe @ a time.”  Michael combines his wit and love for sports with a food blog he started when his mother began teaching him to cook.  Unable to find a cookbook for boys, he decided he’d write his own, beginning with his own blog.  Filled with encouragement to “Use your hands!” and “banana smooshing is really fun!” Michael knows how to get boys in the kitchen. He has already attracted the attention of local chefs in the San Francisco area where he lives, and it’s a safe bet his cookbook will turn from dream to reality very soon.  You’ll find his blog at www.recipes4boys.blogspot.com 
Leo’s Feast tagline says it all: “I am 9 years old and I write about restaurants and good food.  I love my life!”  Leo Payten lives in Sydney, Australia, and while he does not blog as consistently as the other two bloggers, he has produced a steady stream of blog postings on restaurants, vacations and dining in friends’ homes.  With stories of food shopping trips and musings on his favorite foods and meals, Leo is clearly carving a niche for himself in kid’s cuisine.  Look for Leo’s next culinary adventure at www.leosfeast.blogspot.com 
Do you know of other blogs or vlogs by kids that we should have our eye on?  If so, let us know!