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Win Papa Murphy's gift package featuring new 'Mini Murphs'

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

Posted: March 29, 2012
Updated: April 4, 2012

Tags: Birthdays, Activities, Food and Nutrition, Eating out

This contest is closed. Congratulations to our winner: jcrmorper!

Papa Murphy's Pizza, the chain of take and bake pizza shops with locations around the Triangle, has rolled out a new product called the Mini Murph Make 'N' Bake Pizza.

The mini pizzas are designed specifically for kids and moms and could be a great activity for a birthday party, sleepover and other gatherings. The Mini Murph pizza kits include dough, sauce, mozzarella and a choice of pepperoni or cheese topping so kids can build their own custom, mini-sized pizza. You can see more about it in this YouTube commercial.

In this contest, one lucky winner will take home a $30 Papa Murphy's gift card (plenty for Mini Murphs and cookie dough), along with a $20 Target gift card for party supplies, plates and more and a Papa Murphy's Pizza paddle and cutter.

How can you enter to win? Do one or both of the following:

1. Follow @WRALmoms on Twitter and tweet once about the contest.

2. Answer the following question in the comments below: How often do your kids help in the kitchen?

This contest ends at noon, April 4. One winner will be picked at random from all entries. The winner's user name or Twitter name will be posted on this post by 9 p.m. April 4 and an email or message will be sent to the winner, if possible. The winner must respond by 5 p.m. April 8 or a runner-up will be selected. Good luck!

Copyright 2012 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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My 4 yr old will help with baking once a week and then usually setting the table and helping put the clean dishes away. He LOVES the baking part :)

ajoymac
March 30, 2012 4:48 a.m.

My son loves to help me cook, he's 4 so it's limited, like stiring and pouring but he enjoys helping and is usually excited to eat the final product!

mst101406
March 30, 2012 6:23 a.m.

if I am baking, they both love to help (5 and 3). If I cook something simple that doesn't require the stove top they may assist as well!!

vadc4210
March 30, 2012 6:59 a.m.

My 4 yr old daughter loves to help with puuting things in the bowl after I have measured and also is quite the quality control specialist! Always having to sample!

jenjohnson628
March 30, 2012 7:12 a.m.

A few times a week. My son is more interested than my daughter.

mattiebookittie
March 30, 2012 7:21 a.m.

My 1 and 2 year olds each get a pot and spoon to help make dinner almost daily!

seanandmichele
March 30, 2012 7:42 a.m.

My 5-year-old always want to help in the kitchen... I enjoy letting her :)

murrypharm
March 30, 2012 7:45 a.m.

My 2 and 4 olds help daily. They love making their own sandwiches. They love to help anytime there is something to stir. They also LOVE their play kitchen.

mcroyre
March 30, 2012 7:46 a.m.

My 5-year-old son helps out when we are baking something fun. He added ingredients and helped mix yesterday when we made a cake!

marmalade77
March 30, 2012 7:48 a.m.

My girls, ages 4 and 7, help out 2-3 times/week at dinner.

staceyowens
March 30, 2012 8:10 a.m.

My 2 yr old grandchild has his own kitchen drawer filled with plastic ware and helps everytime anyone is in the kitchen.

franny
March 30, 2012 9:11 a.m.

Every night!

swirlgirl027
March 30, 2012 9:17 a.m.

My 7 year old daughter loves to make cupcakes so she can eat the batter.:-)

loribmorrison
March 30, 2012 9:19 a.m.

My daughter like to "help" everyday. She helps me sweep up after dinner.

carelesswhisper
March 30, 2012 9:30 a.m.

Whenever there is a dessert to be made!

ecuqtpie
March 30, 2012 9:49 a.m.

Papa murpheys business plan is great. The consumer pays AND does all the work!

TeenDad2electricboogaloo
March 30, 2012 9:52 a.m.

I encourage my little one to help as much as possible. I love seeing him push the kitchen chair over & climb up to prepare a dish! We love Papa Murphy's pizza!

lisalexander
March 30, 2012 10:06 a.m.

My lil man loves to help out in the kitchen. We started off with simple things like mixing up the cake mixes, cookies, making eggs or pancakes and now we're adventuring to more each time it's so fun together.

cspain
March 30, 2012 10:10 a.m.

My 4 year old will help just as often as I'll let him

RunningBlue
March 30, 2012 10:19 a.m.

My kids help in the kitchen daily

ctomblin
March 30, 2012 10:27 a.m.

Good idea, have the kids help you out in the kitchen with a nice treat waiting for them for their hard work!

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liquidchaoss
March 30, 2012 10:38 a.m.

My children both love to help out in the kitchen! My son (4) also helps his daddy maintain the vegetable garden!

slparks0424
March 30, 2012 10:41 a.m.

When they can... though their "help" usually multiplies my work several times over. They're only 3 & 4 so there's plenty of time to get there. They do make their own sandwiches, breakfast, pizzas, canned pasta and whatnot.

lilypony
March 30, 2012 11:05 a.m.

Most nights my kids are helping me in the kitchen :) My son is 11, and my daughter is 8. I've been teaching them how to cook, set a proper table, and all the other cooking tricks and tips my Mama and Mamaw passed to me!

moppie
March 30, 2012 11:06 a.m.

My 7 year old loves to help and my 11year old loves to eat!!! They both help clean up when we are done.

faulkner
March 30, 2012 11:11 a.m.

My kids help in the kitchen every day - they cook and help clean up. I have found that they are more likely to eat whatever they help cook!

medlinmari
March 30, 2012 11:16 a.m.

My kids will help if I ask them to do so, but they usually don't volunteer on their own. They're most interested in helping to make desserts rather than meals. I have had some success is getting them to set the table and help in clearing the table after the meals. :)

sarah234
March 30, 2012 11:16 a.m.

Quite a bit! They love mixing ingredients!

vogelkb
March 30, 2012 11:58 a.m.

My 3 1/2 year old loves to help in the kitchen, especially when we're making cookies. We make the kind with the hershey kisses on the peanut butter cookies. It's a great help to have someone unwrap all those kisses :)

corriechwalek
March 30, 2012 12:20 p.m.

My 18month old loves to help throw plasticware around the kitchen!

cherylskinner23
March 30, 2012 12:34 p.m.

Both my daughter and son love to cook, but not to clean up the mess!!!

mfgecu
March 30, 2012 1:19 p.m.

Whenever I make waffles or some other baked good, at least one child will pull up a chair and want to dump in the ingredients. And I also have a little one who likes to empty all the drawers he has access to!

PartyOfSix
March 30, 2012 1:42 p.m.

My 7 year old loves to cook, and always wants to help in the kitchen. She even loves to mix meatloaf! I love it- that way I don't have to get my hands in the raw meat!

ashleypbarry
March 30, 2012 2:01 p.m.

My children are small. So 3 year old likes to help set the table some and put napkins, silverware around. My 7 year old loves to help me cook and helps he clear the table as well. Both children love to sample any treats.

sedwards
March 30, 2012 2:09 p.m.

My 11 year old daughter loves to help me cook. She have had 2 easy bake ovens. She been to several cooking class with her girl scout troup!!!!She thinks she knows it ALL!!!!

couponmom
March 30, 2012 2:10 p.m.

sorry*****troop

couponmom
March 30, 2012 2:12 p.m.

My son is just over a year old, so he hasn't started helping in the kitchen quite yet!! :-)

Gizmo the Great
March 30, 2012 2:25 p.m.

My daughter loves to help me in the kitchen but my grandson loves it even more. He loves to get his hands and everything else dirty. It is so much fun and I wouldn't change a minute of it. It's nothing like cooking with friends and family.

jcook2
March 30, 2012 2:25 p.m.

My daughter who is 5, LOVES to help. She just doesn't like to help me clean it up!

abbysmom07
March 30, 2012 3:35 p.m.

They help me everyday !

eclark012
March 30, 2012 4:10 p.m.

My 6 year old likes to help in the kitchen. She usually helps a few times a week and loves to bake.

hills27596
March 30, 2012 5:28 p.m.

My older loves to help me and begs everytime I go into the kitchen to do whatever I am!

sandpiper96
March 30, 2012 5:41 p.m.

My 7 year old daughter helps me about 4 times a week. Usually simple things like stirring,putting toppings on the pizza, cracking eggs. She is very helpful.

hockeygalnc
March 30, 2012 7:00 p.m.

My kids help almost daily in the kitchen! Mostly cooking too. I introduced it at an early age. Now at 4, 9 and 14, they are little pros!

cnhy1980
March 30, 2012 7:52 p.m.

As often as she can.

lalaloo
March 30, 2012 8:21 p.m.

My two older children, 7 and 6, are very willing to help in the kitchen - except when it comes to cleaning up. My four year old twin boys consider themselves "chefs" and are glued to my side whenever I'm making something in the kitchen - and that can be challenging and fun at the same time!

ekconnelly
March 30, 2012 8:51 p.m.

My 19 month old loves to "help" me cook every chance he gets! We have a kitchen stool that we call his "cooking stool" and he'll dump the ingredients into the bowl after I measure them out, and tries to help mix everything up. My 3 year old likes to help some too, his favorite being sprinkling cheese and other toppings on pizza!

scpatten7
March 30, 2012 9:54 p.m.

About once a week.

jackiesue
March 31, 2012 7:12 a.m.

My two like to help me plan menus. My older son will help me cook, but my younger son likes to supervise.

iriemom
March 31, 2012 7:28 a.m.

My kids like to help with preparation - but they love it when it is time to eat!

karmstr9
March 31, 2012 7:36 a.m.

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