Ballerina Farm's Hannah Neeleman Posts Videos of Daughters Wielding Full-Sized Knives as They Lend a Hand in Kitchen

Mar. 15, 2025

Hannah Neeleman with her daughters; Hannah Neeleman’s daughter using a kitchen knife.Photo:Hannah Neeleman/Instagram

Hannah Neeleman/Instagram

Hannah Neelemanis teaching her kids to be confident in the kitchen, even when their recipes require some more advanced skills.On Monday, Dec. 30, the viral Ballerina Farm influencer, 34, shared a pair ofInstagram Storiesfeaturing two of her daughters holding large knives as they chopped up ingredients on a cutting board. In the first clip, one of Neeleman’s eight children placed both of her hands atop the utensil as she diced.“Lunch prep,” the social media star wrote alongside the footage, which ended with the young chef using a finger to calmly wipe the side of the blade.Hannah Neeleman’s daughter using a kitchen knife.Hannah Neeleman/InstagramThe following video shows another sibling similarly chopping up food for mealtime. “Her favorite thing,” Neeleman explained in the overlaying text. Per her following Stories, the Juilliard-trained dancer and her kids worked together to prepare a dish of sliced purple and red potatoes arranged in a pan.Days earlier, the Utah-based business owner commemorated her 2024 Christmas celebrationwith a full family photoon Instagram. Neeleman posed beside her husband, Daniel, their three sons and their five daughters.“My heart has been full today,” she began in her caption, adding that she has “so much to be grateful for,” including her kids, “who teach me what Christmas is all about.“This past fall, Neeleman spoke to PEOPLE about another holiday that she associates with family: Halloween. In previous years, she and Daniel continued a tradition oftaking their kids trick-or-treating in New York City, a big change in scenery from their rural home in Utah.Hannah Neeleman with her husband, Daniel, and their eight kids.Hannah Neeleman/Instagram"It’s so different here because our kids literally trick-or-treat on their horses. They just jump on their horses and then go down our county road and trick-or-treat,” Neeleman shared in October while discussing the launch ofBallerina Farm’sFarmer Protein Powder.The2023 Mrs. American pageant winnersaid her children “love traveling.” She added, “I think they inherited it from me. I love to see new things and feel the energy of new places.“Plus, they’re “good travelers,” the proud mom told PEOPLE. “I don’t know why, but they are. They really enjoy eating out and the airplanes and seeing new things, so traveling has been good.”

Hannah Neelemanis teaching her kids to be confident in the kitchen, even when their recipes require some more advanced skills.

On Monday, Dec. 30, the viral Ballerina Farm influencer, 34, shared a pair ofInstagram Storiesfeaturing two of her daughters holding large knives as they chopped up ingredients on a cutting board. In the first clip, one of Neeleman’s eight children placed both of her hands atop the utensil as she diced.

“Lunch prep,” the social media star wrote alongside the footage, which ended with the young chef using a finger to calmly wipe the side of the blade.

Hannah Neeleman’s daughter using a kitchen knife.Hannah Neeleman/Instagram

The following video shows another sibling similarly chopping up food for mealtime. “Her favorite thing,” Neeleman explained in the overlaying text. Per her following Stories, the Juilliard-trained dancer and her kids worked together to prepare a dish of sliced purple and red potatoes arranged in a pan.

Days earlier, the Utah-based business owner commemorated her 2024 Christmas celebrationwith a full family photoon Instagram. Neeleman posed beside her husband, Daniel, their three sons and their five daughters.

“My heart has been full today,” she began in her caption, adding that she has “so much to be grateful for,” including her kids, “who teach me what Christmas is all about.”

This past fall, Neeleman spoke to PEOPLE about another holiday that she associates with family: Halloween. In previous years, she and Daniel continued a tradition oftaking their kids trick-or-treating in New York City, a big change in scenery from their rural home in Utah.

Hannah Neeleman with her husband, Daniel, and their eight kids.Hannah Neeleman/Instagram

“It’s so different here because our kids literally trick-or-treat on their horses. They just jump on their horses and then go down our county road and trick-or-treat,” Neeleman shared in October while discussing the launch ofBallerina Farm’sFarmer Protein Powder.

The2023 Mrs. American pageant winnersaid her children “love traveling.” She added, “I think they inherited it from me. I love to see new things and feel the energy of new places.”

Plus, they’re “good travelers,” the proud mom told PEOPLE. “I don’t know why, but they are. They really enjoy eating out and the airplanes and seeing new things, so traveling has been good.”

source: people.com