'I’m super grateful and did not expect it': Milwaukee mom's kid cooking videos go viral

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Daniela Cado meets Shakayla Curtis, known as 'Kayla Danielle' on social media. Curtis has amassed more than 600K followers on TikTok sharing videos of her three adorable kids who are seen cooking simultaneously. 

“I had none of this as a child and I think that’s why I pour into my children the way that I do," said Curtis. "I still work a full-time job; content creation is more on the side.”

Seven-year-old twins Paiden and Kaiden, and their 5-year-old brother Haiden, clean, chop, and mix about two to three times a week.

"When they come home from school, we don’t give them screen time during the week...and so I would be in there cooking and they’ll ask to help and I’m just like, 'well if y’all going to help, y’all going to get your own stuff because we’re not going to slow the process down,'” she said.

The three kids learned how to cook safely, with momma's guidance, not too long ago.

The video that made the family go viral on TikTok was posted during Christmas break--the twins gained more than 600,000 views.

Shortly thereafter, a similar video was posted, this time with Haiden and it exploded.

"We hit 12 million views, so it was like, 'ok so they like the kids,'” Curtis explained.

The family hit 100,000 followers on TikTok before ringing in the new year. Now, her more than 670K followers watch short videos of her kids making anything from chicken tenders and fries to steak and ribs--always requiring three of everything.

"Usually each meal costs like a $100 to $130 but we’re not doing it every day,” she added.

Curtis said her family makes good money from it. We're talking 6 figures!

Our most popular platform right now is TikTok, but we have grown tremendously on Instagram as well,  and through sponsorships and just being paid through TikTok this could be a full-time career,” Curtis said.

As meals cook, Curtis is able to edit within minutes what she shot on her phone..A chore that turned into a bonding experience for the world to see and future generations to look back on.

“I am so grateful that we’re able to document this, hoping that they would, hopefully, will even create a cookbook," she said. "I’m not sure what’s in the works but I think they’ll be very happy to pass this down and I hope that they keep it going.”

So, for those in the food industry...watch out! You may have a serious candidate for chef in the near future.