Baking With Kids

Messy screen-free fun for toddlers with the added bonus of baked goods!

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In an attempt to keep the kids happy and quiet I’ve found we spend at least an hour a day in the kitchen. If its not baking its another form of messy play or splashing about with the sink.

At best baking with kids is a stimulating and diverting screen free activity which encourages sensory development and aids knowledge of cause and effect, increases curiosity and is an all round brilliant way to enhance cognitive skills.

At worst its a really messy way to enjoy something yummy- so its win win

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🍪🍭🍬 We made a gingerbread house 🍪🍭🍬 And now I can totally see why they come pre-baked in a box 🤣 This was a full blown project. I sketched out the templates onto baking paper and after making the dough, asked the kids to roll and press the dough into the lines on the paper. I cut around the hand pressed dough before baking. That was the easy part 🤣 Recipe books had me thinking that royal icing is some sort of magic biscuit cement akin to industrial glue. It isn't of course, it's just egg white and icing sugar and definitely not capable of holding this beast together. So when the kids went to bed I made some caramel which did the trick nicely only I then had to hand over assembly credit to the elf on the shelf and I'm still a little bitter about it🤣 The kids did a great job though and were so proud of the end result. I'm not sure what the eating etiquette for gingerbread houses is but we baked on Sunday, decorated Monday and are eating it today 🤷🏼‍♀️ Recipe and templates taken from the Bake Off Christmas Book ☃️

The lovely ladies over at @the_play_at_home_mummas are running a series of interviews with fellow early years instagrammers and I am absolutely thrilled to be the first to be featured ❤ I would love it if you have a few minutes to take a read though 😃Head over to their account for the interview link or swipe up in my stories 🤗🤗🤗 ❤❤❤ Thanks and Happy Sunday!

🍫🍊 Chocolate Orange Spiced Millionaires Brownies 🍊🍫🍊🍫 It's the most indulgent time of the year...and the perfect time to bring out the chocolate oranges! This is one of my favourite super treats, perfect for Christmas day dessert. Extremely chocolatey brownie, lightly spiced buttery caramel and a chocolate orange topping to crack through 😍 Recipe on the blog, link in bio 😃

🎄⛄☃️🎅Sugar Cookies 🎅☃️🎄🦌 Or royal iced biscuits as they're more commonly known here in the UK 😃 my 3 year suggested making biscuits today but as I've gone full Mariah for the next 3 weeks I couldn't resist adding a sugar cookie twist 😍 Spiced orange biscuits with a thick layer of royal icing and partial sprinkles! Recipe and messy method in my stories 😃

🎄🎅🦌☃️⛄ December Means Christmas 🎄🎅🦌☃️⛄ So the diets out the window until January 🤣 I absolutely love the run up to Christmas (possibly more than the day itself) so I have a hefty back catalogue of Christmas recipes. Along with some new ones I'll be sharing a few cheeky reposts from the last few years starting with these Reindeer Brownies. We used the 'Chuck anything in' chocolate brownies from the blog and baked in an 8" round cake tin. The decorated when cook with edible eyes, chocolate pretzels and M&Ms 🤗🦌 Do you see December as the start of Christmas or am I an eager beaver? 🤣

Bridies 60th Bingo Cake 🎰 When @stephtobin_mua came round with a photo of the cake she wanted for her mums 60th we didn't know if we could do it, in particular the bouncing bingo balls on top! A bit of prep, an evening of tea and @cassieevans123 on speakerphone and her she is 😍 evidence that team work does indeed make the dream work! Vanilla sponge with black cherry jam, vanilla buttercream and lots of fondant icing! #homebaking #bingocake #60thbirthday #amateurbaker #bingo #teamworkmakesthedreamwork

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