Baking delicious cakes, cookies or muffins together can be a fun activity for the whole family. Kids love to knead the dough with their little hands and cut out cookies. And when a tasty smell fills the kitchen, they wait impatiently to finally taste the delicacies. With a lot of fun, a pinch of time, a tablespoon of love and delicious baking recipes, you conjure up delicacies that taste good for young and old. The tips below make baking with children a party!
Children often do not have much patience. It is therefore worth preparing all the ingredients for the dough in advance, possibly weighing them so that the children can get started right away. Or to buy ready-made dough, which only needs to be rolled out and cut. That saves a lot of time and also nerves.
Flour, sugar – no child stays clean. Uninhibited tampering is just part of baking with children. So be sure to wear an apron for the little ones, and possibly a chef's hat. They will certainly enjoy dressing like real bakers.
Sometimes kids can't focus on one thing for a long time. It is therefore best to put only the things on the table that you really need for baking. Put the decorative sprinkles, mice, pearls and the like away for the time being, the colorful treasures will certainly distract the children.
Set the rules before baking:the kids can roll out, cut, decorate and mix the dough with mom's help. But they should not come near the oven – when you open the door, a lot of hot air escapes from convection ovens at head height of the child. Kitchen appliances are only operated with mom's support and dry hands.
Baking with children takes time. Quick, quick, you can forget. Children want to work at their own pace – often a test of patience for adults. And: Pleasure comes first, the cookie does not have to win a beauty prize at the end. Children are concerned with the act itself, whether the cookie at the end is visually perfect is not important to them.
Let the kids decorate the cookies or cake with colorful sugar balls or smarties. Or dried cranberries, if you want it healthier. Children love this creative decorative work and have much more fun with their works when they are as colorful as possible.
Always stay calm, be patient and give compliments – even for slightly less successful creations. This not only boosts their self-confidence, but also promotes baking pleasure. And you may even remember your first (failed) baking attempts.
