Think back to your own childhood; I bet some of the best memories you have are memories of baking with an older relative – your parents, grandparents or other relatives.
Baking with children is a fun way to pass time, bond and teach them their way around the kitchen. As an added bonus, there are yummy treats to be enjoyed at the end, so your kids won’t be fighting you on that!
You can start with baking recipes for beginners once your children are old enough to hold a spoon – about two to three years old. There are kid friendly baking recipes for cakes, cookies, pancakes, and many other baked treats and desserts.
Of course, easy baking for kids might be anything but easy on the adults. However, with a little attitude shift you too can enjoy your bonding time in the kitchen. For example, expect the process to be messy because children are still learning – the younger the child, the bigger the mess! But you can teach them responsibility by having them help out with cleaning while their treats are baking.
You can also try out kids’ baking kits; there are different options but they make for super simple baking for kids. These kits come with measured-out ingredients, kid-friendly instructions, and other activities and suggestions to make the process more fun for both children and adults.
Choose your activities according to their age when you’re baking with children. Younger children can pour out pre-measured ingredients, stir and put simple decorations. Choose a workspace with adequate room for your little assistants, someplace they can reach, that is also safe to prevent falls.
Once you’re set to start baking, you can sign up to get baking kits for kids in a monthly package that delivers kid-friendly baking recipes. Each month, you’ll get to try out new recipes for different things, so that your children never get bored trying out new things.
If you’re wondering when and how to use baking kits, keep reading for more tips and ideas. You’ll learn how to apply these kid-friendly baking recipes and kits to give you the best results.
Cake lollipops and cake balls are a delightful and easy way to use leftover cakes, although you can also bake a cake from scratch and use it for making cake pops (remember to let it cool completely if you do!). For the latter, the best way is to bake your cake the previous day and make the pops the following day.
You can use a cake pop baking kit, which comes with everything you need for the process, including pre-measured ingredients. Baking kits can make the baking process less messy, and what’s more, there are kid-friendly instructions with pictures.
Making cake pops with kits is super-easy for kids, and hence they make a fun activity for when hosting a playgroup at your house. They can help you out in the kitchen, participate in other pay-date activities, and then adjourn to eat the cake pops once they are cool. You can add cake pops to your dessert menu, even when entertaining adults.
Thanks to the pre-measured portions, you don’t have to worry about getting quantities mixed up. Baking is a very delicate art, and accuracy of measurement might be the difference between a perfect and imperfect final product. Be sure to follow the instructions in your kit carefully, and take note of the helpful suggestions suggested along with the instructions.
If you’re going to make cake pops, remember to mix with your hands – often, when you use a spoon, you may end up adding too much frosting, and the ‘dough’ (crumbled cake and frosting mixture) won’t hold in place. Mixing by hand helps you to know the texture of the dough so that you can decide how much frosting is enough.
Usually, cake pop kits can make as many as 10-12 cake pops. If you have company, or when baking for a party or play-date, simply order more than one kit. You get everything needed in one fell swoop; no need to concern yourself with looking for recipes, shopping for ingredients, before finally making the treats.
Stick your cake pops onto a Styrofoam stand, which makes them easy to serve. If the weather is too warm, keep them in the fridge to prevent the coating from melting and messing up your kids' hard work.
Emoji cookies are fun cookies to make with kids, given how popular emojis have become in text communication these days. But that’s not why kids love them: the idea of smiley faces on cookies would be fascinating to anyone, not just kids.
Emoji cookie baking kits are much simpler to make than the adults version, where we use a piping bag with melted chocolate or colored frosting to make the different expressions. Instead, these baking kits for tweens include edible emoji stickers for children to stick onto the cookies once they are done and decorated.
The foundation of the emoji cookie can start with any cookie recipe you like. If you’re looking for healthier options or your kids just want their favorite kind of cookies, you can also substitute that recipe for the one provided in the kit. If you do, however, be careful to get the quantities just right, so that your final product will be delicious.
Each emoji cookie baking kit can make 12 emoji cookies and even includes a cookie cutter. However, if you have cookie cutters in fun shapes and sizes, you can make your emoji cookies in those shapes. Your older children might appreciate the opportunity to get creative with the recipe.
Ensure that your dough isn’t too thin so that our cookies are thick and crunchy, not hard. Also, put your dough in the fridge if you like soft cookies. When baking, remember that they don’t have to brown because they’ll be covered with frosting.
Oats are a healthy option to get your daily fiber, which is necessary for proper digestion and good heart health. Gluten-free snacks for kids are on high demand when you’re hosting playgroups or you want to pack them snacks to carry to school. They’re also super-easy to make with your kids when hosting an after-school get-together or sleepover.
Just because you’re baking doesn’t mean you can’t make treats that are both tasty and healthy for the children. If you’re using the granola bar baking set for children, you’ll have pre-measured ingredients and an easy granola bar recipe to follow with your kids.
You can add other nuts or omit nuts if you have any allergies. To make them even more wholesome, add some flaxseeds, chia seeds or sesame seeds if you have them at hand. You can also add nut/seed butters such as sunflower seed, almond or peanut butters to your homemade granola bars for kids. They add healthy fats that help the child to feel full for longer, hence discouraging snacking on sweet or unhealthy treats.
Gluten-free granola bars are the easiest of all the dessert treats listed. You can trust tweens and teenagers to mix and bake, even without your supervision. Younger kids should always have supervision, even if they’re running the show.
Now you have three interesting ideas to try out with your children next time you want to bake with them. Remember to be patient and explain things slowly to the children as they learn to bake. Watch them carefully when they use glass utensils, electrical appliances (like mixers or food processors), or any sharps.
Finally, let your children choose the baking kits they want sometimes, so that they’ll feel included in the process and have more fun learning how to bake.
Happy baking!
