When it comes to keeping kids happy for an afternoon, you can't beat baking. The secret is to let the kids do as much of the process as possible. The other secret is to be very relaxed about the mess, the appearance the finished product, and how long it's all taking. After all the object of the exercise is to have fun for an afternoon, not to produce picture-perfect cookies in a hurry.We made gingerbread men. The kids did the weighing and measuring, stirring, rolling, cutting and decorating. The only thing they didn't do was putting the baking trays in and out of the oven. They helped me clean up whilst the gingerbread men were baking. And they also did the eating, of course.
No comments:
Post a Comment