Baking with children presents many opportunities for learning. From learning new vocabulary to introducing verbs such as ‘whisk’, ‘knead’ and ‘melt’.
It is also a sensory experience, so as you prepare and cook meals talk to your child about what they can smell, touch and taste. Fine and gross motor skills can also be developed when using kitchen utensils and pouring and measuring ingredients. Weighing and counting ingredients also introduces early mathematical language and concepts such as more and less.
Top tips:
- Involving children in preparing and cooking their own food can make them more willing to try new foods.
- Ensure children are supervised closely when using scissors or knives.
- Make sure children wash their hands before doing any food preparation and when handling foods such as raw eggs and between different types of foods.
