Top 10 tips… BAKING WITH CHILDREN!

1 PREPARE INGREDIENTS

In Mrs Bun the Baker cookery classes I weigh everything out, ready for the class. Toddlers can lose concentration during long tasks, so keep things short, as they find it easier if everything is ready to go, and you will also feel more confident too. As they get older, they can start to use the scales and measure ingredients themselves.

2 MAKE MESS

Cooking is never a tidy task – think about all the peelings from potatoes, flour from kneading, shells