Baking is an exciting activity that everyone in the family can enjoy. Not only is it quality time spent together, baking ignites creativity, teaches how to follow instructions, involves math & counting, and it brings smiles.

5 Tips to successfully bake with kid

Tips #1: Embrace the mess

If you feel most calm in a tidy kitchen, set your expectations before starting. Baking with kids can be messy, but that’s the fun of it.

Tips #2: Use big bowls

From experience– use very large mixing bowls so there’s plenty of room for stirring, pouring, splashing, etc.

Tips #3: Pre-measure if needed

If you’re baking with more than 1 child, it’s likely helpful to have some ingredients pre-measured so all they have to do is pour into the mixing bowl. If you’re baking with 1 child who is beginning to understand math, it might be fun to have that child help measure so there’s learning involved. For example, “We have 2 cups flour and 1 cup cocoa powder needed, how many cups total do you think that is?”

Tips #4: Do not be in rush, allow enough time

Baking takes time and baking with kids takes longer. The recipes listed below include the average time, but including children in the process may slightly extend those times. Consider it a fun journey rather than a means to an end.

Tips #5: Assign jobs to make it fun

For example, if you have an 8 year old and 4 year old in the kitchen with you, give each a specific job such as the older child measures and the younger child stirs. If you’re baking with a child who is beginning to learn counting, have that child count all of the ingredients. To create excitement, you could call the child “chef” such as “please hand me the whisk, chef Sally” and label your kitchen tools with fun names such as “Sally’s Super Special Spatula” or “Dominic’s Mighty Mixing Bowl.” (This works wonders with super young bakers!) You could even pretend you’re doing a cooking show and make up a fun name for your show.

The following baking props are my suggestions if you’re baking with eager little kitchen helpers. As always, young bakers should have adult supervision in the kitchen.

Baking props you must have for a successful baking with kids

Props #1: Cute and fun baking mold

Choose a baking mold that looks fun! Dena toys is a toy brand that made from a platinum silicone, making it a very best choice. Not only baking mold but also bath toy, stacking toy and even teether.

Check more about Dena toys here.

Props #2: Kids safe knife

My first recommendation for kids safe knife is Kiddikutter, an Australian brand, it cuts food, not finger - as their slogan said. Not only BPA-free, Kiddikutter completely food safe and hygienic. It can also cut through meat when used with a sawing action, they are ideal to use as cutlery.

Check Kiddikutter here.

Props #3: Utensils that designed for kids

If you follow us long enough, you will guess my recommendation easily. It is Loulou Lollipop tableware series and Grabease. They both designed for our little kids with a shorter handles, the difference between these 2 brands is the material and little design.

While Grabease utensils are made from PP, Loulou Lollipop utensils and made from silicone and stainless steel. You can choose according to your preference. However, I recommend Grabease for younger kids because of its choke protection. While for bigger kids, Loulou Lollipop will be my first choice.