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The lockdown in 2020 meant I didn’t post anything on my blog for several months, as I tried to juggle a full-time job with a toddler at home every day for nearly three months while nursery was shut. So I’ve only just realised that I never posted anything about her birthday cake in spring of... Continue Reading →
This is fun to make with children and as it does consist entirely of sugary treats - chocolate, sweets and popcorn - it is a nice thing to make as a gift for friends or teachers! It's an easy no-bake recipe. This is a treat known as chocolate bark - a slab of chocolate with... Continue Reading →
When we were in lockdown last year I tried to think of as many different things as possible to brighten our days and celebrate the small things. So when it was Valentine’s Day I decided to go all out - even though we couldn’t actually go out. I did a few Valentine’s crafts with my... Continue Reading →
This is a relatively easy way to make a unicorn cake as most of the work is done for you by the cake pan, and it's really easy to decorate. The trickiest part for me was working out what quantity of cake batter I needed to fill it! The pan is a silicon pan in... Continue Reading →
These little treats are easy and fun to make and are great for a children’s Christmas party or to make at home with your kids. They don’t involve any baking, and just one pan which children can do under supervision. The idea came from FoodFanatic.com but I adapted it a little. Melt 100g butter in... Continue Reading →
Happy Halloween! My daughter is three and a half and for the first time really excited about Halloween so I decided to throw a little party for a few of our friends. It was a nice opportunity to catch up with some mums I first met at a baby group when Sophie was only about... Continue Reading →
I’ve done quite a lot of cupcake baking with my three year old, and we have made savoury dishes like pizza, but haven’t yet made scones - which are a real basic staple so it was about time! I used a recipe from Davina McCall’s Sugar Free in a Hurry which is full of quick... Continue Reading →
Cooking with children is really fun and a great learning experience for them- even if you sometimes have to accept you will end up eating things that aren’t perfect! My daughter is three and loves to stand on a little stool in the kitchen to see what I’m doing and help if she can, so... Continue Reading →
Baking is a really fun activity to do with children and one that has lots of benefits. Weighing and measuring - and dividing or doubling quantities - helps with math skills, understanding how different ingredients react together is science, you can talk about where ingredients come from (geography) and make things from different cultures, religions... Continue Reading →
Kellogg’s has recently launched strawberry and white chocolate flavour coco pops which are pink and turn the milk on your breakfast cereal pink - no doubt to be popular with children! But as I love baking my first thought was what can you make with pink coco pops? Since I got them a couple of... Continue Reading →
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