How to Make Cupcakes with Baby and Toddler

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands and then eat just one of the pieces ~ Judith Viorst

Oh, chocolate!

We are the biggest fan of chocolate

I always vote for dark chocolate as my favorite, my hubby loves white chocolate plus our kiddies adore creamy milk chocolate!

Today, I like to share some tips on How Make Cupcakes with Baby and Toddler and together with Chocolate Cupcakes recipes:

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Decorating cute cupcakes with your toddler; besides being great fun - is a great way to introduce math and science concepts.

Scoop, pour and crack your way to a tasty baking moment

p/s: We baked our cupcakes at my grandma’s house last Saturday.

Us!
My kiddies, me n my sis: Mea

Things You’ll Need:

250 gm of flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon baking soda
3 tbsp. cocoa
250 ml milk
90 ml corn oil/veggie oil
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla esen
1/2 teaspoon salt
175 gm sugar
150 gm chocolate rice/chips
Topping: Cooking chocolate cocoa/milk + butter (used double boiler method)
50 gm chocolate rice/chips (sprinkles)

Step by step guide:

Step 1:
Have your ingredients and supplies ready.
Keep dangerous or complicated ingredients and utensils out of your toddler’s reach.

Cupcakes Team
Wipe, wipe~

Cupcakes Team
Helping hands~

Our Uci
I used to spend hours when I was little in the kitchen baking with my grandma~

Step 2:
Start your toddler with a simple task.
Tasks that require simple steps like scooping or mashing are best for first-time helpers.
If your toddler has cooked with you before, you may want to experiment with pouring and cracking eggs.

Cupcake Boy
A lil boy with measuring cup~

Cupcake Girls
Girls in actions!

Cupcake Girl
Future baker~

Step 3:
Follow a simple recipe. Stick with simple muffin like chocolate or blueberry muffin.
In medium bowl, combine all the ingredients.
Stir in egg, milk and oil just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy).

Cupcake Ingredients
Mixed up!

Step 4:
Guide your toddler to using electric mixer.
Stir until all mixed but if stirred too much it will not rise!

Mixer Time!
Handle with care~

Mixer Time!
Young heart~

Step 5:
Preheat oven to 350°F (180C) degrees.
Line or grease bottoms of 12 muffin cups. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling 2/3 full.
Bake for 15-20 minutes. Delicious muffins that the kids will love!

Heat the Oven!
Setting up the heat~

Step 6:
Decorate after cooking. Show your toddler how to squeeze the frosting out and let the decorating begin! Add sprinkles or other small baking candies after you are done with the frosting.

Done!
Wal-laah~

Done!
Our homemade chocolate cupcakes

Done!
*drolls*

Notes:

Expect a mess. And have a plan.
Let your toddler be the artist - encourage creativity.
Make sure your toddler has a safe place to stand and work at the counter.
Talk about the cooking process and what will happen next.
Watch for hot surfaces, dish towels hanging off of counter tops and sharp objects. Little hands move fast.
Make sure the muffins are cool enough to eat.

After finished:

KiruaMi-cHan
Ma, I’m so thirsty!

ReiHi-cHan
It’s super-duper yummy!

YunaFi-cHan
One more muffin, please…

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Alhamdulillah, my kiddies loves their baking class very much

I hope you could try this activity with your little ones too.

Never give up, gambatte ne!

May Allah swt always rewarded the best for you. Amin~

*cheers*

February 16, 2008 | Filed Under My Fun Homeschool | 5 Comments

How to Make Homemade Playdough & Play with Toddler

Hello there, moshi-moshi

Wish you were in great health together with your bundles of joy *yatta*

Have you ever made your own Playdough?

In my childhood days, I didn’t know that we could possibly create our homemade Playdough.

Last 2 weeks, my kiddies had request to make their very own Playdough.

We surfed on the Internet and gathered all the details that we needed and Papa drove us to nearby bakery shop to bought the specific stuff.

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And today, I would like to share some tips on How to Make Homemade Playdough & Play with Toddler:

If you are looking for a way to entertain your kiddies on a rainy afternoon, making fresh homemade Playdough can do the trick.

Reihi & KiruaMi
Happy faces~

By having the children help with the process of making the dough, the actual fun for them starts the moment you get out the bowl *indeed*

Make a rainbow of colors for even more fun, as toddler could use the Playdough to become young sculptors.

Once you’ve made Playdough once, the kids will start begging you to make it every day *oh, yes!*

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Things You’ll Need:

2 cup of flour
3 tbsp. of salt
1 cup of water
2 tbsp. oil
2 tbsp. cream of tartar (could omit)
Food coloring
Hot plate or stove

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Step by Step:

Step 1:
Combine 2 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, 2 tbsp. cream of tartar and 2 tbsp. oil.

Go big bro KiruaMi-cHan~

Step 2:
Add 1 cup water slowly to the flour mixture. Mix until all ingredients are well-blended and form a thick paste.

Go lil girl ReiHi-cHan~

Step 3:
Place the Playdough mixture into a pan and cook over medium heat. Stir until dough darkens slightly and becomes stiff.

ReiHi & KiruaMi
Stir n stir…

Step 4:
Let the mixture cool slightly. Then knead the dough until it reaches the appropriate consistency.

Playdough Stuff
Stuff to color homemade Playdough~

Step 5:
Add a small amount of food coloring to color the dough. Keep on rollin’

Rollin' Up
My favorite blue color!

Homemade Playdough
Tadaa~ Fin!

Notes:

Children can learn valuable skills, such as counting, by helping to measure out the ingredients.
Children love to help knead the warm dough.
Save the dough in a tightly sealed container or bag to prevent it from drying out.
Be cautious when having children help around a hot stove.