https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:22:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710617 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:05:55 +0000 SweetiePie 2710617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's not food, but yesterday we made slime. Iffy on whether you'll have these items on hand, but it's just a teaspoon of borax, one bottle of glue and 1.5 cups water and food coloring as desired. There is still mixing (water and borax in one bowl, water and glue and food coloring in the other then pour the borax into the glue). It was 3-ish steps so it was short. It was still an activity he could do (he loves mixing), he loved doing the food coloring. And then seeing it transform into the slime was mesmerizing. THEN he plaued with the slime throughout the day. Like 3 times for at least a half hour each time. And it's pretty mess free (just keep it on a table but it's less messy than playdoh). </p> <p><a href="http://ourbestbites.com/2010/09/kids-in-the-kitchen-slime/" rel="nofollow">http://ourbestbites.com/2010/09/kids-in-the-kitchen-slime/</a></p> <p>With googling there may be a recipe without borax. But I'm not sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710583 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 08:21:04 +0000 peachykeen 2710583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD (2.5) has enjoyed making banana bread, blueberry muffins, homemade playdough, and Jell-O, but zucchini muffins were too much for her attention span (too many ingredients I guess). I basically measure each ingredient myself and let her turn it over into the bowl. She likes to help mix, but needs a helping hand so ingredients don't go everywhere :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710570 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 08:00:18 +0000 lamariniere 2710570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for muffins! We made these last week and they were really quick. I think you could sub in any berry or even frozen berries/frozen fruit if you don't have fresh. We used frozen blueberries when we made them.</p> <p><a href="https://smittenkitchen.com/2016/08/even-more-perfect-blueberry-muffins/" rel="nofollow">https://smittenkitchen.com/2016/08/even-more-perfect-blueberry-muffins/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710566 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 07:53:21 +0000 looch 2710566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Quick breads, bisquick muffins? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710565 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 07:51:26 +0000 MrsRoo 2710565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD loves making mini pizzas with biscuits and quesadillas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710557 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 07:36:44 +0000 gentlelunette 2710557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Muffins for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710532 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 05:22:29 +0000 bloved 2710532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On the science experiment note, yesterday we did the plateful of milk with drops of food coloring in it. Touch the colors with a q-tip dipped in dawn and watch the reaction. We lost a good...oh...5 minutes to that one and then it was back to begging for tv (but hey, at least it was 5 minutes). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710524 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 02:09:04 +0000 mamainthesun 2710524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's messy but i made some chocolate truffles with some girls once...<br /> You can do all the preparation and they just have to roll the little balls and then coat them with coconut flakes or sprinkles etc.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710521 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 01:24:58 +0000 808love 2710521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about cheesy bread or pizzas in the toaster oven? Scones are also super easy. Pumpkin muffins, pumpkin squares. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710515 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:27:38 +0000 oskarsmommy 2710515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@abbydabbydoodlebug: was also gonna suggest banana bread! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710508 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:17:05 +0000 Corduroy 2710508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pancakes or waffles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710507 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:16:14 +0000 jhd 2710507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we made homemade play dough a few weeks ago. just salt, flour, and hot water. we used a packet of koolaid to make it smell good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710506 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:15:09 +0000 JennyD 2710506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Muffins! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710505 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:13:15 +0000 PinkElephant 2710505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@abbydabbydoodlebug: for once I dont!! I might have a can of pumpkin (pumpkin bread), though. The science is a good idea! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710502 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:01:15 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2710502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have ripe bananas? What about banana bread? </p> <p>Maybe you could do science experiments with baking soda and vinegar and food coloring. My nieces loved it when I put baking soda in a 9x13 pan and used droppers or spoons for colored vinegar to drop into the pan to make it fizz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-bakingcooking-activities-with-kids#post-2710501 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 22:55:02 +0000 PinkElephant 2710501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are snowbound again tomorrow, and I'm trying to think of a simple baking/cooking activity to do with my girls. We've recently made gummy bears and today we made peanut butter cookies from a mix, to give you an idea of their attention span (and even with these, I finished filling the gummy molds/rolling the second tray of cookies).</p> <p>So - what are your LO's favorite 5-10 minute kitchen projects? Bonus points for rather common ingredients, since we probably can't go to the store. 🙂 </p>