Make Chocolate Chip Shape Cookies
Have fun with the kids by "shaping up" this traditional recipe, and teach kids about sorting and shapes while you're at it.
Candied Rose Petals
Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.
Bake Challah Bread
This challah bread recipe is great for hands-on lesson in the science of baking! Your fledgling baker will enjoy this tactile experience--and the final product!
Homemade Yogurt
Make yogurt with your kindergarten scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!
Make Homemade Candy Canes
Marbled candy canes are a traditional winter festival gift that looks good poking out of the top of a Christmas stocking, tied to a tree with ribbon, or adorning a beautifully wrapped present.
Christmas Cookies ... For the Birds!
Here's a way to forgo the messiness of a bird feeder! Your child can give her favorite winged neighbors a tasty holiday snack with these easy-to-make "cookies"!
Ice Cream Science
What is a liquid? What is a solid? What better way to experiment, then by turning one of your kid's favorite substances, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!
Bake Healthy Dinner Cupcakes
Most kids would jump at the chance to have dessert for dinner, but for parents this is a definite no-no. That is, until now: in this activity, you can make healthy "cupcakes" loaded with veggies and protein.
Civil War Hardtack
Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.
Create a Bread Sculpture
There's nothing quite like the smell of baking bread. Here's an activity that will get your child to have some gooey fun while making something delicious to eat. Create bread dough sculptures!
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