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Creating Holiday Traditions With Your Daughter
Mother’s and daughters have been baking together for eons…but it’s never been this fun! Follow these easy tips for delicious holiday memories:
- Talk it Up – Early that morning or for a few days beforehand, talk it up with your daughter. Tell her how much fun baking together will be, how much you are looking forward to your special time together. By baking time, her little fingers will be itching to get into the dough.
- Mom: Chill Out – The most important preparation is for Mom to RELAX. Carve out time for baking where you are not multi-tasking. That means no phone, no eye on the news, no doing dishes, no laundry. This time should be all for her.
- Dress for Success – Put on cool, loose clothing and don’t forget your matching baking aprons. Perfect mother-daughter aprons for baking are the Kitchen Queen and Kitchen Princess aprons found at www.footstepsclothing.com.
- Find Her a Workspace – Little girls need lots of room to work. Set her up at the kitchen table or a countertop. Try to avoid having her perch on the counter or anywhere near the oven.
- Let Her Do All the Work – Make your daughter feel as if she is the master chef by letting her scoop the flour, crack the eggs, pour the oil, mash the butter and stir it all up.
- Make a Mess – That’s right – make a mess! Don’t worry that she’s spilled mounds of flour all over the floor or dropped an egg into Dad’s shoe. Clean up can be done later so don’t spoil your fun by worrying about it now.
- Decorate ‘till you Drop – Go bonkers on purchasing decorations such as colored icings, sprinkles and candies. Set them all out in easy reach for her and let her create any design she likes. Even if you can barely tell there is a cake beneath the sprinkles, she will be so proud of her creations!
- Taste Test It! – Both Mommy and daughter should taste test all gooey batter and finished baked goods. Don’t be afraid to stick your fingers in there. Mommies and girls agree this is the best part!
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