{"id":984,"date":"2014-10-16T20:05:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/index.php\/2014\/10\/16\/pretend-baking-for-toddlers-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:37","slug":"pretend-baking-for-toddlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/pretend-baking-for-toddlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretend Baking for Toddlers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Use shaving foam and waterbeads to mix up some pretend cakes in this messy toddler pretend play activity.
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\u00a0The weather is definitely on the turn over here now. The temperatures are starting to drop and the level of rainfall is increasing (our garden is a mass of huge muddy puddles right now!). Hence we have been indoors a good bit more than we\u2019ve been used to of late. My daughter has been doing lots of colouring, chalking and painting this week whilst her big brothers have been off at school. We did some \u201cPretend Baking\u201d the other day using water beads and shaving foam in place of the more traditional flour, butter, sugar and eggs to make some very special cupcakes. These are a lot better for your teeth as well. This has been another hot issue with us this week, as I had to take my eldest son for two fillings at the dentist.<\/div>\n

We re-used the pink and purple waterbeads that had been used earlier in the week for We’re going on a P Hunt<\/a>. Waterbeads can be used several times over for different activities. They just need to be stored in a container with a little water to help them retain their shape. If you don\u2019t store them in water they will eventually dry out and shrink back down to their original state.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what we did:<\/p>\n

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  1. My toddler scooped the waterbeads out of a plastic container using a small
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    2. I then helped her to squirt in lots of shaving foam.<\/li>\n
    3. She then mixed them together using a wooden spoon.\n
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    4. I then showed her how to use two spoons to transfer the mixture into the individual holes of a bun tin .She did really well with this and had quite a good aim. She kept going until all of the mixture was used up.<\/li>\n
    5. I had poured some glitter into a dish earlier and she used her fingers to sprinkle this over the buns.\n
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    6. She then added in \u201ccandles\u201d which I had prepared earlier by cutting up some pipe-cleaners.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      We then started to sing \u201cHappy Birthday to you\u2026\u201d and pretended to blow out the candles on the buns. My daughter didn\u2019t sing the traditional verse though, she preferred her brother\u2019s version, \u201cHappy Birthday to you, you\u2019re a 102!\u201d They may come to regret teaching her this though as they both have birthdays coming up. I don\u2019t think they will be impressed if she sings this version to them in front of all of their friends.<\/p>\n

      Please take care when doing this activity that your child does not put any of the ingredients into their mouth as none of them are edible. Younger children in particular will need close super vision.<\/p>\n

      Here are some other great activities you could re-use your waterbeads for again:<\/p>\n

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      Add them to a Wtiches Bubbling Brew<\/a><\/p>\n

      Use them in a number or letter sensory bin<\/a><\/p>\n

      Play and experiment with them<\/a><\/p>\n

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      What activities have you enjoyed using water beads?<\/p>\n

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      Follow Multicraftingmummy’s board Sensory Play Activities on Pinterest.<\/a>