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Summer Baking Class with Ella

We are almost half way through our summer holiday.  We’ve had some lovely family days out, seen family and friends.

There have also been days where we’ve had nothing planned and just spent some much needed time at home and in the garden.

As Lucy’s nursery is a day nursery, it doesn’t operate with terms or holidays and is open all year round apart from Christmas and New Year.  When I gave up work in December, I knew we wouldn’t be able to afford to keep her in nursery the three days a week she was attending but I also knew how much she loves it there and how much she gets out of going.

She’s made some lovely friends and it gives her the chance to spend some time on her own, to learn, socialise and gain some independence.  I didn’t want to take her away from all that completely. So for the last few months, she has been going for just one day a week instead of three.  Her time there is rapidly coming to an end as she starts pre-school at a more local nursery in September, but more on that soon.

That means that during school holidays, I get a day a week just with Ella. Quality time with her doesn’t happen that often now she is at school and with Lucy around too, it’s been ages since just the two of us did something together.

I started looking for something to do and came across an advert for a summer cooking class. Knowing how much Ella enjoys baking or helping in the kitchen and that she just loves anything interactive and creative, I booked her a place.

The class was lovely and this week we were making chocolate chip cookies.  Ella and another little girl who was also 5 were the eldest there. As most of the children were younger, that meant the pace was nice and slow so Ella had no problem keeping up with what was happening and there was plenty of time to carry out each stage of the recipe.

The children had to share utensils and ingredients between them which allowed for some conversation, sharing and taking turns.  They all enjoyed measuring, mixing, stirring and getting their hands messy.

                           

(Picture courtesy of Beyond Baked Beans)

They even enjoyed washing and drying the bowls and utensils once their cookies were in the oven (they cooked one each at the class then got to take the rest of their dough away to bake at home).

Once the tidying was complete, it was time for a well-earned glass of squash and a cookie!

‘Yummy Delicious’ as Ella would say xx

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