Our Valentine Cake!
Valentine’s Day Activities
baking
mailbox
crafting
Valentine’s Card
BAKING
WITH
KIDS
Valentine’s Day Cooking,
Crafting, and Learning –With your child, bake
a delicious cake, cupcakes,
and create a decorative
mailbox to give and receive Valentine's
Day cards and letters!
Cake Mix
BAKING
WITH
KIDS
Baking with kids improves their reading
and math skills: vocabulary
building, sequencing of events, measurement,
comprehension and problem solving. Together read the
ingredients, organize the ingredients and cookware and follow
the directions to bake delicious Valentine
cakes.
Ingredients & Directions
cake mix
1 cup of water
½ cup of oil
three eggs
frosting
sprinkles
Cake Mix
frosting
Combine cake mix, water,
oil, and eggs.
Mix on medium speed for two minutes
Bake on 350 for 25 to 35 minutes depending on size of pan. Less time for cupcakes
Frost
Sprinkle
Cookware used include:1. silicone baking pan 2. silicone heart mold3. silicone molds with a message
heartsprinkles
Molds with a
message
The future holds
delicious possibilities
The cupcakes and cake are ready to go into the oven Adult Supervision Needed
YUM! Remove cakes from the oven. Let cakes cool for
15-20 minutes before frosting and then add
sprinkles
Adult Supervision for safety
Now create a Valentine's Day mailbox. Using construction paper, cut out
several hearts of different sizes and colors. Next arrange them and tape
or glue them onto the box
YUM!
Happy Valentine’
s Day
Other Learning Activities can be found at
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