5 child-friendly Christmas bakes
Christmas is right around the corner and keeping the kids excitement under control until the big day can be tricky. Activities and crafts are a great way to keep the little ones occupied and also a wonderful way to bond and get festive at the same time. This is also a great activity for private household staff to enjoy with the children they are caring for too. Below are 5 child-friendly Christmas bakes the whole family can enjoy.
Snowman Biscuits
Snowman biscuits are a cute idea for younger children to make supervised by adults. There are various ways you can make these biscuits, you can buy pre-made shortbread and get the kids to ice and decorate them, or bake your own shortbread prior and join the kids when decorating.
Christmas Rocky Road
Rocky Roads are a favourite among many and don’t require an oven or any baking. Making them at Christmas is great because you can add almost anything. Add almonds, gingerbread pieces, cranberries and much more.
Gingerbread
A classic Christmas bake, gingerbread men are a lovely way for the kids to get creative. Get the children to cut out their own characters and then decorate them, they could even decorate them to look like themselves.
Elf Cupcakes
Cupcakes are a great cake for decorating and can be tailored to anyone’s tastebuds. Add orange, cinnamon or cloves to give them a festive touch and then get the kids to create little elf characters on top using fondant icing and candy canes.
Easy Cinnamon Rolls
A lovely warming recipe that’ll make the whole house smell amazing. Cinnamon rolls are a great recipe all year round but are especially tasty accompanied with a hot chocolate and a drizzle of white icing.
Christmas is a wonderful time of year and baking is a great way to enjoy it alongside smaller members of the household. Hopefully some of these recipes have given you some ideas for future bakes.
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