Friday, September 26, 2008
If a 3 Year Old and a 5 Year Old Can Do It... So Can You!
Every time I make bread my kids want to help. I give them their own ball of dough and they start making things and saying that they are having a bread class. I usually teach at least two classes a week and I decided it was time to teach a class to my own kids. For some reason I got up this morning and prayed for patience. I am so glad I did! We had such a great time. I didn't get upset once! It was a two hour hands on bread making class. They helped with pouring in the ingredients and turning on the mixer. Then they each made: 2 mini loaves, 1 mini Italian loaf, 1 cream cheese and strawberry dessert braid, 10 mini cinnamon rolls, twisted breadsticks and a mini stuffed crust pizza. It was hard for me to let them do it themselves, I usually jump in and try to do it for them. But I was patient and I let them shape everything, brush the butter on, sprinkle the seasonings, do the braiding and cut the cinnamon rolls with dental floss. They did such a great job! I was shocked at how well they were able to do everything. I was even more shocked that I had their undivided attention for a whole two hours! I let them eat whatever they wanted for dinner. They both ate about half of their pizzas and a couple of breadsticks, then they moved on to the stuff with frosting. I took 25 pictures during the class. I didn't post all of them, just most of them. They both shared some of their stuff with mom and dad. When I told Hali that her breadsticks were good, she told me that I could be done teaching bread classes and she would do them from now on!
If only someone could teach them to clean the kitchen!
If only someone could teach them to clean the kitchen!
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