The Benefits of Baking with Kids

“Make and Bake Day” is not just a fun day at school for students. Learning how to make cupcakes offers kids valuable practical learning skills.

When they decorate the cupcakes, they develop their spatial perception. Stirring the batter helps to strengthen their fingers and hands developing important motor skills. Pouring the batter into the cupcake liners teaches hand and eye coordination. Math is used to measure the flour and count the eggs used.

Teaching a child they can “make something” to eat when they are hungry is a valuable life skill. When pre-schoolers discover they can make cupcakes and eat them, they’re going to remember that day. A whole new world opens up for them with this newfound success.