Put away the glue, pipe cleaners and paper, today we’re in the kitchen. Crafting with your kids can be as easy as pulling them in to be a part of the cooking process, especially if you look at it that way. If you have ever seen Curious George, you know he spends quite a bit of time in the kitchen – that is because there are a wealth of lessons to be learned from one recipe. Math, science, cause and effect, and even patience to name a few. Today’s craft is perfect for this, plus it is all in a blender!
Supplies:
- Blender
- Waffle iron if you have one, if not just make pancakes!
- Food coloring
- Separate containers for coloring batter
Recipe:
Depending on how old your kids are, you may want to have all the ingredients measured and in separate containers – but let them do the dumping! Follow the directions in the recipe and along the way tell them how the wheat kernels become the flour, how to tell what the measurement cup says, any lessons you can find.
Now pour the batter into as many separate containers you plan to let them color.
Show them what happens when they mix one color with another, how red and blue make purple and so on.
Then cook! You can make waffles or pancakes with this recipe.
Steady Mom had a great post on how to cook with kids without the frustration, it’s a good read!
If you don’t have little ones this is still a delicious recipe for whole wheat waffles, and it couldn’t be easier!
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I do love this waffle recipe, I had to buy me a new blender though because I burned the motor up making these. I like all the colors very festive great post Aubrey.
I love this recipe! We use it for pancakes at our house. Cute idea with the colors.
I’ve never tried the whole wheat waffles but I am a firm believer in cooking with children. Not only because it allows time with children but it also allows teaching time. I tell my kids all the time that cooking is really just science. We talk a lot about how heat changes different foods in different ways (melts chocolate but hardens pancakes). I love the math aspect of it (I hated fractions in school but it makes it more understandable with hands on experience). Smart stuff – and I am hungry for waffles tonight! Thanks Aubrey – great idea.
Hey Aubrey — What a great idea — thanks so much for the post! Getting enough food into my 5-year-old is an ongoing challenge, and I find getting her involved in the cooking always helps. And if she gets to play with colored batter — even better!
In addition to being a mom, I’m also the editorial director at Lark Books, a craft publisher. We’re in the process of revamping our very old and stale site to be a rockin’ community blog. I plan to post each month about being creative with your kids, and I’d love to link to this post and send a bit of traffic to you, if that’s okay. We should kick it all off in May or so.
Thanks again!
My boys would love to do this! Maybe on Saturday:) Thanks!
Can’t wait to try this. My boys LOVE waffles and I am sure they would be estatic to eat colored ones. The recipe sounds so yummy too.
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