So for a while now I’ve been toying with the idea of starting this blog. With a bit of encouragement, a pandemic that has me spending ALL THE TIME with my kids, and a new cookie book purchase (link below) now seemed like the time.
My name is Timmel, I’m a mom to 2 amazing kids ( 8 year old and 5 year old ), and a wife among other things. I’m a preschool teacher by trade, but left teaching after the birth of our second child and have been home with the kids since. We are currently homeschooling (global pandemic) and that has led us to this…
I have enjoyed baking for most of my adult life, well, cooking in general, but baking with my kids has given it a whole knew meaning. I love to bake for the people I love, it’s a way for me to show them that I’m thinking about them. It seems that the kids have gotten that from me as not a special occasion, or even a Tuesday, passes without the mention of baking something for someone because something. My husband is a baseball coach and over the years the girls have experimented on his team, concocting new recipes and using new ideas in baking for the boys. It’s (almost) always a hit, but lets face it, teenage boys aren’t known for being picky! When the pandemic started we were all hunkered down and would occasionally find ourselves looking for something fun to watch together. One day we stumbled upon Kids Baking Championship on Food Network (if you haven’t seen it you should, its wonderful) and quickly worked our way through all of the seasons. This lead to new ideas, new things to try, new messes to make. It also lead to us finding and watching every baking show we could find together and wanting to try ALL THE THINGS! We ordered our groceries and got to work making new things. Some were a fail, some were amazing, some were in between, but one thing always remained; baking with the kids was one of the most enjoyable things to do!
So, now we’re here. I have so many friends who are always amazed at what the kids and I make together. They ask how I do it, say they’re worried about having their kids help in the kitchen for this reason or that, that they don’t know how to get them started, or they don’t know what to make. I say, join us! Come along on our baking adventures, see what we make, see how we do it, then try it and make it your own. We’re setting out to bake for 100 days together! No, we will not be baking for 100 consecutive days, honestly, who has time for that? We will share our recipes, we will post pictures of the good, the bad, and the disastrous. We will share what has worked for us, and maybe it will work for you too. Baking with the kids has given me so much joy, maybe it can help you find some more joy with your family as well.
You can find us on Facebook at 100 days of baking with kids and on Instagram @100daysofbakingwithkids. Check us out, see what were doing, and see what inspires you!
Cookie book link: https://www.thevanillabeanblog.com/100-cookies
100 days of baking with kids 