Toddler Banana Bread Mix-Up
A simple baking activity focusing on measuring, pouring, and mixing, resulting in a treat that encourages practical life skills.
- Takes
- 1–2 hr
- Your setup
- 15 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 2–3
- Mess
- Some mess
- Cost
- $$
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Adult mashes the bananas. Let the child help by holding the fork (with supervision).
- 2Present the dry ingredients in separate cups. Ask the child to pour each cup into the bowl.
- 3Adult adds wet ingredients. Allow the child to stir the batter with a sturdy spoon.
- 4Pour batter into a loaf pan and let the child watch the process of putting it in the oven (from a safe distance).
What they're practising
- Practical life skills
- Following simple instructions
- Sensory input (smell, texture)
- Early measuring concepts