Baking Nights

The children love being back at school with their friends. 

But I do miss them a bit! So I'm trying to make sure that our evening are spent doing something and not filled with clubs each night, although they have started scouts again (children need less school and more scouts). 

They quickly find something they want to do. wither around me or independent of me! Last night I was making Chelsea buns and my Middlest decided to make some biscuits. 

What was really nice was how she took to the task (I tend to leave them, other than wiping down the surfaces in preparation) and got her brother involved. Whilst I was busy doing other jobs she was telling him the measurements and weighing out ingredients with him, teaching him the whole time and sharing the jobs. 

Tonight all three got involved. I came back in from planting out some beans and they had started to colour some icing so they could decorate their biscuits. 

They had a wail of a time doing it. 

Some quite funny biscuits and tasty as well! 

The only part I took in these was putting them in the oven and back out again - they won't need me at all soon! Great that they can be creative like this after school quite independently and I get some great food in return!