Help kids learn a new skill and at the same time have them do a fun activity during their boring days. Kids love sweets, so I’m sharing with you yummy dessert recipes for kids. With our Montessori activity below, kids will learn how to make a sweet treat called chocolate rice cake.
The great importance of fine motor skills in children’s development is highlighted when executing different daily living activities such as buttoning and unbuttoning; children need to learn to move the button towards the buttonhole and align it correctly.
Strength and agility in their hands are required to push the button to the other side, align a zipper—move it up or down, tying a shoe, brushing their teeth, combing their hair, buttoning their pants, picking up food off the plate, and putting it in their mouth, or grabbing a pencil for writing and coloring, etc.
The stimulation of fine motor skills in children is vital because it helps concentration, hand-eye coordination, and strengthening the hand and wrist muscles. Learning to use their fingers with precision is crucial for this process since children’s independence and autonomy benefit.
A way to get children to develop and strengthen their fine motor skills is through the practical life activities proposed by Montessori pedagogy. In this method, children can carry out a daily activity adapted to their abilities to freely learn from their own experience.
These dessert recipes for kids activities show children that they have all the skills needed to do them independently without an adult’s help. That fosters confidence and motivation to take on new challenges and acquire new knowledge.
THEME: DESSERT RECIPES FOR KIDS
HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?
Topic: Fine motor skills
Age: 4-6-year-old children
Goal: Through this dessert recipe for kids activity, the children will strengthen the movements of the hands and fingers.
Difficulty level: Average. This dessert recipe for kids activity is designed for children to carry out autonomously by following instructions.
Skills:
- Attention
- Hand-eye coordination
- Precision of movements
- Focus
- Following instructions
- Pincer grip
- Creativity
MATERIALS:
- Marshmallows
- Butter
- Microwave
- A bowl
- Rice krispies
- Chocolate
- Edible sprinkles or something similar
- Hazelnut cream
- A stirring spoon
Make sure your child is not allergic to any ingredients.
ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT
(ADULT SUPERVISION)
Step 1:
Put the marshmallows in the bowl, add butter, and microwave (this step requires adult supervision).
Step 2:
After removing from the microwave, stir until a uniform mixture is left and add the Krispies and stir again. (with adult supervision).
Step 3:
Use another receptacle, put the hazelnut cream, the chocolate bars, and a few pieces of butter and microwave (with adult supervision).
Step 4:
After removing the mixture from the microwave, spread the chocolate over the marshmallow mixture, add edible sprinkles or what you prefer, and let it cool.
ACTIVITY RESULT
A dessert recipe for kids: Homemade chocolate rice krispie treats
FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Give kids fun worksheets to do after they make our yummy dessert recipe for kids. Click the link below to download and print.
Download the Free Printable Dessert Worksheets
HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGES?
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD
This dessert recipe for kids activity can be developed with younger children. To lower the difficulty level of it, you don’tneed to change the materials. The children can smell the ingredients before mixing them. Ask children to relate the smell with the ingredient’s name, always with adult surveillance. This way, they will carry out an activity according to their development and skills.
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN OLDER THAN 6
This dessert recipe for kids activity can be done with older children. To increase the difficulty level, it is not necessary to change the materials. Children can do each step by themselves. To make this activity more fun, you can provide them with different shaped utensils for stirring/mixing. This way, they will carry out an activity according to their development and skills.
VIDEO DESCRIPTION – DESSERT RECIPE FOR KIDS
In this dessert recipe for kids video, you will find a detailed description of the “LET’S MAKE A DESSERT” activity, designed for 4-6-year-old boys and girls. Here children will do a dessert without using an oven, always with adult supervision.
This dessert recipe for kids activity will allow children to develop attention, Eye hand coordination, the precision of movements, focus, following instructions, pincer grip, and creativity. They will need the following materials to do the activity: marshmallows, butter, microwave, a bowl, rice Krispies, chocolate, edible sprinkles, or something similar, and hazelnut cream and a stirring spoon.
Make sure your child is not allergic to any ingredients.
Do you like our dessert recipes for kids? Make sure to check out our other food activities for preschoolers.
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- Check out this awesome Dragon’s Dinner 2-Step Sensory Activities for Toddlers to Make Your Kids Anything with Printable Worksheets (1-2 Year Olds)
- Give kids fun activity to do. Check out this Sweet Pumpkin – Sense of Taste Sensory Activity (2-4 Years Old)
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