Every time I make bread my kids want to help. I give them their own ball of dough and they start making things and saying that they are having a bread class. I usually teach at least two classes a week and I decided it was time to teach a class to my own kids. For some reason I got up this morning and prayed for patience. I am so glad I did! We had such a great time. I didn't get upset once! It was a two hour hands on bread making class. They helped with pouring in the ingredients and turning on the mixer. Then they each made: 2 mini loaves, 1 mini Italian loaf, 1 cream cheese and strawberry dessert braid, 10 mini cinnamon rolls, twisted breadsticks and a mini stuffed crust pizza. It was hard for me to let them do it themselves, I usually jump in and try to do it for them. But I was patient and I let them shape everything, brush the butter on, sprinkle the seasonings, do the braiding and cut the cinnamon rolls with dental floss. They did such a great job! I was shocked at how well they were able to do everything. I was even more shocked that I had their undivided attention for a whole two hours! I let them eat whatever they wanted for dinner. They both ate about half of their pizzas and a couple of breadsticks, then they moved on to the stuff with frosting. I took 25 pictures during the class. I didn't post all of them, just most of them. They both shared some of their stuff with mom and dad. When I told Hali that her breadsticks were good, she told me that I could be done teaching bread classes and she would do them from now on!
If only someone could teach them to clean the kitchen!
Every time I make bread my kids want to help. I give them their own ball of dough and they start making things and saying that they are having a bread class. I usually teach at least two classes a week and I decided it was time to teach a class to my own kids. For some reason I got up this morning and prayed for patience. I am so glad I did! We had such a great time. I didn't get upset once! It was a two hour hands on bread making class. They helped with pouring in the ingredients and turning on the mixer. Then they each made: 2 mini loaves, 1 mini Italian loaf, 1 cream cheese and strawberry dessert braid, 10 mini cinnamon rolls, twisted breadsticks and a mini stuffed crust pizza. It was hard for me to let them do it themselves, I usually jump in and try to do it for them. But I was patient and I let them shape everything, brush the butter on, sprinkle the seasonings, do the braiding and cut the cinnamon rolls with dental floss. They did such a great job! I was shocked at how well they were able to do everything. I was even more shocked that I had their undivided attention for a whole two hours! I let them eat whatever they wanted for dinner. They both ate about half of their pizzas and a couple of breadsticks, then they moved on to the stuff with frosting. I took 25 pictures during the class. I didn't post all of them, just most of them. They both shared some of their stuff with mom and dad. When I told Hali that her breadsticks were good, she told me that I could be done teaching bread classes and she would do them from now on!
If only someone could teach them to clean the kitchen!
11 comments:
How fun, it looks like the kids had a blast. Can I pay you to do that with my kids?
What a good Mom you are. They will remember things like this.
They're so cute! That's so fun! I cannot believe Hali is in kindergarten already! I love how she is always posing for the camera.
Holy crap they are cute! I can't believe they did all of that. what good kids you have! And their school pictures are so cute! Hali looks like a beautiful model and her hair is so long! and Garret is such a doll! We miss you!
I tried homemade blackberry jam in the cream cheese braid and it was SO delish!
Good job Mindy. Teach them while they are young. The pictures are making me hungry.
So cute! they are going to be pros starting out so young! :) Hali looks like a little model in those school pictures!
What an awesome mom you are!! The bread looks yummy.
I want to come to your class! For reals - please, please, please! :)
You are an awesome mom!!!
geri
So- I'm pretty sure my children will never know the taste of Homemade Bread. I don't cook anything that doesn't come out of a box.(and usually that turns out less than ideal.) I'll need to take some lessons from you. Dan would love me forever if he got fresh baked bread and pastries. You are amazing and I feel worn out just thinking of all the things you do with/for your kids. I don't have the energy or the patience...
That's so cute that you did the class with them. They look so proud! I'd be! Thanks for offering to take Asher. Let me know anytime that Garret gets bored. Asher's been playing so good with other boys lately. I think Asher's getting bored at home too, I'm sticking him in front of the TV way too much. Thanks again
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