Age: 2+

What You’ll Need:

• 1 packet vanilla cake mix
• Food colouring (3 colours)

Method:

This is a fun way to spend a rainy afternoon with your toddler. Take one packet of vanilla cake mix and prepare as per the instructions. Divide the mixture into 3 bowls. Add a few drops of different coloured food colouring to each bowl and let your toddler mix the colours in.

When your toddler has finished mixing. Let them spoon the mixture in any sequence they like into a greased cake tin. They’ll be delighted by the muddle of colours they are creating.

Bake the cake as per the packet instructions.

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Ages: 5+

What You’ll Need:

• 100g of melted butter
• 1 packet of malt biscuits
• 1/2 a tin of condensed milk
• 1 pack of fruit puffs, marshmellows or eskimos – cut up into bits
• Dried coconut

Method:

Crush biscuits very finely. Chop up the lollies. Combine with half a tin condensed milk and mix well. Roll the mixture into a log and roll it in the coconut.

Place it in the fridge and cut into slices when hard.

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Age: 10 year +

What You’ll Need:

• 1 cup sugar
• ¾ cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 1¾ cup oats
• 1½ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon baking soda

Method
Preheat oven to 180° C and grease a cooking tray.

Cream together the butter, sugar and egg. It will become light and fluffy. Stir in the mashed bananas and the oats. Combine the remaining dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Blend the mixture well.

Use a teaspoon and measure out the cookie dough onto the greased tray. One teaspoon makes one cookie.

Bake for 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

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