Physical advantages of making cakes?

Question

Can sum1 help me!!! i need to kno the advantages and disadvantages of children making cakes..... thnx

Answer 1

It helps with small motor developement.  It also enhances language skills.

Answer 2

Dis=messy!

Is good for their gross (major) muscle development (stirring)

fine (small muscle) development is improved by measuring, pouring, placing icing on top; learning names and looks of ingredients, colors, textures

Answer 3

Check out the link below.

It has recipes for quite a few tasty cakes and desserts that can be prepared easily from home ..

Answer 4

Expanding vocabulary, liquid, solid, blending , mixing, rising

Colour, texture.

Changing forms to do with physical properties... on a childs level the heat makes it go hard / solid etc.

Physical - using gross motor skills.

Use of measuring - which is heavier?

You can discuss ingredients and which ones are good for you and not e.g. sugar not good for teeth

Social / emotional development - taking turns, co-operation etc

Disadvantages - kids wit allergies to ingredients, hot oven, mess

Answer 5

large motor skills- scooping dry ingerdients, stirring batter, scooping batter into cake pan

small motor- using teaspoons to measure, scooping batter into cupcake tins, frosting the cake,

math- fractions, measuring, volume, time, subtraction and addition.

there are no disadvantages really. sure it will be messy but that is what preschool is for.