Post-School Treats for Your Little Star
It’s been a long time coming (well, the six-week holidays can drag when you’re finding new ways to entertain them every day) but finally, school’s back for a new term – and year!
For some of you, your little star will have started school or pre-school for the very first time – and regardless of how well they’ve settled in, we think they deserve a treat. It’s an exhausting experience for little minds to see their routine shaken up, isn’t it?
So, we’re bringing you some food-related ideas (well, what else?) to perk them up after school. Who doesn’t love something to look forward to after a long day, anyway?
Read on for our post-evening meal treats you can all tuck into…
DIY Ice Cream Sundaes
If you’ve ever taken your kids to a certain big-name pizza establishment, you’ll know they love making their own puddings at its special dessert-making station. You can let them loose with the ingredients in there, because it really is an all-you-can-eat affair and it won’t cost you any extra if they want to fill their bowl with all manner of ice cream toppers and sprinkles.
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But how about, for one night only, creating your own dessert-making station? It’s easy with ice cream – just serve up a few scoops of their favourite flavour and let them add chopped up chocolate, sweets, glace cherries, strawberry and choccy sauce and, yes, sprinkles. Why ever not – they’ll love it. You might not enjoy the mess they create, but it’s for one night only, after all.
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Cake Pops
Now, these are a bit more challenging to create, but why not make it a fun post-school activity? Again, they’ll enjoy adding their own toppings when you’ve made the mini sponge cakes. We like this recipe from BBC Good Food.
Cake pops also make a great choice for kids’ parties. Add cellophane to the finished product (and a pretty bow) and pop them in party bags for your child’s guests to take away – fun to make and delicious to tuck into.
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Cupcakes are just as easy to whip up – and probably even simpler than cake pops to decorate due to their larger surface area.
You could give your child a head start by getting them ready before they finish school for the day. They can then enjoy the best bit: licking the bowl and decorating your creations.
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Cheesecake
This is deconstructed cheesecake, which means it’s a bit simpler to throw together than a traditional one. Your little one will enjoy adding the various ingredients to a knickerbocker glory glass – and if they don’t, well they’ll certainly enjoy eating the dessert when it’s ready.
If all else fails, you can always buy some of those ready-made gingerbread men in the supermarket. You know, the ones which also come with tubes of icing and decorations.
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Do you have your own ideas for easy desserts for kids? You could also extend the fun to your main meal, setting up a pizza making station, for example.
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Until next time…