Some of my best memories of raising my daughter was cooking with her. I bought a number of cookbooks aimed at kids, and the Klutz series was the best. To this day, at 22, she still bakes the brownie recipe in it. Some of the pages are glued together, and it is a bit worse for ware.

I bring this up, because <em>Baking Class</em> would probably be my choice if I had a little one to teach cooking to, today. The directions are bright, and colorful, and everything is explained, with pictures for each major and some minor steps. There are some great recipes in here, that I think kids will love to make again and again, from Zombie Zucini bread to Dig in the Dirt Pie.

And really, there is no gift you can give your kids than to do things with them, give them good memories, and give them a skill that will do them well when they start off on their own.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

This is such a fun book, and I have to admit, I was reading it for myself (not for my 5-year-old niece as I originally intended!).
From its colorful layout, simple illustrations, and great safety tips (rating from one rolling pin to three for difficulty), it made me appreciate baking -- it’s something I generally dread. However, if kids can do it, so I can (at least that’s what I tell myself).
Rather than have lists of necessary items, I think it’s great that the “list” is a photo of ingredients/tools – something that children can easily identify. There are ideas of how to package baked good as presents, and how to decorate – a heart on toast – how did I not figure it out before?!
As well as visual lists, there are visual instructions which is incredibly useful and while I’ll test out the recipes before baking with my niece, I’m really excited to do so. And eat them of course. Smores toast?! You had me at Smore.