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Cooking · The activity desk
Make a bread garden
Shape ready-made bread dough into rolls and arrange them like a flower.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
Open interactive activity →Add to play journal →What you need
Ready-made bread dough, a clean work surface, and a baking tray.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: An adult checks ingredient labels for allergies, follows the dough package's preparation directions, and washes hands and the work surface with the child.
Adult's role: Stay beside the child, handle the oven and hot tray, and follow the package directions for rising and baking.
Let's make it happen
- Gently press and roll portions of dough into one center and several round petals.
- Arrange the rolls on the tray with space as directed on the package. Watch them rise if the package calls for it.
- An adult bakes the rolls according to the package instructions and lets them cool before everyone shares them.
Make it simpler: Shape one large roll together.
Clean up: Wash hands and clean the work surface, tray, and any utensils used with raw dough.
Do not taste raw dough. The adult manages hot equipment and checks the cooked bread is cool enough to eat.