Low sugar flapjack Cooking with your children not only increases your emotional bond with them but can be educational too. As you cook, talk about healthy eating and home-cooked food, and introduce simple mathematics as you weigh and count the ingredients out. This recipe can be changed to use a variety of different flavours 140g…

Sugar free banana and chocolate muffins Cooking with your children not only increases your emotional bond with them but can be educational too. As you cook, talk about healthy eating and home-cooked food, and introduce simple mathematics as you weigh and count the ingredients out. This recipe can be changed to use a variety of…

Cheese Scones Children love to cook, and the children at Bumpkins enjoyed making these cheese scones! As you cook, talk about healthy eating and home-cooked food, and introduce simple mathematics as you weigh and count the ingredients out. Ingredients for 24 scones • 450g self-raising flour • 110g butter • 50g caster sugar • 300ml…

Banana Muffins These banana muffins are a tasty treat. Children love to cook, it’s creative and there’s always something tasty to eat at the end of it. As you cook, talk about healthy eating and home-cooked food, and introduce simple mathematics as you weigh and count the ingredients out. They are simple to make and…

Healthy Baked Broccoli Bites It’s important to make sure your child has a healthy balanced diet as it has a positive impact on your child’s physical and mental health and wellbeing. This recipe is for some Healthy Baked Broccoli Bites that taste great and your child can get involved with. Ingredients: 340g uncooked or frozen…

Smoothie Ice Lollies Smoothie ice lollies are a perfect treat for little ones to enjoy during the summer months, and they can help create the ice lollies themselves. They are much healthier than shop brought alternatives as they contain far less sugar. All you need to create these tasty treats is an ice lolly mould,…

Broccoli Cheese Bites Children love to cook. It’s creative and there’s some tasty broccoli cheese bites to eat at the end of it. As you cook, chat about healthy eating and home-cooked food, and introduce simple mathematics as you weigh and count the ingredients out. Ingredients 1 broccoli, broken into florets 100g cheddar cheese 10…

FESTIVE CHEESE STARS Who doesn’t love star shaped things? These little cheese stars will go down well on Fireworks Night or can be made for Christmas too. All you need is a sheet of ready made puff pasty (at room temperature), some grated cheese and a little flour to dust the work surface. Encourage your…

Making Sandwiches The humble sandwich is a very good place to start when introducing little ones to cooking. No special ingredients are needed and there is no heat involved! Encourage your child to wash their hands before you start. Provide a couple of different fillings so that your child can choose – this will give…

Shelling peas is a great thing to do with young children.  There are valuable lessons about where food comes from, it’s great for developing fine motor skills and also it’s a great activity to do while you chat. You may find a reluctant talker opens up a little when doing an easy, repetitive activity like…