The Baker’s Shop

Activity: Playing at shops (making your own)

Equipment:

Dough, icing bags, old ‘pop socks’, scrunched up newspaper, different sized paper cake cases, different coloured craft fluffs (like cotton wool balls) different sized pom-poms, plate, glitter cake cases.

What to do

Make doughnuts by making balls of dough, pushing a thumb through the middle to make the hole.
Make different types of cakes by moulding the dough.
Use icing bags to squeeze out the dough, adding a smaller dough ball on the top. Press together from the top using your thumb.
Place craft fluffs into cake cases. Put a pompom on the top for a cherry and sprinkle some glitter on top.
Make pretend baguettes by stuffing legs of ‘pop socks’ with scrunched up newspaper.