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Act of Kindness: Bake something for someone
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Baking can be a nice way to spread kindness and make a positive impact in your community!
Whether you’re whipping up treats for friends and family or organising a bake sale for charity, this fun activity allows you to share delicious goodies while teaching valuable lessons about generosity and teamwork.
Plus, it’s a great opportunity for you to get creative in the kitchen and learn about the joy of giving back to others.
Let’s explore how you can turn baking into a sweet act of kindness!
- Choose a simple recipe (there are some examples down below).
- Plan who you’re sharing with.
- Gather your ingredients.
- Get baking!
- Package the treats and deliver with a smile or hold a bake sale!
Baking and sharing treats is a fun way to make friends and spread kindness!
When you bake together, you learn important skills like measuring and teamwork while showing others you care.
It’s exciting to share something delicious, and it helps you feel proud of what you created.
Plus, baking can spark conversations about healthy food choices.
Most importantly, the joy of making and sharing treats brings smiles and happiness to everyone!
Studies have shown that baking for an act of kindness can lead to:
- Learning about chemical reactions! For example, when you mix flour with water and heat them, the ingredients change and combine to make a yummy treat.1
- Using your senses can make you more curious about your food and help you enjoy it more.2
- Learning about the different ingredients and how they help your body.3
- Sharing your bake treats makes you feel happy! By doing nice things for others, your brain releases feel-good chemicals which boost your mood and help you feel more connected to people.4
Small changes CAN make a big difference – that’s what The 1% Kids’ Club is all about.
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For recipe ideas:
My Kids Lick The Bowl Recipes
https://mykidslickthebowl.com/kid-friendly-recipes/
Chelsea Natural Cane Sugars Recipes
https://www.chelsea.co.nz/kids/baking-kids
BBC Goodfood Recipes
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-baking-recipes
Sally’s Baking Recipes
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/kid-friendly-baking-recipes/
- Include baking in class projects and make it a lesson about measurements, fractions or nutrition – make sure to reflect after!
- Organise a class or school bake sale to raise money for a school project or a local charity. Assign roles such as baking, decorating, poster making and setting up to give students a sense of responsibility and teamwork.
- Teach acts of kindness! Use baking to encourage students to deliver treats to local community helpers like firefighters or nurses, as a way to thank them for their hard work.
- Bake together as a family and encourage your kids to bake sweet treats to surprise friends and family!
- Help organise and host a bake sale for charity – choose one that resonates with your kids, so they understand the impact of their efforts and make the experience even more meaningful.
- Create personalised treats by decorating them for special occasions, like birthdays or holidays.
- Dazeley, P., & Houston-Price, C. (2015). Exposure to foods’ non-taste sensory properties: A nursery intervention to increase children’s willingness to try fruit and vegetables. Appetite, 84, 1-6.
- Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T. B., & Layton, J. B. (2010). Social relationships and mortality risk: A meta-analytic review. PLoS Medicine, 7(7), e1000316.
- Murray, J. (2017). The Science of Baking: The Chemistry of Everyday Cooking. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
- Nutritional Science. (2020). The role of fruits and vegetables in a healthy diet. Journal of Nutritional Health, 15(2), 100-110.
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