Cupcake Maker

Kendi informed me that she wanted to be a cake and cupcake maker when she grows up. She knows that we spend time learning about things that she is interested in for home-school so she wanted to do a project.

We spent some time researching cake makers and looking at sites like The Sweet Tooth Fairy. She picked a project of making decorated cupcakes like some that she saw while we were researching.

Kendi made a journal entry

where she drew pictures of cupcakes and wrote about becoming a cupcake maker. She even put that she could work at Dairy Queen because they make lots of desserts.

Over the next few days, we spent a little time on this project everyday. Once we officially start home-school, we will probably only spend one day a week working on what she wants to be when she grows up.

Kendi wrote down the ingredient list and we went shopping. I like the way we worked a lot of home-making skills into this project. We got the kitchen ready and read over the directions. We talked about why we have to do the things the directions say like flouring the pan and measuring out ingredients. We counted out the 30 seconds to mix the batter before we beat it. We talked a lot about all the numbers and measurements we used. And for the first time Kendi learned how to load the dishwasher when she was done.

This was really, really fun and I was surprised at how much there was to learn beyond home-making skills. I always want to take Kendi's ambitions very seriously even if I think it may be a passing phase she's going through. I would love for Kendi to become a cake maker and we will definitely spend more time on this.