FEBRUARY is BAKE for FAMILY FUN MONTH

Bake for Family Fun Month was created by the Home Baking Association. The idea is to encourage families to get together, spend time as a family in the kitchen baking and to have fun. Baking is an inexpensive activity that will teach all members of your family important practical skills for life. This event is a fantastic opportunity for families to discover baking traditions, try out new recipes, create memories and explore the fun that baking activities have to offer. There are many activities that families can do together during Bake for Family Fun Month and these may be enjoyed by people from every generation.

It is the ideal time for families to learn the basics of baking, try foods from different cultures, be experimental in the kitchen and reap the rewards of the many educational opportunities that baking offers.

• Find a kid friendly cookbook that your kids will enjoy! One thing my kids really enjoy is looking through a cookbook I had passed onto my daughter's pretend kitchen. It is full of brightly colored and decorated cakes and full of creative things. They love it! (Type in a search for one in the search box below and start hunting for a new or gently used cookbook for your family's collection.)

• Let the kids help you plan a few dinner nights this month! Maybe even let them draw or write up a menu to go with dinner one night.

• Let the kids ACTUALLY help you cook in the kitchen, too! (This one will be a challenge for me!)

• Get together with another family member, like a grandparent, Aunt or cousin and do some cooking together!

• Dress the kids up in an apron and bakers hat and have fun making a video cooking show!