Craft/Baking Ideas for a 14month old?

[GentlyGentlyOhDear]

I'm trying to broaden mine and dd's horizons a bit and move away from play doh and playing with crayons and finger paints as that is currently the extent of our 'craft'/messy play.

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for easy things to make/bake or do with a 14month old? The attention-span window is about half an hour for us both

Thanks in advance.

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Failed there!
I meant to say that baking with a 14 month old is a pipe dream - she'll want to chuck flour everywhere while you scrabble around trying to follow a recipe.
Mine loved washing up at this age (stand at a sink, fill with bubbly water and give them brushes, pots etc etc) and just pulling stuff out of cupboards etc etc. and getting outside.

I'd go for pretend baking if I were you! Dd2 makes enough mess without my encouraging her

I'm impressed your 14 month can do sometimg for 30 mins . .! Not sure at exactly which age but mind liked to have playdough on the table when I was busy in the kitchen. Or a tray /bowl of water and some "washing up" amuses for a while -especially if you put their cups, plates etc in.

Ah just realised you've already said play dough! I'm on no 2 and she's just chucked out in the garden to amuse self /get dirty / play at water table while I'm in the kitchen. That or empty pots and pans and bash them.

Ooh cornflower and water in a tray is magic. Although I found it amused me more than them. I just had not come across anything as amazing as a not -solid -or liquid before. You could put flour out and cars to make tracks in if you're feeling brave. Or bowls with pasta and scoops. I'm not sure I've done that until 17 18 months though.

Great ideas, thanks!

The washing up bowl is a good idea.
I'm a glutton for punishment and we have a sand and water pit in the living room, but I only take the lid off if I'm feeling brave!
We've done the cornflour thing at play groups but I could try it at home too actually.
Never thought of the flour and cars, either.

Yes, I tried making some buns with her in the highchair next to me 'observing', which didn't go down well, so I resorted to tipping lots of the little sprinkles on her tray to play with

For cooking / baking I just get my DD involved in whatever I fancy, I don't think it's important to teach them any recipes they're not going to be unsupervised any time soon.

She just enjoys "mix, mix, mix" or rolling the pastry.

I think getting her involved in what you're doing may make those activities take longer, but they're pretty good for lengthening your attention span as well as the toddlers.

In the living room!! I'm impressed :-)

Little sprinkles on tray is great. Absolutely everything is new and exciting to them and they're learning how things move, sound, feel, taste, fall on the floor etc.

You can colour water with food colouring or put glitter in play dough but you may have done that. I think at about 6 months later I would make gingerbread dough and let my daughter do some of the cutting.

Any random pile of objects from home or garden can be played with pretty much. I think our toddler group did jelly onceor it might have been that funny bath jelly. Craft wise I think we've only done crayons with my 18 month! If you've space outside a container of water and some brushes means they can paint. We've got an aquadraw which is fantastic but only just using now.

I made soup today and got a potato out to chop, my daughter them kept getting potatoes out and reaching up to give them to me. When I said I had enough she started lining them up across the counter. . . As she gets older, if you let them bumble alongside you in whatever you're doing they can find things to do or you can find ways to 'help'. Its very cute :-)