Help! Twitching Grandma

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Ideas, please, for a 5 year old DGD who likes cooking. Apparently she’s already got a set of child’s cookery equipment. Are there books simple enough ( she can read)? Any ideas gratefully accepted!
She likes hair bands too but I don’t know where to find ‘special’ ones.
Like others, I’m trying to buy for children who already have so much. So again any bright ideas for 2 year old DGD or 8 year old DGS v welcome too.

I came on expecting to read about restless legs or something!

This has good reviews
fisrtcookbook

As does this
cookbook

Both books have reviews that mention 4/5 year olds cooking and using the books so seem age appropriate.

Try Claires for funky headbands.

I can cook have a couple of books on amazon based off the cbeebies cooking series for children around her age. Lakeland also used to do a range of their products but that was yonks ago now

Last year my DM bought my DDs lovely personalised aprons and cake tins from a shop called Jonny's Sister. They are lovely.

I thought you were looking for presents for a birdwatching older lady

https://www.wickeduncle.co.uk/presents/boys/age-8/tiny-baking?gclid=Cj0KCQiAweaNBhDEARIsAJ5hwbdSvjKRiFPNPkCYREF8Zuc0N0GR4rttqrpf76lo2VqDa145bT1dqQaAvrpEALww_wcB

Mine love this!

My kids always love a box of craft supplies. Not a ready made box from a shop, just a cardboard box full of paper, pens, scissors, glue, Sellotape. My kids get Sellotape in their stocking every year because they're always stealing mine.
I like this sort of present because it always gets used up and always needs replacing. Big chunky crayons for the 2 yr old?

Ds also likes getting baking kits, you know the ones you buy in supermarkets and just need to add eggs or oil or something. He loves 'proper'baking with a recipe book too but there are always days when we don't have much time or I just can't face the mess of him weighing out flour and raking through the cupboards for ingredients.

Nadiya Hussein's book Bake Me A Story is a good one for younger children.
Have a look at CookieCrumbles too for kits. www.cookiecrumbles.co.uk/
Bath bombs seem to be universally liked by all the kids I know.

Get her a real baking kit and then make a set of individual ‘vouchers’ inviting her to come to grandma’s to bake specific things.

2 year old? Saxoflute.

Cooking wise, buy some baking kits. Dr oetiker does some great ones. No toys to store and easy baking.

My MiL has made a baking hamper for my DD, including ready cake mix, cookie cutters, icing pens, edible glitter, cake toppers.

@BalladOfBarryAndFreda

I thought you were looking for presents for a birdwatching older lady

I was worried that there was something seriously wrong with Grandma and the OP should be calling 999 not posting on MN about her.

This is great - www.craftandcrumb.com/pages/bakingsubscriptiongift

They do a monthly craft and baking subscription for kids along with one of gifts (aimed at 5-8 year old) www.craftandcrumb.com/collections/kits-for-midi-bakers-5-8-year-olds

I'm going to get this for my DGS as it has proper recipes not just baking www.amazon.co.uk/Annabel-Karmels-Fast-Childrens-Cookbook/dp/1787398161/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?hvlocphy=40877&psc=1&hvnetw=o&keywords=children%E2%80%99s+cookbook&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyTElZWFdERUtYVTQxJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTg3OTgzMzlZVUdCMUEwSjlMNSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTcxMDY1S0wwTjBLUTUzMEc2JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==&hvadid=80470538881646&hvbmt=be&qid=1639578781&hvdev=t&hvqmt=e&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&hvtargid=kwd-80470560872315%3Aloc-188&adgrpid=3807941833&sr=8-1-spons

Some great suggestions. Thank you so much.