You can use just about anything for the decorations. I had some left over foam paper from another project so I just cut them out to be like little sprinkles, and added some pom pom balls for her. Midway through the activity, I took out some sequins as well. I gave her a variety of materials in different sizes so that she could practise her fine motor skills while picking the decorations and pasting them.
Though it wasn't decorating a real cupcake, Kaitlin totally enjoyed it that she wanted to decorate another one.
I didn't get to teach her many new words for this activity but it was cute seeing her say sprinkles cos it sounded like 'pinkles' and glue became 'blue'. I think it ended up being more play than learning, but well in a way I guess you could consider it learning through play.
It was also a good opportunity to teach her to show her appreciation to Daddy for all that he has done. Appreciation and being grateful are important values, and I hope for Kaitlin to grow up with these values.
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