This past weekend I went to Mill City Museum, a museum that explores the impact of grain and flour milling on the Twin Cities. At one point, Minneapolis led the world's production of flour! It is no surprise that companies like General Mills an d Pillsbury popped up in this area.
The museum has really cool installations and offers many hands-on experiences for visitors, especially kids. I loved the interactive table for kids activities that looks like a stack of pancakes (and the stools look like butter pats). Behind the table was a box of Bisquick that was about 15 feet high!
My absolute favorite thing I saw at the museum was an exhibit on the Easy-Bake Oven. My older sister and I had one when we were kids, and we loved it. Believe it or not, the Easy-Bake Oven has been around for over forty years. Read a history of it here.
Have a creative Easy-Bake Oven baker at home? Learn more about a recipe contest for children.
Want you child to read and write more? Get them interested in creating their own recipe books online.
Remember, kids always need supervision when using an Easy-Bake Oven!
Did you have one when you were young? Tell us about it.