Author: alisonL

Keeping children entertained over the summer holidays can be challenging for parents, but our workshops offer a perfect solution. Here’s how our workshops can help:

1. Creative Expression

• Hands-On Experience: Kids get to engage in a hands-on activity, using their creativity to design and decorate their own chocolate pizzas.
• Artistic Outlet: Colouring the boxes allows children to express their artistic side, adding a personal touch to their creations.

2. Educational Value

• Learning Through Play: Workshops are designed to be fun and educational, teaching kids about chocolate making in an engaging way.
• Developing New Skills: Children learn about the ingredients and process involved in making chocolate, enhancing their knowledge and skills.

3. Boosting Confidence

• Sense of Achievement: Completing their own chocolate pizza and receiving a certificate boosts children’s confidence and sense of accomplishment.
• Encouragement to Try New Things: Participating in a new activity helps kids build confidence in trying new experiences.

4. Social Interaction

• Making Friends: Workshops provide an opportunity for kids to interact and make new friends in a fun, relaxed environment.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Working alongside others encourages teamwork and cooperation.

5. Family Bonding

• Quality Time: Parents can attend for free, making it a great opportunity for family bonding.
• Shared Experiences: Creating something together allows families to share a memorable and enjoyable experience.

6. Sensory Development

• Sensory Exploration: Engaging with different textures and tastes enhances sensory development in young children.
• Stimulating the Senses: The smell of chocolate and the tactile experience of creating the pizza stimulate multiple senses.

7. Fun and Entertainment

• Engaging Activity: The workshops are designed to be entertaining and fun, ensuring kids are happily engaged.
• Enjoyable Learning: Combining learning with a fun activity ensures children have a positive and enjoyable experience.

8. Health and Wellbeing

• Stress Relief: Engaging in creative activities can be a great stress reliever for children.
• Positive Emotions: Creating something delicious and beautiful can boost mood and overall wellbeing.

9. Memorable Experience

• Unique Event: The workshops provide a unique and memorable experience that kids will cherish.
• Take-Home Goodies: Kids leave with their own chocolate creation and a certificate, serving as a lasting memento of the fun they had.

By attending our chocolate holiday workshops, children not only enjoy a delightful and educational experience but also gain various developmental benefits. So, don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity for your little ones!

Chocolate Workshops: A Fun Way to Entertain Kids During School Holidays!

School holidays can be a challenging time for parents, as they try to find ways to keep their children entertained. Our chocolate workshops are a fun and engaging activity that can help keep kids occupied and happy during the holidays.

At our chocolate workshops,  children get hands-on experience, creating their own chocolate treats to take home and share with family and friends.

Not only are our chocolate workshops a fun and delicious activity, but they also provide an educational experience for children.

In conclusion, chocolate workshops are a great way to entertain children during the school holidays. They provide a fun, engaging, and educational experience that kids will love. So why not book a chocolate workshop for your child during the next school holidays? It’s sure to be a sweet success!

We all know that for some people, entertaining children for a birthday party can fill a parent with dread, here are ten top tips to help!

1. Plan Ahead: Start planning the party well in advance to ensure everything is organized and ready on the day of the event. Create a checklist of tasks and deadlines to stay on track with preparations.
2. Choose a Theme: Select a theme that appeals to the age group and interests of the children. A theme can tie together decorations, activities, and even the cake, making the party more cohesive and memorable.
3. Send Invitations Early: Send out invitations early to give guests plenty of notice and time to RSVP. Include important details such as the date, time, location, and any special instructions or requests.
4. Don’t overdo the Food: Keep a range of healthy snacks and treats for party food. Consider dietary restrictions and allergies and provide alternatives if needed.
5. Book Entertainment: Hire a professional entertainer or do it old school with several party games, this will keep the children engaged.
6. Let the children has a run around: At the start of a party, children are often very excited to see each other and they have a lot of pent up energy, let then run around for a good 10 minutes before calling the party to start.
7. Create a Party Playlist: Compile a playlist of upbeat, age-appropriate music to create a fun atmosphere during the party. Include popular children’s songs and tunes that fit with the party theme.
8. Have a Back-up Plan: Be prepared for unexpected changes or challenges by having a contingency plan in place. Have backup activities, snacks, a gazebo and entertainment options available in case of inclement weather or other disruptions.
9. Have a few games ready: If the entertainment finishes early, just have that pass a parcel ready to fill some time.
10. Take Lots of Photos: Take plenty of photos and videos throughout the party to capture special moments and memories or ask someone to take them for you.

Now that Easter is over, you may have several chocolate eggs left? And how ever much you may want to eat them, will power is taking over (or not?) and the time has come to clear them out..

Why not try this quick and easy recipe to use up your chocolate eggs and keep the children entertained…

Chocolate Refrigerator Cake

You will need;

• 8oz Digestive Biscuits
• 2oz Butter (unsalted preferably but salted butter will work)
• 5oz golden syrup
• Two large Easter Eggs approx 10oz in weight

Optional extras – Try adding marshmallows and glace cherries to make it in to a rocky road.

How to…

1. Using an 8inch square tin or silicon cake mould, lightly grease the tin/mould with butter.
2. Place biscuits in to a plastic bag with a seal and bash in to smaller chunks with a rolling pin.
3. Melt the butter, chocolate and golden syrup in a glass bowl, over a saucepan of simmering water.
4. Once melted, remove from the heat and add the biscuits and any other ingredients you want to add. Stir well.
5. Transfer in to a cake tin, press firmly and place the mixture in to the fridge to set for approx an hour.
6. Remove the chilled cake from the tin/silicone mould and cut in to squares

Eat and Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 300g good quality chocolate (if you are using dark chocolate, ensure it is a minimum of 70% cocoa solids) if not in chunks, you will need to chop it up.
• 300ml Double Cream
• 10g Liquid Glucose (Optional)
• Knob of butter

Method

• Heat the Double cream and liquid glucose in the microwave on full power for approx 1 minute or until the cream is boiling.
• Add chocolate chunks and emulsify, let this cool.
• When cool, add any flavours eg Raspberry, Mint of Vanilla (ensure you choose an extract or a paste as these are oil based and work with chocolate)
• Put ganache in to a piping bag and pipe individual round shapes let this set until firm.
• Roll in to a ball if necessary before dusting with cocoa powder, chopped nuts or dip in to chocolate.

Put in to presentation bags, add ribbon and give to your friends. Remembering to add all ingredients on to a lable incase of dietary issues.