I love to bake.  I grew up baking with my mom and an easy bake oven.  Children have this affinity for “grown-up” activities like cleaning, baking, and wearing mommy’s shoes!  My son is already showing interest in “helping” mommy out in the kitchen!  We all know that children like snacks!  As hard as I’ve tried to keep my son far away from cookies and cake…it’s been nearly impossible! So occasionally, I’ll buy healthy, organic versions of these treats.

Every experience is a learning opportunity for children.  The two parents behind Zebra Mix were looking for a way to allow their children to learn through exploration by tapping into their curiosity and providing experiences around their interests.  While baking from scratch is ideal, it’s often a messy, involved process.  The co founders behind Zebra Mix understood that and wanted to create healthy baking mixes that allowed children an opportunity to be autonomous without creating a mess for parents.  Here is a little more information about Zebra Mix from the site:

Zebra Mix is everything we want it to be, a brand that brings out the best in kids, addresses the core values of parents and is committed to the environment and making a superior product.

We received a Brownie Bites Kit, courtesy of Mom Fuse, to review.  Each mix comes with the dry ingredients and a fold-out Safari Baking Map.  One of the first things I look at when I purchase baking mixes is the list of ingredients.  Each of the four baking kits only contain natural ingredients you’ll find in your own kitchen.  What really sets these kid’s baking mixes apart from others we’re reviewed is the baking map that adds an additional learning component.  The map has two sides, one for children ages 4-9 (non-readers) and one for ages 9 and up (readers).  Some of the things you’ll find on the map include math challenges, solving mysteries, learning Spanish words, and more. I didn’t realize this but baking can actually be a way to teach children math, science, and reading and allows for critical thinking and creativity.  I think it’s neat when the instructions tell the child to stir the batter 22 times to the left and 28 times to the right.  Whether or not it needed a little more stirring that that is irrelevant because it teaches children how to count and their right from their left.  Overall, Zebra Mix baking mixes are fun, educational activities for children ages 4 and up.  Oh…and they taste good too! The brownies came out perfectly moist and soft!

You can purchase Zebra Mix baking mixes online or in stores near you for $5.99 each.  Amazon.com also has them in bulk where you’ll save a little money.

Profuse thanks to Mom Fuse for this review opportunity!