"What are you doing in there?" I ask.
"Nothing, just making some clay, or something. It looks like I made some slightly purplish fudge."
"Are you following a recipe?"
"Nope. I'm just making it up as I go along. It is just an experiment, Mom. Don't worry."
Ahh, doing things his way! My only rule has been "Don't blow up the house," so some harmless mixing in the kitchen is to be expected. It was great watching him measure ingredients with precision, and commenting on amounts. "I have twice as much flour as salt here. Maybe I should add more flour. Mom, did you know that 1 and 1/2 teaspoons is 1/2 of a Tablespoon?"
At one point he sniffed his creation and commented "It doesn't smell so good. We must need to bake it."
It was great listening to him observing what floats, sinks, mixes, etc. He had a blast, and even cleaned up after himself! He ended up baking his mixture, at "400 degrees Fahrenheit exactly for 15 minutes." It didn't quite turn out how he expected! It was great for him to see that baking soda and baking powder will cause things to rise, and that his "creation" did not come out hard, like pottery, but rather more like funny smelling little cakes. Needless to say, we didn't eat them, but the process was fun!
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