You and Your Kids Can Make Goldfish and Animal Crackers at Home

Baking teaches practical skills every child should know like measuring, counting, and following instructions.

Greta McKay, 5, uses a stamp cutter to cut out animal cracker shapes. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

My 18-month-old grandson doesn’t have the biggest vocabulary, but like most toddlers, he makes what he wants known pretty clearly.

That’s especially true when it comes to his favorite foods, which these days is pretty much anything he can stuff into his mouth unassisted.