(festive holiday music)
- Hello, lovely people,
and welcome to another vlogmas video.
(bells jingling) - Baking Bad.
- Family Special!
- Yay!
- You and me, cropping occasionally,
and we were criticized to stare at the camera,
and then not stare at the camera.
- Yeah!
(both parents cheering)
- This pair is sponsored by KiwiCo,
who we will learn more about later.
A subscription box of fun materials for your child,
but also some tips for you as a parent,
the things you can do with your child
using just stuff that you found around the house,
such as we are right now,
entertaining him with scrabble pieces.
(pieces clatter) (sound effect twangs)
With Scrabble pieces,
and an ice cube tray.
Today, we're gonna be baking Christmas biscuits!
(Claudia cheers)
And attempting to decorate them.
- High five!
(baby babbles)
(person in white sweater laughs)
- You got turned down.
- Yeah.
Fist bump!
Woo!
(sound effect twangs)
Whoa, okay, sorry.
- And then we'll be decorating them
as much as you can with a 18-month old.
I'm looking forward to seeing his artwork.
200 grams of butter for his root causes.
(baby babbles)
The bar.
Butter.
This is of course dairy-free butter.
We are a dairy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free family,
because our intestinal systems are just fun, fun, fun.
Scrabble pieces.
And now also part of the cookies.
- What is she up to now?
Why is she gone?
- That is exactly what Wolf is thinking about now.
What are you up to?
(parents chattering)
(festive holiday music)
- Next up, sugar.
We're using artificial sweetener here.
This is surculose.
Anyone who's watching any of my baby videos
know I'm a big fan of surculose,
it goes right through you.
One thing I will say though
is to knock off a zero on the end of your regular recipes.
Otherwise it will be disgustingly sweet and also impossible.
It's very light.
- Yes, we've learned that the hard way, haven't we?
But I kept pouring and pouring and pouring,
and I thought, are you sure it's going to be this much?
- And I thought she knew opening the second container.
Anyway, so you've gotta be 200.
So we're just gonna go for 20.
Okay, here we go Ru Ru.
Down.
Tap, tap.
More tap, tap.
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.
- Wanna get the white through,
but hates having anything on his fingers, ever.
The tiniest, I mean, well-
- Absolute emergencies.
- I mean actually, it's not tiniest is it?
It's relative.
- It's all relative, Claudia.
- Oh my god.
- Oh God, look. That's massive.
Absolutely massive.
Imagine how big that would be on your finger.
- Right.
(baby babbles)
- Yeah, he seems happy now.
- Yes.
- Maybe we'll move the rolling pin, though.
- You have that one.
We do it together.
You need more wiping.
Okay.
Which are you doing?
This?
You want to practice your.
He's very into screwing and unscrewing lids.
(parent laughs)
- You like pouring it in.
I like the sound effects though, Rupert.
(parent makes silly groan)
(parent laughs)
- I'm quite enjoying this Baking Bad,
'cause I'm not getting involved.
I'm just letting on.
- I see!
- Don't need a little sous chef.
- I see my new little helper who is not you.
- No, my sweet.
- We are going to break some eggs.
- What?
- Yeah.
- Last time we just, Jessica was like,
right, now you put two eggs in,
and you put the whole egg into the bowl, like okay.
Fair enough.
(parent laughs)
You need to break the egg.
- Oh!
(parents laugh)
- That's an egg.
Can I move you back?
(silverware clatters)
No, Rupert.
Can I mix the eggs, please?
(festive holiday music)
- No!
- Can I open it?
Are you going to open it?
Thinking hard about this one.
Am I allowed to open this vanilla or not?
I've been allowed to do the vanilla
as long as Rupert can mix the egg.
There was a trade-off compromise.
(baby babbles) (alarm sounding)
- Oh.
- Oh no, flan situation.
- Flan situation.
- Gotta get it off quick.
(children cheering)
(baby babbles) - Yeah, yeah.
Okay, I'll go back to mixing.
- [Both Parents] Oh!
- What is that?
It doesn't look super appetizing right now.
I wouldn't really go in
for a closer- - Wow!
(parent laughs)
- you know, I used to use my stand mixer all the time,
but now I don't because this is more fun for Rupert.
But less fun for my arm.
There we go.
And Claudia gets the fun of cleaning up afterwards.
- Excuse our laundry in the background.
- She does enjoy.
So there we go.
I think we need some quality face time we do on camera.
So you know, turn that around honey.
- Hi.
I should probably just say
that I'm gonna go over here where the lighting's better.
I should probably just say that before we started filming-
- There was an incident.
- there was an incident,
and Rupert basically knocked over the tripod
with the camera on,
this camera, which is still working, thank God.
But the monitor screen at the back
is completely smashed and not working.
So we've had to stick a monitor on top of it,
which is really heavy.
So I'm gonna have-
- It's the monitor from my studio.
- yeah. So please excuse the bit
that I'm like wobbling around
and shaking and, like,
it's not the best video work that I've ever done
because this camera system is a lot heavier.
But anyway-
- Thank you.
- life filming with a toddler, I guess.
Aler, we thought it was just gonna be baking.
(baby fusses)
- [Both Parents] Yeah.
- Yeah, you toddler.
- Are you a toddler?
- Toddler?
- Who you calling a toddler?
Okay
- So not you, mother.
- Santa face.
- Oh!
- I don't even know if we're in it.
(record scratches)
- Oh God, that was right in my hearing aid.
- Sorry.
- Oh.
Okay, let's, let's put some flour in it.
(baby babbles) Yeah, some flour.
Okay, now we're gonna do a little tap, tap, tap.
- [Rupert] Tap.
- That's right.
Tap, tap, tap.
See mixing, mixing, mixing it around.
Oh, have we got more in the hand?
- Little mixing is all after this.
- There is!
- Surprised he's still, like, patient enough with it.
He's returning back to this bottle.
(Claudia laughs)
(festive holiday music)
(festive holiday music continues)
- And we do a little dusting on the top,
and then we get one of these.
Very good, thank you.
And we get our rolling pin.
This one we've got Christmas trees on.
Oh my gosh.
We roll it out.
(baby babbles)
This one dry biscuit.
(Claudia laughs)
It was fine a minute ago.
Okay, you're gonna roll out.
Rupert's put rolling pin.
(baby babbles)
Yeah, you roll it.
Then, we get your cutter.
Need the star.
- [Rupert] Whoa, whoa.
- Press, press down.
(cookie cutters clattering)
- Wow, you did it.
- [Rupert] I did it!
- Oh, you did it!
Okay, do it again.
- I've got it.
I made one cookie.
This is like the boy after my own heart.
We've done baking.
One cookie has been made.
- It happened.
- We have done the process.
Yeah.
So I make yours a bit nicer again, right?
Gotta squish it or can you squish it all together?
Squish, squish, squish.
- Who knew she loved baking, really?
- I do like the rolling out process.
Anything that requires tools.
- Oh my goodness.
Right. Should we cut your shape?
- Oh my goodness.
Wait, that's not the sharp end, right?
Press. Can you press it?
Yes, we did it.
(baby babbles)
Roll it out.
Ooh, this is a bit softer, this one.
(baby babbles)
Classic cookie cut.
- [Rupert] I did.
- Oh yeah, that one, okay.
- [Rupert] I did it.
Lovely.
- I do feel like I'm coming in for all the glory.
- Obviously, this is the fun bit.
Try this.
Do you think it will work?
- No. - Oh, a gingerbread man!
(parent laughs)
So excited.
A gingerbread man gets made with gingerbread.
- Pressed.
(cookie cutter clatters)
- Oh!
(parents clamoring)
Let's see.
There we go.
Thank goodness, Mama has scoliosis.
Yeah. And it gives you this nice little ledge on her hip
for you to sit on.
You done?
- Exhausted.
- [Rupert] Mama.
- [Claudia] Okay, gonna leave you to it.
(indistinct)
- [Rupert] Mama? Mom?
- Let's take a break from baking to talk about KiwiCo
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Our latest is all about emotions,
and, wow, is that really where Rupert's at right now?
We have to stop every two minutes
whilst at the playground to note the emotions
of the children around us.
(person gasps)
Baby crying.
Yes. That baby is crying.
And laughing.
I can see those children are laughing.
Yes.
Oh no.
(person gasps)
That child does look nervous to go down the slide.
It's a lot.
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Ru's favorite toy outta this crate
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He really loved holding up each of the little pieces
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I do have to say I'm really relieved that Panda crate
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Along with, of course,
the recipe for those delicious biscuits.
(playful festive music)
- Okay, I'll do the line.
This is super Christmassy.
Not at all Halloweeny.
There we go.
Oh, should we do that one?
Try to squeeze it.
Oops, the biscuit broke up.
Oh no, he's gone.
Oh. (baby babbles)
Oh yum.
And we're going to-
(baby babbles)
yes, glue.
Oh yum, thank you.
- Put some baubles.
(baby babbles)
- Oh yeah!
- We're learning not to call them ball balls
cause it sound too much like a ball.
So we're just the decorations.
- If you go to ball, I take it off.
- You take what ball?
Where there's a ball?
(baby babbles)
- Yeah, you can eat them. Yeah.
Nom, nom, nom.
- Wow. That red does look like.
- I know.
It is very, it's very dark this red.
- Wait, I think we need a different plate
for the the finished ones?
- Maybe we should have some sparkly snow on them.
Salting every single one.
(baby babbles) (alarm sounds)
- I did. - Uh-oh.
We got a sticky-hand situation wipe needed again.
- There's your wipes needed again.
- Hold on, wipes.
- Far too much extra.
- Baby, what?
That's horrendous.
- That looks less Halloweeny now.
Put it on your noses.
So cute.
Look at you with sparkly little nose.
- [Rupert] Mama.
- Yes?
- I have had my hair since we made these cookies.
(both laugh)
- Oh yeah, we've changed outfits.
We're not even vaguely pretending this is the same day.
- It's not the same day.
- We have a toddler, it's fine.
- His attentions span is like mine.
- You know his attention span is very good for it.
(baby babbles) - Yes.
- Very nice.
Definitely Mama eats them 'cause he doesn't eat them.
(both laugh)
Fell out your mouth, can at least pretend.
Hide it in your buckle, buckles.
- Sorry.
(baby babbles)
Rupert is obsessed with feeding me mainly,
kind of gross sometimes.
- And I've had some upset tummies,
which I definitely blame Rupert for
for putting his fingers in my mouth.
Christmas hundreds and thousands.
I'm like, what makes them Christmas?
I was like, ah, they're only red, white and green.
You know what I don't do that anymore?
They used to have like bowls of vanilla ice cream
with hundreds and thousands on them as a dessert.
- Yes.
- Didn't you?
- What?
- Did you not do that?
(baby babbles)
- Okay, okay, yes, a wipe.
- Here's a wipe.
You've got it darling, you've got it.
(festive holiday music)
There we go.
I hope you very much enjoyed our delightful biscuits there.
Some very creative, creative decorations.
I think we can all agree artistic some choices were made,
but you know what?
They were yummy.
So yummy.
And the best of it was just spending time together.
And if you have a little one
who you are spending lots of time with
and need some creative ideas for things to do
along with maybe some great products
to keep them entertained,
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your very first panda crate with KiwiCo.
Highly, highly recommend,
especially the little books
that come with every single crate.
Rupert loves following his journey.
She has many things.
Hope you've been enjoying our vlogmas shorts so far.
If you've missed any,
then make sure to click the link in my bio
to follow my shorts and check them out.
There are gonna be more long-form vlogmas videos
coming up all through the month,
so look out for those
as we enjoy many many more Christmassy,
lovely fun times together,
and I'll see you very soon.
(bold holiday music)