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Museum of Work & Culture Children’s Baking Workshop Returns

Gingersnaps Bakery Chef Leads Spring Cupcake Decorating Class

 

WOONSOCKET, R.I. – The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, will offer its annual Children’s Baking Workshop on Saturday, May 4 at 11am.

 

This year’s event will focus on the themes of the spring season and will feature a ‘bird’s nest cupcake’ decorating demonstration with Gingersnaps Bakery chef and owner Kayla Morris. Participants will also enjoy interactive games such as baking bingo and a guided tour of the museum’s latest permanent exhibit Flowing Through Time: Nature, Industry, and Communities of the Blackstone River, led by museum educators.

 

Each baker will receive a chef's hat, apron, recipe card, pre-printed activity materials, as well as a cupcake and all the necessary decorating supplies from Gingersnaps Bakery.

 

Tickets are $22 and provide entry to one child participant and a parent or guardian. Space is limited and early registration is strongly encouraged. Tickets are available for purchase at rihs.simpletix.org.

 

 

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