Kids ‘mix it up’ after-school

It’s not your typical after-school activity, but Heather Kalisch’s Baking Club is proving so popular that her classes at e Incubator are at capacity.

“Each week we focus on a di erent set of skills,” says Heather. “It may be pastry, cakes, bread or mu ns. Lots of parents don’t want to deal with the mess that comes after the baking, so that’s my job. I can take that o their hands.

“ e kids help clean, as well, of course.” e club is for students in Years 4-6 who want an alternative to the traditional extracurricular courses like sports or music.

“ ere’s nothing else quite like it. I saw it as a niche market,” says Heather. “I’m also a primary school teacher, so it started three years ago as the perfect passion project, side-hustle for me. It combines my love of teaching with my love of baking.” e busy mum-of-two takes pride in the progress she’s seen in the kids attending her weekly classes at e Incubator in Tauranga’s Historic Village.

Heather credits the Creative Community Campus, which is a part of e Incubator at Historic Village, as being hugely helpful in providing the space for the classes. For more information, visit: www.bakewithme.co.nz/ baking-club