Muffin tin
Twelve holes, one spoonful of batter in each, roughly the same amount everywhere. It is a fine motor puzzle that easily ends with batter on the tray. The visual support below splits muffin baking into manageable steps at the counter.
Muffin tin
An illustration of a muffin tin with nine baked muffins.
About this visual support
Filling a muffin tin looks simple until the batter is in the bowl and the spoon is in the hand. Then a series of small decisions appears: how much is enough, which cup gets the next scoop, what do I do when a mound grows too big. For a child who is still working on wrist control, it easily becomes a heap here and a splash there.
With pictures showing exactly two scoops per cup, the amount becomes concrete. You avoid saying about this much, and the child gets a measurable task that is possible to nail. It also stays clear which cups are already done, since the cards can be followed in order from left to right.
A tip for this exact activity: use a spring-loaded ice cream scoop instead of a tablespoon. The amount becomes even by itself, and the child can release the batter without scraping. In the Routined app you can add the baking sequence as a checklist with a timer for the oven, so the tray is not forgotten while you wipe down the counter.