1. A method for creating a finished food, comprising the steps of: providing all dry ingredients for creating the finished food; providing an instructional map comprising a plurality of instructional steps for creating the finished food, wherein each of the plurality of instructional steps are visible on a single surface of the instructional map; placing the map over a work surface; completing each of the plurality of instructional steps for creating the finished food, wherein at least one of the plurality of instructional steps is performed on the instructional map; wherein the dry ingredients are transformed to a different state to create the finished food; completing an activity located on the instructional map, wherein the activity is distinct from actions to create the finished food, the activity comprising at least one of a game, a quiz, a puzzle, an experiment, a foreign language activity, a social interaction activity, and a physical exercise.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining at least one ingredient for creating the finished food from a kit.