--- title: "Nursery - Computing - Decorating Birthday Cakes" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-13-nursery-computing-decorating-birthday-cakes" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Nursery - Computing - Decorating Birthday Cakes ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/d4c983a3-fa58-48d4-bc21-3c78c12e0f87.jpg) 13 October 2025 This computing lesson introduced basic digital literacy skills by having the children decorate a birthday cake on Purple Mash. The children successfully used simple controls for digital mark-making, developing foundational coordination on-screen. This activity was also used to encourage communication, as we discussed their chosen toppings and their likes and dislikes. A number of children demonstrated early navigational skills by learning to scroll through the menus and select different decorative elements for their cakes. They did a brilliant job of translating their ideas into digital designs, reinforcing their understanding of basic input. ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/d4c983a3-fa58-48d4-bc21-3c78c12e0f87.jpg) [Nursery](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/nursery) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Computing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/computing) [PSHE](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pshe) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2025-10-09_12_43_29.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-12-year-2-maths-adding-and-subtracting-1s) Previous ### [Year 2 - Maths - Adding and Subtracting 1s ](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-12-year-2-maths-adding-and-subtracting-1s) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/24108bad-915b-48ea-bcd8-dc2eafc55df0.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-14-year-4-science-presenting-data) Next ### [Year 4 Science - Presenting Data](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-14-year-4-science-presenting-data) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)