Christmas and Cookies Kids Activities
Activities
Easy Sugar Cookies
Objectives
Chidren will have fun making a snack.
Materials
- Refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- Prepared white frosting
- Colored sprinkles
- Flour
- Rolling pin
- Cookie cutters
- Baking sheet
- Plastic knife
Directions:
Roll out dough on floured surface. Cut dough with cookie cutter. Bake cookies according to package directions. Let cookies cool. Spread with frosting and decorate with sprinkles.
Additional Resources
Ten Little Cookies Rhyme
Ten little cookies in the bakery shop
Coated with frosting and sugar on top.
Along came (child's name) with a penny to pay.
He/she bought (number) cookie and ate it right away.
Continue with nine, eight, seven, six, etc.
Science Experiment
tDiscuss with children what they think will happen to a cookie if it's placed in a glass of milk. Place a cookie in the glass of milk and have them record their findings.
Movement Activities
Play a game of “Drop Santa’s Hat” with your children, a game similar to “Drop the Hankie.” Have children stand in a circle facing each other.
