Making cookies is always a fun activity to do with kids on snow days. This week the children and I made these Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Smitten Kitchen when the children’s school and activities were cancelled due to a snow storm outside. I let the kids help collect the ingredients, measure them, mix, and […]
You don’t have to celebrate Hanukkah to enjoy Rugelach. I found this surprisingly easy and soft Rugelach recipe on the Kosher.com web site. The children loved rolling up the cookies. The kids and I made larger cookies by cutting each circle into eight triangles and baked them for a few minutes longer. You will Need: […]
Children love baking and children love Halloween. So making Halloween cookies with this recipe from the Taste of Home web site is always a fun activity to do with little ones in October. Allow the children to help with every step of making cookies from collecting the ingredients, measuring, mixing, rolling the dough, using cookie […]
Summer usually means making s’mores by a campfire. But since it rained this week the kids and I decided to make these s’mores cookies indoors from the simply recipes web site. Make sure to let the children help you collect the ingredients, mix the ingredients, and help scoop the cookie dough to prepare it to […]
Let the kids your care for help you make some truly healthy cookies with plenty of fiber and protein. I found this recipe on the allrecipes web site. You can use raw sugar instead of brown, spelt flour instead of whole wheat, and a mixture of 1/2 cup raisins with 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips […]
Children love Valentine’s Day. Children also love baking. Combine these two loves by making cookies for Valentine’s Day. I found this chocolate rolled cookie recipe on the glorious treats web site. Make sure to let the children help with every part of baking from collecting the ingredients, measuring, mixing, rolling the dough, using cookie cutters, […]
This easy to make Shortbread Cookie recipe creates the cutest cookies, perfectly sweet and full of buttery flavor. Sandwich strawberry jam between two cookies and dust them with powdered sugar is simply delectable this time of year. You can purchase the supplies by tapping the links below or visit my storefront by clicking here. You […]
The children I care for and I made sugar cookies to make these ice cream sandwiches. Decorating the cookies with red, white, and blue sprinkles made this a patriotic treat. It makes a great summer treat for Memorial Day, the Fourth of n July, or Labor Day. Allow the children help with every step of […]
Tomorrow is Saint Patrick’s Day. Here is a basic rolled out sugar cookie recipe to make shamrock-shaped cookies with the little ones in your care. Remember kids enjoy helping make cookies as much as eating them, so let them help make the cookies. You Will Need: 3 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt1 […]
Lesson Plans “Too Many Carrots” is such a cute story about kindness all children love. Rabbit loves carrots and that’s a big problem! In this phenomenal bestseller, Rabbit loves carrots a little too much. In fact, his carrots are crowding him out of his cozy burrow. When his animal friends offer to help, they’re just […]
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