How it started...
Brianna and Daddy cutting out cookies =)
Brianna very excited about cutting out her very first cookie with a cookie cutter!
Olivia and Daddy cutting out cookies =)
The girls both cutting out cookies with cookie cutters at the same time...Daddy's crazy talented!
Si's favorite picture of the day - Livvy giving Daddy knuckles after a job well done and Bri smiling happily for the camera! Super cute!
Brianna eagerly anticipating the minute she gets to eat one of these delectible sugar cookies!
This was a very fun activity! I have to say though, it was relatively messy with all the flour, and it took the entire evening! What a fun evening we had as a family though - I wouldn't trade it for the world!
Making the cookie dough, cutting out the cookies, and baking the cookies took nearly two hours on it's own, then the cookies had to cool enough to be frosted and sprinkled. The girls were entertained through the whole process though, and they loved being able to use the cookie cutters, essentially on their own. It makes me think that maybe they will be ready to use cookie cutters and play with play-doh sometime soon! They are growing up =). It's so fun to be sharing in all of these first new experiences with them!
Have you made cookies with your kiddos yet? If so, how'd it go? If not, what's holding you back? I would definitely encourage you to give it a try if you haven't already!
Until next time -
Megan
We love baking! I bought a Learning Tower for the twins' first birthday so they could be a part of the fun in the kitchen. We still use it. :)
ReplyDeleteI adore the picture of Brianna clapping for herself. SO cute!!!
Johanna - that Learning Tower looks AWESOME!!! What a great idea! They seem a bit pricey but I am sure they are worth it! The girls LOVE helping us cook (especially stir) so a learning tower would come in handy for quite some time I'm sure! Thanks for the great idea!
DeleteHow precious! I think that's what being parents is all about! Its the dirty work! Getting messy! Making memories. You'll never look back and think, "WOW! I'm so glad we tried to keep messes to a minimum." or, "Wow! I'm so glad my house was always flour free or spotless!"
ReplyDeleteDo your girls try to open your stove? We don't have an appliance latch lock on our stove yet. So far the lock lever that the oven came with for the cleaning cycle has been able to keep Adam from opening it... But without the latch - he would like to crawl in there!
I can't wait to do this with him! If Andy helped, I bet we could do it before the big D day!!!
I know! I am so happy that we don't care about getting messy! In fact, that's at least half the fun! =).
DeleteOh yes, the girls try to open the oven. So far they haven't succeeded when it's been on (the oven has a lock but it can only be used when the oven isn't on - I'm guessing similar to yours). We have been working with them A LOT on "hot", but I still don't trust them at all around the stove. Although I have to say, they are only interested in opening the oven right after they have seen one of us do it...so...we try not to open it when they are in there. Not that that is solving the problem of course...
You guys could TOTALLY do this before Matthew arrived! You could sit almost the whole time! I mixed the dough by hand (you could sit doing this), I rolled the dough out while sitting, and then cutting out the shapes and putting them on the cookie sheets, totally doable while sitting. I would recommend Andy help, simply because it's SO much fun! We both really really enjoyed it!
I love it! We'll definitely be adding cooking making to our Friday Fun Night agenda!
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome! You guys will have a great time!! And it will take ALL evening! =). Lots of fun and smiles will be shared by all! Can't wait to hear about it!
DeleteOh my gosh, we haven't made cookies but we played with playdough and it was a DISASTER! There was vomiting.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys had fun! We may have to try this. Daddy is off work this week so it may be the perfect time.
Oh good Lord! Vomiting?! What on earth happened???? You MUST elaborate. If anything, maybe I can learn from you???
DeleteWe had a ton of fun. It's the perfect time to try when Daddy i home too! Don't be surprised if the girls want to eat the cookie dough...Bri was addicted to the cookie dough...she ate so much of it that we had to cut her off...but it was good dough...I enjoyed it too =).
Have fun when you make cookies, and definitely let me know how it goes!!! =)
What fun! My boys love to help "cook" in the kitchen but I have not tried doing cookies with them yet (& they are 20 months old) - good idea for our upcoming weekend!
ReplyDeleteAlso, love the looks of that Learning Tower so I'm going to do some searching to see if I can find it for cheaper - that's be perfect for my boys, but I'd need 2!
The girls look so happy and excited!
ReplyDeleteSO cute! This has totally inspired me to do this with my girls!! I LOVE the picture of the clapping and the one of the girlie looking in the oven. I can't wait to do this now!!! Thanks for the inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteSo cute- The knuckles picture is awesome. We think its great when my 22 month old gives high fives but we will have to teach knuckles now too!
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