Our Kids’ Cookie Decorating Play Date

December 30, 2011

A couple weeks before Christmas
I hosted a Cookie Decorating Play Date!
It was really fun seeing their creativity go wild!
And I was impressed with how clean the floor was at the end of this. ;)
A Cookie Decorating Party would be a great

theme for a child’s birthday party!
Or have a grown up one and pull out the fancy cookie decorating books for inspiration.
This post is making me go into a sugar come just looking at it. ;)


KEYS TO SUCCESS:
1. Bought pre-made sugar cookies from Grocery Store’s Bakery
(Know the bakers so got a discount! But best purchase..saved time and a dirty kitchen :)

2. I had each of the moms bring sprinkles to add to the mix!
(I loved seeing the variety.. and the kids loved contributing to the fun table!)





I put out sugar cones and M&M’s for the

kids to decorate as trees! 
Some of them rolled the frosted cones in sprinkles! super cute.



Sophia’s looked like one big blob of Christmas! haha. very festive. ;)
She had no interest in eating these..it was all about the making pretty!

How cute are my mom and sienna on the bottom left??? :)
Sienna loves to shoosh people right now.


SUPPLIES: (had, bought or brought by others)
Sugar Cookies – Giant Eagle
Square Green Paper Plates – Target
Green Square Containers – Dollar Store
Red Bowls (3 or 4 pack) –  Dollar Store
Homemade Icing: Classic Vanilla Buttercream – (I made the morning of. LOVED it.)
Sugar Cones – Giant Eagle Brand
Circle Trays – Dollar Store (Re-used for Cookie Exchange Trays)
Sprinkles – Brought by all the moms.
Snowflake Tablecloth- Target (on sale from last year)
Red Disposable Plastic Tablecloths-Target 3 pack

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  • Crystal @ Ordinary Days
    December 31, 2011 at 12:04 am

    Looks like fun! What a great idea. :)

  • emily eve
    December 31, 2011 at 12:30 am

    I did one of these this year. Hope to make it a yearly tradition. The kids had a blast and I can’t wait to see how their cookies evolve over the years.

  • Colleen
    December 31, 2011 at 11:19 am

    Awesome!! My little guy just saw this as I was looking at it and he said “I did that Mom”!!

  • wallacefamilyblog
    January 6, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    this looks like so much fun!

  • Sal from Australia
    November 20, 2013 at 9:41 am

    Hi Natalie, have been a long time reader of your blog! I am hoping to host a little Christmas cookie decorating party for my girls and their friends this year. Did you by any chance have an invitation for yours? Thanks for the inspiration!