Charming Arts District bakery, café and restaurant 1228 Main recently added a fun Saturday morning session to its recurring bread-making classes. Just in time for the holidays, Kid’s Cookie Corner offers a hands-on opportunity for kids 5 and older to bake and decorate their own cookies, held for free at 10 a.m. every Saturday. Parents can relax and enjoy a meal or snack while children get a possible first glimpse into the world of baking, making for an ideal weekend family activity. (Reservations can be made at 1228mainlv.com.)
Marking the holidays with favorite treats is a common tradition, but it can be made even more fun and meaningful when the whole family gets involved. Here are a few simple ways to get kids involved and excited to participate:
Expand your cookie horizons
Use your favorite sugar cookie recipe and create larger, personal pizza-sized cookies to act as larger canvases for holiday-themed decorations. Each participant can create their own festive scene with a variety of toppings, frostings, sprinkles, fruit and more.
Teach the favorites
Many kids have a top pick when it comes to holiday treats, something they’ll beg mom or dad to make this time of year. Share the recipe, line up and discuss the ingredients, and make it together, maybe even setting up your camera phone to make a video as if you were on your own cooking show.
Baking to last
Get everyone together to make salt-dough ornaments, something simple that’s not for eating but can last for years on your Christmas tree once they’re decorated with nuts, seeds, peppercorns and other toppings, baked and sprayed with acrylic sealant available at craft stores.
Edible gifts rule
Get the whole family involved in crafting two or three different cookies, brownies, dipped pretzels or other simple treats and assemble gift packages for friends and neighbors. Trust us, your sweet treat drop-off missions will be more exciting than you’ll realize … and instill lots of holiday cheer.
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