I made up a few pretend baking kits for the girls — which kept them happily occupied, and it’s a great quiet time activity! They are SUPER easy and quick to make up. I cut up some very inexpensive craft felt using a few cookie cutters as my pattern, added some pieces for “icing” and a few bits of felt for “sprinkles” (the MOST important part about baking!). Once I gave the girls a couple of cutting boards, and a small rolling pin, they kept themselves entertained for a good long while!!
They were too busy rolling out the dough….
….cutting out the cookies….
…adding on the icing….
…and carefully decorating their cookies with SPRINKLES! Yummmm!!!
They look almost good enough to eat… almost!
I adore Clara’s “cookie towers”, don’t you??
They would pretend to eat their cookies and then the whole process would start all over again, so they baked batch after batch of cookies!
Not bad for a few pieces of $0.25 felt and a few things we already had on-hand!
Have fun!!
January 21st, 2011 on 1:45 pm
Dear Valerie,
These cookies taste… kind of strange. Are they high in fiber or something?
Love,
Mark
January 27th, 2011 on 1:50 pm
Ummm… you could say that.
January 21st, 2011 on 1:56 pm
Super cute and a great idea! And Mark’s comment is hilarious =)
January 21st, 2011 on 2:06 pm
I like those and there is no mess involved!
Have a nice weekend.
January 21st, 2011 on 2:26 pm
Another great idea by miss Valerie. I’m sure my girls would love to come over for a cookie baking party.
We can leave the cookie eating to Mark
January 27th, 2011 on 1:50 pm
Sounds like a plan!!
January 21st, 2011 on 2:35 pm
oo love how these turned out!!
January 21st, 2011 on 3:20 pm
So cute!
January 21st, 2011 on 3:35 pm
This is such a cute idea! I’m headed to the craft store for felt as soon as it stops snowing…which may be next week, but I know my 2.5 year old would love this!!
January 27th, 2011 on 1:51 pm
Yay!! Have fun!!!
January 21st, 2011 on 4:05 pm
Mark’s comment cracked me up! I think I can (and will) manage this! But I am also sure that if I offer “cookie dough” to Anna, she will run to get her scissors to “bake” some of her own cookies
January 27th, 2011 on 1:51 pm
lol — I hadn’t thought of that! You guys will have so much fun “baking”!!
January 21st, 2011 on 4:19 pm
how lovely!
January 21st, 2011 on 4:52 pm
Very cute idea!
January 21st, 2011 on 4:57 pm
Another snow day here. More snow expected… Quiet activities are definitely needed!
January 27th, 2011 on 1:52 pm
Absolutely!! We are buried in lots of snow too! Have fun “baking” with the girlie girls! xoxo
January 21st, 2011 on 6:26 pm
Just wanted to thank you for the great idea…sometimes thinking the “thank you” isn’t enough and you just have to come in and leave a comment : ) We so love your blog.
January 27th, 2011 on 1:53 pm
That is so sweet of you, Stephanie — thank you SO much!
It’s thoughtful comments like yours that really make my day! xoxo
January 21st, 2011 on 7:36 pm
High fiber…LOL!
January 21st, 2011 on 8:17 pm
thank for sharing this is great .. i will have to add this to the play kitchen area for sure for next month . this is also a great table activity also ..
January 27th, 2011 on 1:53 pm
Absolutely! Have lots of fun!!
January 21st, 2011 on 10:11 pm
Stop being so amazing would you?!! Hehe
No just kidding, please don’t!
January 27th, 2011 on 1:54 pm
lol Your comments always make me smile, Rebecca! Thank you!!
January 22nd, 2011 on 12:12 am
Super cute. I think I may have to borrow this idea.
January 22nd, 2011 on 12:42 am
Maybe you should try them with some real dough, so you could actually eat the cookies. Although, this way is super cute, and probably helps you keep your figure better
January 27th, 2011 on 1:54 pm
My real cookies are more of a threat than a blessing, so we’ll stick w/felt ones for now!
January 22nd, 2011 on 6:27 am
This is an awesome idea! I’ve been wanting to make my own felt food but am not much of a sewer (and am short on time, too) but this I can manage and I know my girls will love it. Thanks for the inspiration
January 27th, 2011 on 1:55 pm
You’re welcome, Erin! Have fun!! xoxo
January 22nd, 2011 on 8:58 am
I LOVE this! I always love these kind of activities that get their little minds imagining, but make no mess for Mom. Thanks for another great idea!
January 27th, 2011 on 1:56 pm
You’re welcome, Jeannie! We are big fans of imaginative play here too. So much fun! Enjoy!!
January 22nd, 2011 on 9:05 am
Love the cutouts on the felt that look like “leftover” dough after punching out the cookies! Looks like the girls are having a blast.
January 27th, 2011 on 1:56 pm
Thanks, Scott! I think that’s the best part too!
January 22nd, 2011 on 11:04 am
Haha! Fun!
January 22nd, 2011 on 12:34 pm
No mess, no sugar high, sounds like a win-win
January 22nd, 2011 on 11:51 pm
Ohhh I love that idea with the felt!
January 23rd, 2011 on 1:16 am
What a super cute idea! This would be a hit at my house I’m sure! I can’t wait to try it!
January 27th, 2011 on 1:57 pm
Have fun, Jenni!!
January 27th, 2011 on 12:12 am
we made one of these today for the kids…and they loved it! it’s not as realistic looking as yours (at first i thought it was real dough) but it’s real enough!
January 27th, 2011 on 1:57 pm
Fantastic!! I am SO happy you did this! Yay!!!
February 14th, 2011 on 12:23 pm
Hours of Fun!!! I made this for my 6 yr old to play with while her sister went to a birthday party. She played with it all afternoon, then spent the next day playing with it with her sister. Going to make a batch for st. Patrick’s Day and going to make the donuts next!
February 14th, 2011 on 11:23 pm
I did this for my boys and shared it on our blog. Thanks for the idea!
http://sibleyweb.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/1454/
June 22nd, 2011 on 10:02 am
LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea… i’m so borrowing this!
October 19th, 2011 on 1:04 pm
Hi,
those are very cute, I’ll make one for my 2 yo boy who loooves baking. Got any idea how I could make something similar for cupcakes so he could use his little toy hand mixer? He’s a big fan of the hand mixer!
Thanks!
December 19th, 2011 on 10:13 am
I am so glad to see this today! Completely must make today! Off to the fabric store. You are an inspiration.
December 19th, 2011 on 11:33 pm
Yup. Lerve this. 5 year old is making this for her 8 year old sister’s Christmas present. I KNEW I would come to your website today and find my answer. (8 year old is almost finished making 5 year old your scratch cards for her present!)