We began discussing the story of the Gingerbread Man last week. There was lots of curiosity and excitement, so of course, we had to make our own! After telling the story with felt board characters, we all helped to mix and measure. I absolutely love to bake, and baking with children just makes the experience so much more fun! Ask your child about the ingredients we smelled: ginger, cinnamon, molasses, vanilla, and brown sugar. We had an awesome time seeing how the dry ingredients mixed together, and how the molasses and vanilla changed the colour of the mixture. We also noticed how the dry ingredients made the wet ingredients thicken. We then used cookie cutters to create our own gingerbread men (and 'girls'). We loved getting right into the flour and dough! We popped them in the oven and loved how quickly we made the school smell yummy (many teachers tried to make deals with kids to get some cookies)! Luckily, all of our gingerbread characters stayed put in the oven :) Once they were cooled, we used icing and sprinkles to decorate our creations. The last sprinkles made it on just in time to be gobbled up by these eager, hard-working bakers!
Who loves gingerbread cookies?
