I grew up with parents who looooved to read. Â They never had a tv in their room and read every night before bed for at least an hour. Â It wasn’t until I was in about fifth grade that I fell in love with “the Babysitters Club.” Â But then I was hooked- books had my heart and I read every BSC book I could get my hands on. Â And this was back in the day before Amazon 2 day shipping and ordering books at your library online. Â It was so tough growing up in the 80s/90s. Â Â Now there are so many distractions and kids plugged in to electronics that it’s a challenge to get kids to read. Today I have an idea for you to help encourage reading and to make an activity out of one of my favorite kids books. Â It includes some yummy sugar cookies.
We (ahem maybe me more than anyone..) are huge David Shannon fans in my house. Â I love his illustrations and sweet story lines in every book he creates. Â “No David,” “A Bad Case of the Stripes,” and “The Rain Came Down” are a few of our favorites. Â But today we chose “Alice the Fairy.” Â I love that little Alice.
For this activity- grab Alice the Fairy and read it with your kids. Â Then get out the ingredients to make some Fairy Dust Sugar Cookies. Â And finally have them fill in some simple fairy printables.
Fairy Dust Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 c sugar
- 1 c oil
- 1½ tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 c butter
- 2 eggs
- 4 c flour
- Optional - colored sanding sugar
Instructions
- Cream butter, oil (I used canola but vegetable oil could be used as well), and sugar for approximately 2 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Sift the dry ingredients and gradually add to wet mix.
- Roll dough into balls and dip in powdered, granulated or sanding sugar.
- Press down with a glass to flatten slightly.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes (depending on your oven) until edges are just slightly brown. Don't overbake!
Nutrition
These cookies are simple to make and extra fluffy. Â They are light and sugary and yummy.
You can download the cute printables that go along with the book:
Have you gotten your kids in the kitchen yet? Â Read all about why and how I love encouraging cooking with kids:
and you can download a Kids Recipe Book here: