Start a new family tradition. Spend Christmas Eve at home in comfy pj’s, playing games, watching holiday movies, and cookie decorating.
Note: I originally created this fun idea for the Party City website.
Christmas cookie decorating
What you need
- Wilton Melting and Decorating Squeeze Bottles (2ct)
- Wilton Icing Colors (8ct)
- Assorted sprinkles
- Rainbow Chocolate Drops
- Rainbow Jelly Beans
- Rainbow Milk Chocolate Balls
- Sugar Cookies (see below for the recipe we used)
- Holiday Cookie Cutters
- Royal Icing
Instructions
Whether you make sugar cookie dough from scratch or roll them out from a package kids are going to love upping game night with holiday cookie decorating. We used the same sugar cookie recipe from our reindeer cookies.
You will need royal icing (also known as flood) icing. I like to make mine a little thicker for doing the outline, and then thin it with a ¼ teaspoon of water at a time for flooding the cookie.
Make assorted colors for the whole family to choose from and store them in individual decorating squeeze bottles. You can make the icing a day in advance.
For younger kids, you can do the outline on the cookies for them so that they can flood the center without making a big mess.
Put out a variety of sprinkles as well. They will need to be added quickly though before the icing hardens.
How many different colors can you make? Can you make them to match the various hues on the Hues and Cues game board? This makes a great art and color-mixing activity for the kids. We loved pairing Christmas Eve family game night with cookie decorating.
More fun family Christmas Eve family ideas
Are you looking for more fun ideas and traditions to start with your family this year? Take a look at these
- Family Christmas traditions to start this year
- Christmas cookie decorating with kids
- Ideas for the perfect winter movie night
- Christmas Eve family game night tips
