| Use these ideas for the next holiday party your child | | | | cookie requests after you introduce them to their |
| has at school. | | | | holiday foreperson. Make an example of one |
| 1. Figure out how many people will be attending the | | | | completed cookie or cupcake to show them. |
| holiday party and make or buy plain cupcakes or | | | | 7. Four or five Menus should be completed by the first |
| cookies so each person has one or two. Make sure | | | | group. Give each child a specific job, a kind of frosting |
| you allow for extras in case of those unfortunate | | | | or sprinkles or topping to put on. Make sure each child |
| accidents. | | | | understands their job and how important it is to listen to |
| 2. Pick up a couple of different kinds of frosting, a | | | | the foreperson and work as a team. |
| mixture of sprinkles, mini M & Ms, mini chocolate chips, | | | | 8. Making sure the assigned menus are completed and |
| toffee pieces and some nuts. Pick out the ones you | | | | each child does their job is what the foreperson is |
| want for the cupcakes or cookies you will be | | | | responsible for. The foreperson needs to make sure |
| decorating. | | | | they are being kind and encouraging but firm at the |
| 3. Make sure you have containers for knives, paper | | | | same time. Show them how to be a positive |
| towels, toppings, waxed paper and a paper plate for | | | | role-model. |
| each child participating. | | | | 9. The group that is waiting to decorate their cookies |
| 4. Use a cupcake or holiday cookie menu for every | | | | or cupcakes should participate in an activity such as a |
| child. Make sure there is place for each child's name. | | | | crossword puzzle or a game. Make sure everyone is |
| Every child should mark the appropriate box for the | | | | having a good time and staying busy. |
| kind of sprinkles and frosting they would like. Collect | | | | 10. Take every child's menu and pass around the |
| the menus after the children have filled them out. | | | | cupcakes or cookies when all of the holiday treats |
| 5. Decide who the holiday foreperson is going to be. | | | | have been frosted and sprinkled. It is great to see if |
| Being in charge of the holiday decorating crews, job | | | | each child actually gets the treat they ordered. Tell the |
| assignments and quality control is the job description. | | | | children what a good job they did. |
| Being able to work well with other children is very | | | | The holiday cookie or cupcake assembly line can work |
| important for the holiday foreperson. | | | | with almost any holiday party and it is a great learning |
| 6. Put children in group of four to five. Explain to them | | | | experience for children. |
| they will either be filling the cupcake menu or holiday | | | | |