Day 3

Day 3: Bake Festive Biscuits

There’s nothing quite like the smell of biscuits baking at Christmas time! Today’s activity is a tasty one – baking simple festive biscuits. Children can help with mixing, rolling, and decorating, making this a fun (and delicious) way to get into the Christmas spirit.

✂️ What You’ll Need:

• Plain biscuit recipe (or ready-made dough from the shop)

• Star or Christmas tree biscuit cutters

• Rolling pin

• Baking tray and parchment paper

• Sprinkles, icing pens, or coloured sugar for decoration

📝 Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven according to the recipe or packet instructions.

2. Mix up the biscuit dough, or roll out your ready-made dough until it’s about ½ cm thick.

3. Use cutters to make star, tree, or gingerbread shapes. Place them carefully onto a lined baking tray.

4. Bake in the oven until golden brown, then allow them to cool completely.

5. Once cool, decorate with icing pens, sprinkles, or even tiny sweets.

🌟 Extra Idea:

Punch a small hole at the top of each biscuit before baking. Once baked and decorated, thread a ribbon through to make edible tree decorations!

Tomorrow you’ll need:

Paper or Christmas-themed writing paper, envelopes, pens/crayons, stickers, a large envelope addressed to Father Christmas.