Biscuit decorating for
Valentine’s Day
By: Kathryn Beaney
This is an adaptable activity where you can either use bought packet
biscuits, make biscuits using a packet mix or use a recipe with raw
ingredients. Your choice may depend on the age of the children you
work with and group size, but is an activity that can be enjoyed by all.
Young children can be creative and use their fine motor skills as they
decorate their biscuit. They can learn about colour and shape as they
talk about what they are doing.
Older children can learn about change through cooking the biscuits
and observing how the icing sugar changes as you add water and food
colouring. It is also a good opportunity to support mathematical
understanding.
Resources may include:
Biscuits
Icing
Food colouring
Piping bags
Sprinkles
Small sweets
Plastic butter knives for spreading
Paper plate and covering
Ensure that the resources are set out so that they can be accessed by
all of the children.