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Cookies and Bookies

December 9, 2016 • 5 Comments

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Start a new family reading ritual. Hold a monthly Bookies and Cookies day with the kids. It's cookie baking paired with themed book reading. There is an idea for every month.

Tree up.  Check.  Stockings hung. Check.  Gift list written. Check.  Now, it’s time to kick back and relax, build memories, and spend time with family. Gather the kids, grandparents, cousins, and extended family and hold a Cookies and Bookies event.  A day filled with making Christmas cookies and then sharing them while reading your favorite holiday books.

Start a new family reading ritual. Hold a monthly Bookies and Cookies day with the kids. It's cookie baking paired with themed book reading. There is an idea for every month.

This is low stress.  I’ve made it super easy for you.

Bake cookies.  Read books.

I have some yummy cookie recipe ideas and awesome book recommendations.

First up, cookies.

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Make cookies and read books with your family to start a new monthly family ritual for the new year.

Try some of these cookie ideas.—> Cookie Recipes

New Christmas books for kids to add to your holiday book collection.

Then you need some great holiday books to read. Check out this list.—>NEW CHRISTMAS BOOKS

Sounds fun, right?

Continue this new family tradition of Cookie and Bookies throughout the year with 11 more themed cookie and book ideas. 

You can even knit a little mascot for your new family tradition.  Knits End has a great tutorial for knitting the cutest little gingerbread man.

MORE Themed Cookie and Bookie Ideas

January

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with fortune cookies and some of these Lunar New Year books.

February

Enjoy a box or two of Girl Scout cookies.  Or, make your own version of one type.  Then, read lots of books that feature a girl as the main character.  Here’s a list of strong women in history books to explore.

March

Read books about creativity and inventors. Then create your own Smarties Cookies.

April

Make “Snicker”doodles and then read lots and lots of jokes from different joke books or try these super silly books for kids.

May

Things only get better with chocolate.  Enjoy chocolate cookies while devouring some books about chocolate.

June

Rainforest Cookies paired with fiction and non-fiction books about the rainforest.

July

Make your own thumbprint books.  Use Ed Emberly’s Great Thumbprint Drawing Book for inspiration.  Then, enjoy a batch of thumbprint cookies.

August

Grab a stack of ABC books and make Letter Gingerbread Men or ABC Letter cookies.

September

Pair sandwich cookies with the following: The Giant Jam Sandwich, The Bear Ate Your Sandwich, and Sam’s Sandwich.  Need some sandwich cookie ideas?  Try these Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies.

October

Chocolate Chip Cookies paired with several of Laura Numeroff’s books including If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

And here are some ideas to do with the book too.—> If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Activities

November

Gingerbread Cookies paired with several variations of The Gingerbread Man.

December

Repeat the Christmas cookies and holiday book tradition.

Looking for even more cookie fun?  After the kids have gone to bed, print out this cookie coloring page from Moms and Crafters.  Then, eat a few more cookies and color a bit to relax even more.

And, if you still have cookies left over, share them with others with this clever DIY Cocoa and Cookies idea from Sunny Day Family.

Make Cookies and Bookies a new family ritual.  Time spent with family. Check. Happy Reading!

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  1. Rachelle Douglas says

    December 12, 2016 at 8:38 am

    This is an awesome list of cookies and books! Two things that make such wonderful family memories – reading together and baking together. My kids love to be in the kitchen and it is a great opportunity to mix literacy and math. Thank you for continuing to share your love of literature and creativity.

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  2. Patricia Tilton says

    December 9, 2016 at 5:27 pm

    Boy you are organized! I thought I did pretty well, but you have it down to perfection. Haven’t wrapped presents and order cookies from a friend who bakes 7,000 every year. Merry Christmas!

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    • Jodie Rodriguez says

      December 9, 2016 at 7:01 pm

      Awww..thank you! I love to plan.

      Reply
  3. Georgina says

    December 9, 2016 at 1:04 pm

    What an amazing idea! And your cookies look fantastic!

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    • Jodie Rodriguez says

      December 9, 2016 at 7:01 pm

      Thank you George!

      Reply

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