I was one of six children, and for Christmas presents for our teachers we always made and decorated brown sugar cookies. It was a lot of fun doing that with my sisters.
Switch to 20 years later. I only have two daughters. While decorating cookies with them was fun, it was not quite as fun as with a larger group. SO, I decided to have a cookie decorating party, and invite their friends. (And their friend's mothers, as the first time I did this my daughters were 3 and 22 months old) At that first party, most of the younger participants basically viewed cookies as vehicles for holding as much icing as their structure would support.
Over the years the number of participants, and their skill levels have grown. There are now children of the original children attending, including my own grandson.
Last year was the 30th anniversary of this event. There will be a cookie party this year, but with VERY reduced numbers, widely spaced around tables, and masks worn by all. And open windows. Next year we can get back to the BIG event, this year it's about the regulars (some for 25 years) and my grandson's best friend.

If this sounds like fun, I do recommend it. I spend the day before the party making a LOT of cut out cookies, then provide colored icing and sprinkles of every variety. From there it's up to the decorators. What they decorate goes home with them. AND, Gabe's teacher will be getting some in his Christmas bag this year.

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