C is for cookie and cookie is for…..creative kids! Every kid loves cookies and what better way to learn and have fun than with something you love, COOKIES!
Below, you will find a list of 23 of the most engaging cookie-themed games and activities for kids of all ages. You will find great do-it-yourself cookie game options that can be done with simple materials that you might already have around the house. There are also some ready-to-play cookie games that are great options to keep in the game closet for fun anytime.
DIY (Do It Yourself) Cookie Games
1. Cookie Challenge: Party Game
This game is great for the whole group. This game will put a variety of OREO flavors to the test. Which one do people like the best? This game comes with a bracket to record the winners! Kids love this cookie competition.
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2. Who Took The Cookie?
This is a great spin on a classic game that includes game cards. This activity takes you to a song “Who Took the Cookie?”. These cards are a great way for a group of very young students to play the game.
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3. Wafer Cookie Jenga
Jenga is the ultimate group party game. Now it’s even better with wafer cookies! This game allows children to practice their fine motor skills by stacking wafer cookies and pulling them out one by one. Don’t be the one to knock down the tower!
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4. Minute to Win It Oreo Game
This is a great party game to play with a larger group. Contestants try to move an Oreo from their forehead to their mouth using only facial muscles. Who can come up with the most creative way to keep the cookie from falling?
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5. Left, Center, Right Oreo game
Which way is left? Right? Oreo cookies can help! With this game, you can use Oreo cookies to help kids practice positional vocabulary. You can use homemade or store-bought dice. The purpose of the game is to stack the cookies and move them right, center, or left. The first player to get all the cookies in one stack wins!
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6. Cookie Excavating
This STEM activity brings science and chocolate chip cookies together in a hands-on, engaging way for kids. This is an awesome way to introduce kids to excavating in a way that will make them “hungry” for more.
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7. The Duckling Gets a Cookie Game
This game is inspired by Mo Willems’ book The Duckling Gets a Cookie. It is a great DIY game using dice and basic craft materials like felt. It is great for kids who love crafts, math, and cookies!
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8. Oreo Cookie Relay Race
Who doesn’t love a good relay race? Add in Oreo cookies and it’s even better! Balancing Oreo cookies on your head is fun for kids and adults alike!
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9. Chocolate Chip Cookie Activity and Recipe
This activity is a great way to get kids cooking! Practice math skills such as measurement and fractions. Follow the recipe and complete the activities while you are waiting for them to cook.
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10. Chocolate Chip Roll and Count Game
Counting practice…no problem…let’s count chocolate chips! It also helps with one-to-one correspondence along with other basic math skills for young children. This activity is offered in both English and Spanish.
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11. Edible Cookie Dough Play Dough
Another great activity related to If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff is to make this delicious edible cookie dough play dough.
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12. Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar (Alphabet game)
Practicing the alphabet has never been so appetizing. Use this “Who took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?” version of the game to help kids learn their letters.
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13. If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Board Game
This game is based on the book If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff. Read the book and play the game for some great reading comprehension fun.
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14. Chocolate Chip Cookie Collage
Have your young ones make a textured Cookie Collage using a variety of materials. Each cookie will be as unique as the children making them.
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15. Oatmeal Cookie Sensory Tub
ALL HANDS IN! Use oatmeal cookie ingredients (the dry ones of course) in a big tub and let the kids explore.
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16. How Many Cookies Can It Hold?
Test the strength of a paper towel. Holding a dry paper towel, place as many cookies as possible until the paper towel breaks. Next, wet a paper towel and see how many cookies the wet paper towel can hole. Compare your numbers?
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Ready To Play Cookie Games
17. Goodie Games ABC Cookies
Building words has never been so fun! This is the perfect game to get your little one interested in reading!
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18. Counting Cookies
This game is perfect for the youngest little learners. It practices counting and sorting and is great for creative playtime.
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19. Same and Different Matching Game Cookie Bites
Help toddlers match and sort cookies! This is a fun and engaging way to help kids practice their matching skills.
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20. Smart Cookies
This game challenges the mind with a variety of brain-teasing activities. It will be fun and engaging for a long time.
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21. Shape Finder Cookie Game
Use this game as a center or independently to practice identifying shapes.
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22. Cookie Play Set
Let the kids get creative, practice conversational vocabulary, and work on fine motor skills at the same time with this Melissa and Doug Cookie Play Set, the perfect creative play cookie game.
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23. Cookies (board game)
Race against time with this family fun game. It takes communication and cooperation to make 4 kinds of cookies before the clock runs out.
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