Seashell Beach Cookies
Seashell Beach Cookies are a fun snack you can throw together on a rainy afternoon when the weather isn’t exactly “beachy.” Or, you can enjoy them as a snack after you read a favorite book about seashells, as we did.
You’ll Need
- Graham Crackers
- Ready-made frosting
- Blue food coloring
- A striped peppermint candy
- Candy eyes
- Assorted sprinkles of your choice
- First, make some sky-colored frosting by swirling a bit of blue food coloring into some pre-made frosting. Spread this on the top 2/3 of a graham cracker.
- Add some white frosting to the lower third of the cookie. Some crumbled-up graham cracker looks almost like sand on the beach!
- We added some candy stars and some blue sugar sprinkles to the sky, but this is optional.
- We made a little seashell snail from peppermint candy and added candy eyes.
Crushed graham crackers look just like sand and you can make a seashell
beach cookie in minutes, so they will even work as part of a virtual visit.
This activity works well as part of a Virtual Visit via FaceTime, Zoom, Google Duo, or your favorite video conferencing software. The child on the other end of the call will probably need some assistance from a parent or other grownup, but we’ve kept ingredients and process simple. We like to set up the ingredients in advance from both ends of the call. I’ll gather ingredients in my kitchen, and my children will gather ingredients in theirs, then stand by in case the kids need help. Sometimes it can be fun to receive all of the supplies for your virtual call in the mail. You can simply create a small box with a package of graham crackers, some ready-made frosting, and a few assorted candies. In a real pinch, have your favorite grocery chain deliver the supplies to your grandchild’s doorstep. (Thanks for that, COVID-19)!
It’s especially fun to mix in a drop of food coloring to make the blue ocean color. If possible, let the child do this part. If you don’t mix in your food coloring in completely, you can get a cool swirled look that will make your ocean/sky look even more amazing.
Beach cookies taste even better than they look!