A Lesson Learned and Happiness too!

And what was the lesson? Never think a toddler is mature enough to understand the concept of delayed gratification. Especially when he is hungry. And the delayed gratification involves a cookie.

Here is the story. Yesterday on Twitter I was talking about my lack of holiday spirit. Yes, Mekhi and I have our holiday hats on but as of Monday afternoon Mommy hadn't decorated or purchased a gift. Not one. Single. Gift. Jyl of Mommy Gossip - Girl's Night Out (on twitter) mentioned I should make some holiday cookies and as a Random Act of Kindness hand them out. Holiday cheer for everyone! Here are her cookies.
Cute right? So, I decided that Mekhi and I were going to make these cookies and hand them out at school. Well, silly me. I thought it would be a good idea to do this project before dinner because after dinner plans included trimming the tree and singing (okay, no singing but Mekhi did dance). I mentioned the magic word "cookie" and Mekhi abandoned his first love Dora to join me in baking. He carefully placed M&Ms and cheerfully ate cookie dough. When the first batch was ready for the oven I told him he could have one after dinner. Dinner was served and my son refused to eat. No pushing or prodding changed his mind. Finally, he relented (when I served him a 2nd meal) and ate. Crisis averted. Or so I thought.

Today I will be explaining that despite what these look like:

These misshapen cookies are indeed reindeer and NOT Aliens. I hope I don't scare the children.


This holiday season why not take the challenge? Perform a random act of kindness and spread some holiday cheer. Do you have any ideas for random acts of kindness?



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Comments

michelle said…
Those cookies look so fun and yummy!
Brooks said…
Those are too cute! We are going to have to make those around here too!
Alicia W. said…
That is hilarious!! SO looks like something I would do. Very cute idea though. I want to try it. Wish me luck, lol.
Green said…
Renee they look great to me:) I think I scare much easier!!
Okay Renee, I'm stealing the cookie idea! I think they turned out awesome and I enjoyed your cute story.. I know the kids at school loved them and did not mistake them for aliens! A random act of kindness for me is I like to remember people that usually can slip through the cracks like the school crossing guard. I always present him with homemade goodies in mid-traffic! He is always so stunned by it! Makes me so happy to do something so random for someone who would have no clue who I was if they saw me on the street.
Okay, how CUTIE are these cookies? They don't look like aliens at all! You have a recipe?!

Hmmm, my random act of kindess? Handing over my Secret Santa gift to a class at donate.org. I mean, I don't need another bottle of perfume or a scarf or gloves. But the class looking for books about African American heroes has needs. So that's my random act of kindness. (But there will be plenty more!)
Allison said…
I don't think they look like aliens...very cute idea!
Ali said…
I bet the kids didn't care what they looked like, they look yummy!
Gem said…
Cute cookies! We just bought a giant bag of m&ms and now I know what to do w/it!

btw---still trying to get the hang of twitter...and still trying to find the time!
Hahahhaa..aliens. I love it. I'm guilty of cookie abuse, I fear. If my guy won't start eating..sometimes I give him a couple Teddy Grahams or something..just to get him STARTED. Then he usually eats his REAL food. Hey, whatever works at this age, right?
Aracely said…
Those are darling! I may have to make those for the boys, evn though they are very anti pretzels
CailinMarie said…
I have to admit, those reindeer cookies in the second photo look a bit like the ones the kids and I made a year (maybe two!?!) ago Perhaps a few of ours were cross eyed. But they do taste good, you have to admit. As to delayed gratification - hmmm... what excuse does a 36 year old get to use?
Barbara said…
HAHA. I think you're good. They DON'T look like Aliens. I have been thinking about possible random acts of kindness since reading about the challenge on another blog... I'll let you know what I come up with.
Anonymous said…
They're cute. Come on , it isn't all point for perfection. And as far as the cookies before dinner go, i can never do that at our house. My younger son would live on cookies and chocolate given even half a chance.
Unknown said…
o.k.

i just cracked up at the alien comment. ha ha!

they're cute and i'm sure they're quite tasty as well. and what a great concept..holiday cheer for all!

*suddenly craving cookie dough*


regarding dora...that character must have some kind of hypnotic hold on young children cause every single child i know, male or female, LOVES that show. shoot, i like it myself, lol!
Love this post! I never knew my cookie tweet would generate such interest. When I went to bed last night, over 250 people had viewed the pic. They were asking for instructions, so I posted them on http://ad.vu/bhu4 in the comments section. It was craziness. My MIL deserves all the credit :).

But, before I say Merry Christmas and sign off, you gotta know how cute your cookies turned out! They are awesome. The kids will love them. And, any RAK brings us joy, right? Spreading holiday cheer always makes the season more jolly for me. So, I'm sure you're feeling the benefit of that. And, your son has an awesome example of a mom that serves! Yeah!!!

Happy Holidays!

Anyway... such a fun post!
CaraBee said…
Those cookies look like fun! I'm going to a mom's group meeting on Friday, I think I'll attempt them for that. I'll have to think about the random act of kindness...
I think the cookies came out great. All the kids care about is the "cookie" part. My daughter has been bugging me about making the Crayon cookies we made a couple of months ago. They took forever so I may try this recipe instead. As for my random act of kindness, hmm?

Happy Holidays.
SD said…
I can't wait to do activities likes these with my little one. I really have a sweet tooth right now, and coming here didn't really help. These look delicious, now I'm off to get me some cookies, lol.

From an 8mth pregnant lady! :)
Heather said…
I saw Jyl's tweet yesterday too! Those cookies look so tasty! The kids are going to love them!!!
Weith Kick said…
They look like reindeer to me.
Erin said…
Those are too cute! What a great idea. I'll have to start thinking of a random act of kindness.:)
Anonymous said…
I needed a little bit of inspiration...thanks.
Those cookies are adorable!! You should be very proud of them!!
Pi said…
Those cookies are so cute and a really great idea. My random act of kindness was to make a CD of my favorite Christmas songs and hand them out to some other moms I know in my area.
T.Allen said…
The cookies are super cute, aliens or reindeer they are COOKIES! Yum.

We do something evey year for an underprivileged family...still haven't figured out what it'll be this year, but the cogs are spinning.
LenaLoo said…
Those look so cute and yummy too! Thanks for stopping by my blog on SITSmas!
Anonymous said…
The cookies look awesome!
JenEverAfter said…
Those are adorable! And they totally look like reindeer! Well, except that one in the middle. That one does sorta look like an alien!
Anonymous said…
Ahh, I think your cookies are cute too!
anymommy said…
They are adorable. And you are really brave. Cooking with little ones is not fun for mommy!
CG said…
I think yours came out great! I would really hate to see what mine would look like! I wouldnt have taken a picture that's for sure!
Anonymous said…
yummmmmy those cookies look good and cute
Gina said…
That's just what I needed! Thank you so much!

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