❄️🏅 A Winter Olympics project is perfect for grandparents and grandchildren — lots of color, simple steps, and built-in conversation about teamwork and good sportsmanship!
Here’s a cozy, low-mess treat that plays on gold, silver, and bronze in the sweetest way.
These shiny cookie medals are perfect for celebrating the Winter Olympics at home. With no oven required and easy decorating steps, this is a great project for little hands — and a lovely chance to talk about trying your best, not just winning.
🛒 Ingredients
- 12 round sandwich cookies (like Oreos or any chocolate sandwich cookie)
- ½ cup white chocolate chips (for “gold”)
- ½ cup milk chocolate chips (for “bronze”)
- ½ cup white candy melts or extra white chocolate (for “silver”)
- Gold sprinkles or sanding sugar
- Silver sprinkles or pearl sugar
- Light brown or bronze-colored sprinkles
- 6–8 fruit roll-ups or wide ribbon candy strips (for medal ribbons)
🧰 Required Tools
- Microwave-safe bowls (3)
- Microwave
- Spoons
- Forks (for dipping)
- Parchment paper
- Baking sheet or tray
- Butter knife
- Scissors (for adult use)
👩🍳 Let’s Make Our Olympic Medals!
Step 1: Set Up Your Medal Station
Lay parchment paper on a baking sheet.
👧 Kids can help: Arrange cookies in three groups: gold, silver, and bronze.
👵 Grandparent Tip: This is a sweet moment to explain what each medal represents — and remind them that finishing the race is just as special.
Step 2: Melt the Chocolate (Adult Help Required)
In separate microwave-safe bowls:
- Melt white chocolate (gold group)
- Melt white candy melts (silver group)
- Melt milk chocolate (bronze group)
Heat in 20-second bursts, stirring each time until smooth.
⚠️ Adult assistance required: The bowls will be hot.
Step 3: Dip the Cookies
Using a fork, dip each cookie into its matching chocolate coating. Tap gently to remove excess, then place on parchment paper.
👧 Kids can help: Hold the fork steady while you guide their hand, or let them spoon chocolate over the cookie instead (less messy!).
Step 4: Add the Medal Sparkle
While chocolate is still wet:
- Sprinkle gold sugar on the gold medals
- Add silver sprinkles to the silver medals
- Add bronze or light brown sprinkles to the bronze medals
👧 Kids LOVE this part! Let them sprinkle generously.
👵 Grandparent Tip: Talk about how athletes train for years — just like we practice patience and careful decorating.
Step 5: Let Them Set
Allow cookies to harden at room temperature (about 30–45 minutes) or refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Step 6: Add the Ribbon
Use a butter knife to gently separate a small section at the top of each cookie (or carefully poke a small hole before coating if you prefer).
⚠️ Adult assistance required: Use scissors to cut fruit roll-ups into ribbon strips and thread them through the top.
Tie or tape the ends to form a necklace.
🏅 Ready for the Medal Ceremony!
Let each grandchild “win” a medal — for kindness, teamwork, creativity, or best sprinkle distribution.
👵 Gentle Reminder: The real gold medal is time spent together. Take photos, laugh at the messy ones, and maybe even host your own mini winter games in the living room!
