We definitely love yummy STEM challenges we get to eat too! Our stacking cookies STEM challenges make the perfect snack time activity. Here we are getting ready for Santa’s arrival, and while discussing the big mans favorite cookies, we began talking about how many to leave in a stack for him. Simple Christmas labs for kids!

STACKING COOKIES STEM CHALLENGES FOR SANTA

The holidays can be a busy time but it doesn’t mean you can’t fit in a few cool Christmas themed science activities and challenges with the kids. We are aiming for simpler is better this year, in many ways! Our Santa science labs were perfect for this.

Our printable countdown calendar, 25 Days of Christmas Printable STEM Challenges is a great way to put together an advent style calendar easily!

I was so excited when my son thought up this cookie stacking STEM challenge. I am pretty sure he had a motive behind it, like eating cookies! Ever since he had his first Oreo style cookies, he has been waiting for more.

SUPPLIES

I am pretty sure this step is self explanatory! However, there are a ton of cookie varieties to choose from. Oreos are a big hit here, and they do have a great shape for our stacking cookies STEM challenge!

Cookies {you may want two packages as some will break and some will get eaten!}

Milk {optional}

Printable STEM Challenge Ideas {see below}

Dice

COOKIE STEM CHALLENGE SET UP

A flat and open work surface is all you need. The cookies will fall, guaranteed. Probably a good idea to have a large enough surface so you aren’t picking cookies up off the floor.

So… how high can you stack the cookies before they come tumbling down? We had almost our whole package stacked. As you can see it gets a little uneven about halfway up. The cookie tower toppled over and three went into the milk. The milk overflowed and several cookies crumbled.

We even built a little bridge and tested it’s strength with more cookies. There are many possibilities for stacking cookies STEM challenges. Adding a second type of cookie would certainly add a challenge too.

I came up with about seven different ideas to keep the kids busy. You can even print out the STEM challenges and leave them with a package of cookies. I bet there won’t be any left!

Have fun stacking cookies, building with cookies, and eating cookies this Christmas season. Hey! Cookies are great anytime of the year, so try cookie stacking challenges anytime. Cookie engineering is tasty engineering.