Classy isn't just for grown-ups.

It was Noah Day in Mrs.Green's classroom. All of the other moms signed up to bring the cute paper plates and napkins, the goldfish, blue jello, and animal crackers. There was nothing left on the sign-up sheet. I suppose I should have sighed a sigh of relief and gone about the business of finding a COSTUME for my son to wear to Noah Day, but I became preoccupied by three little cookie cutters that I knew were (still packed away) in a box in the back of my pantry: a monkey, an elephant, and a lion. Cute. Cute. Cute. They are just the heads of the animals, which I guess sounds a little gross when you really think about it, but they really are adorable. (The cookie cutters  are made by Wilton, and you can find them on Wilton's website or at craft stores that sell cookie cutters and baking supplies). I just had to make them. Sure, they were going to take a lot of time, but they had the potential to turn out so cute-- and even a tad classy.

 I'm sure "Room Mothers" or "Parent Helpers" -or whatever they're called -  rarely have a mom email them asking if she can please make intricate little animal- head cookies for 16 grubby little first graders. But that's what I did. I put them in individual bags for the kids to take home with them, and they loved them! After all, classy isn't just for grown ups.