Recipes from Revolutionary War for Children: Honey-Jumble Cookies

The American Revolution was a time when the American colonists rebelled against the rule of the British crown. But how can you make the Revolutionary War for children in a way that is both appealing and fun to understand?

My kids thrive with hands-on activities and fun. Because they are kinesthetic learners, they retain more information if they can learn in an active way.

If your children are like mine and need a hands-on way to learn history, I’ve got some great suggestions for you!

Recipes from Revolutionary War for Children: Honey-Jumble Cookies

We discovered our kids enjoyed hands-on history when we started using the History Unboxed monthly subscription kit. The children relished the crafts and especially the recipes from different time periods.

My kids love getting in the kitchen and I’ve used recipes as a way to make both Geography and History a hands-on experience! So when I discovered the Eat Your U.S. History Homework: Recipes for Revolutionary Minds book, I knew the children would adore it!

This is a history-themed recipe book with six recipes from the 1600-1800’s.

• Thanksgiving Succotash
• Colonial Cherry-Berry Grunt
• Lost Bread
• Southern Plantation Hoe Cakes
• Revolutionary Honey-Jumble Cookies
• Independence Ice Cream

The first recipe the kids wanted to try?

Revolutionary Honey-Jumble Cookies!

Revolutionary War Facts for Kids

This was such a fun activity folks! Not only did the children follow the recipe for the cookies, but they also learned revolutionary war facts from the book!

• Did you know that coffee is the American breakfast drink of choice because of history! I Love Coffee! It was considered un-American to drink tea during the Revolutionary War.
• The kids chorused, “Taxation without representation” while mixing their cookie dough! That’s because America had no say in the government of Britain.
• We discussed the Boston Tea Party and the Stamp Act while they rolled their cookie dough in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Did you know that forty-five TONS of British-owned tea was dumped into the Boston harbor? An African elephant weighs 2-7 tons! That’s a load of tea!
• The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws that Parliament passed that the colonists didn’t want to accept.
• While the cookies baked we learned about the anger flaring on both sides of the ocean. Did you know that colonists were forced to allow British soldiers to stay at their houses and eat their food? This was just another reason the colonists were angry. How would you feel with an uninvited- and unwanted- dinner guest?

These are just some of the fun revolutionary war facts that we learned while making cookies!

Recipes from Revolutionary War for Children: Honey-Jumble Cookies

Eat Your U.S. History Homework: Recipes for Revolutionary Minds is a great way to bring the American history to life.

What recipe do the children want to make next?

Thanksgiving Succotash!