Neighbors | Jessica Harker.Boardman community members enjoyed green Grinch waffles Dec. 19 at the park's annual Cookies with Santa event.
Neighbors | Jessica Harker.A full breakfast for dinner meal of sausage, waffles and more was available to residents of Boardman who attended Boardman Park's annual Cookies with Santa event Dec. 19.
Neighbors | Jessica Harker.Community members were able to roll, cut out, bake and decorate their own cookies for Santa Claus Dec. 19 at the Boardman Park's annual Cookies with Santa event.
Neighbors | Jessica Harker.James and Julie Toth decorated cookies on Dec. 19 at the Boardman Park's Cookies with Santa event.
Neighbors | Jessica Harker.Damian and Shantell Huertas rolled out cookie dough to bake and decorate for Santa on Dec. 19 at Boardman Park's Cookies with Santa event.
By JESSICA HARKER
Boardman Park hosted its annual Cookies with Santa event on Dec. 19 at the Lariccia Family Community Center.
Karen McCallum, the Recreation Director at Boardman Park, said this is the 14th year the park has hosted this event.
“It’s great, it’s just a fun holiday tradition,” McCallum said.
During the event children and their families rolled dough, cooked and decorated their own set of cookies. McCallum said that the park has a range of icing and sprinkles for families to use to decorate their cookies.
“The best part is that they get to do all of the fun stuff and we clean up the mess,” McCallum said.
Children were also able to decorate pre-made cookies while they waited for their batch to cook.
The park also provided a box for children to decorate to take their cookies home for Santa in.
“It’s a lot of fun, a lot of community members look at it as a regular holiday tradition,” McCallum said.
Along with cookie decorating community members were able to eat a Grinch themed dinner while watching “The Grinch that Stole Christmas.”
Green pancakes and sausage were available for community members to eat.
McCallum said that the park also provided holiday crafts and other entertainment for attendees.
“It’s a lot of fun, we always have a good time here,” McCallum said.