100th Day Celebration

When I was in elementary school I don't remember counting the days of school, but now, most younger elementary grades begin each day with the routine of counting the days of school. This helps to develop number sense, including place value. On the 100th day, a celebration occurs! Reaching this important landmark number is a reason to enjoy...CUPCAKES. So, for the 100th day of school this year, I baked my students these delicious treats.

Oddly enough, I ended up baking two batches of these treats. Yes, I baked and decorated 27 of them on Superbowl Sunday; the 100th day was SUPPOSED to be the following Monday. But, we had ice and school was canceled. Tuesday brought snow, snow, snow. Somehow we had a full week of snow days. What a great break! But,this was disastrous for my cupcakes. By the following Monday I didn't think they had much life left in them. They really only took me about 30 minutes to decorate, but I thought of a way to make it faster the second time around. I let the kids help decorate them! I brought in the baked cupcakes and supplies to help them ice,sprinkle, and top them off. It saved me time, and they had a BLAST. Happy 100th day!