How to Play – Winnie the Pooh Snow Parade Game

Part of the fun in raising Zoey is finding things that delight and educate her; I want to find fun, creative board games to play with her during our family game nights! This week we played Winnie the Pooh – Snow Parade Game  for 2 to 4 players!

I purchased this game on a whim! I saw Winnie the Pooh and I saw the Christmas/Winter theme, and it piqued my curiosity! It was worth it! We enjoy that this game is cooperative, which is a nice departure from the competitive games we’ve been playing!

So let’s play!

IN THE BOX
  • Home tile
  • 6 character tiles
  • 6 parade tiles
  • 40 cards
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. This is a cooperative game, you will all win or lose together! Play cards to move or swap the order of the character tiles in the parade. If you can complete the goal number of parade tiles without running out of cards, you all win the game!
    • Easy – Complete 3 parade tiles
    • Medium – Complete 4 parade tiles.
    • Hard – Complete 5 parade tiles.
  2. Place all the tiles in the middle, where everyone can reach them.
  3. Place the six character tiles face up in a line to the right of the home tile in order from 1 to 6 (the numbers are on the backs). This is the parade!
  4. Separate the cards into two piles by the numbers on the backs (1 or 2). Shuffle each pile.
  5. Place the number 1 pile of cards on top of the number 2 pile, then place this single deck on top of the home tile.
  6. Each player draws a number of cards based on the number of players. Place your cards face up so all the players can see them.
    • 2 players: 3 cards each
    • 3 to 4 players: 2 cards each.
  7. Mix the parade tiles and place them in a pile above the character tiles, face-down. Flip one tile face-up.
  8. Starting with the youngest player and moving clockwise, you can do one of these 3 actions on your turn:
    • Move a character: Play a card to move the matching character tile forward or backward one spot in the parade. Character tiles at the front of the parade can only be moved backward and character tiles at the back of the parade can only be moved forward.
    • Swap: Play a card and choose another player to also play a card. Swap the spots of those two matching character tiles in the parade.
    • Discard: Discard your cards and draw all new cards from the deck.
    • Christopher Robin: The Christopher Robin card is wild and can be played as any character.
  9. If all character tiles in the parade match the order on the current parade tile, you’ve completed it! Set it aside and flip the next parade tile over! 
  10. At the end of your turn, if you played a card, draw a new one from he deck. If another player helped you swap, you each draw a card.
  11. If the deck runs out, keep taking turns until players have no cards left to play. 
  12. If you complete the goal number of parade tiles before you run out of cards to play, all the players win!

ENJOY!

Winnie the Pooh’s Hero Cookie Recipe (The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)

Winnie the Pooh's Hero (Thumbprint) Cookie Recipe from Disney's The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.INTRODUCTION

Welcome back friends! This week we’ll be baking Winnie the Pooh’s Hero Cookies from Disney’s The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

Winnie the Pooh's Hero (Thumbprint) Cookie  and Hero Cake Recipe from Disney's The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.Winnie the Pooh’s hero cookies are featured in the “Blustery Day” featurette when Christopher Robin throws a Hero Party for Pooh Bear, believing him to be Piglet’s rescuer.

Winnie the Pooh's Hero (Thumbprint) Cookie Recipe from Disney's The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.These cookies are open to interpretation, visually they look like a cookie or a pastry with red filling or topping. I believe they are thumbprint cookies with raspberry jam filling and boy are they tasty! I didn’t have any issues beyond lightly burning my finger on the side of the pan while re-pressing the indentations before adding the jam, rookie mistake!

Winnie the Pooh's Hero (Thumbprint) Cookie Recipe from Disney's The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.HERO COOKIES
  • 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 12 tablespoon of unsalted butter (softened)
  • 2/3 cup of granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons of a full-fat block cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla
  • 3/4 cup of raspberry jam

INSTRUCTIONS (COOKIES)

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together at medium speed until light and fluffy; scraping down the bowl as needed.
  4. Add the cream cheese, egg, and vanilla, then beat until combined (about 30 seconds); scraping down the bowl as needed.
  5. Slowly add the flour mixture and whisk at a low speed until combined, about another 30 seconds; scraping down the bowl as needed.
  6. Scoop out 1 tbsp. portions of dough, lightly flour your hands and roll them into little balls, placing them on the prepared baking sheets 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart.
  7. Lightly flour the bottom of a teaspoon and press the bottom of the teaspoon into the center of each dough ball to make a small indentation. Re-flour the bottom of the teaspoon as needed.
  8. Fill a zip top or piping bag with the jam and set it aside.
  9. Bake the cookies for 10 minutes. Making sure to only bake one sheet at a time.
  10. Remove the cookies from the oven and use the bottom of the teaspoon measuring spoon to reshape the indents in the cookies again. Be very careful, the sides of the pan are hot!
  11. Take a pastry bag or a ziplock bag and snip off a small corner. Pipe enough jam into each cookie to fill the indentation in.
  12. Put the baking sheet back into the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes (depending on your oven) until golden around the edges.
  13. Follow the same steps for the next baking sheet until the dough is gone!
  14. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to complete the cooling process.