Yes. The Tomte Cake can work especially well as a sibling activity because there is more than one job to do. One child can help with the story, another can stir, everyone can decorate, and the mystery of finding Tomte gives siblings a shared ending.
The trick is to set up the evening so children are cooperating more than competing.
Give each child a real role
Children are more likely to stay engaged when they know what they are responsible for. Depending on age, sibling roles might include:
- Choosing the decorating theme
- Helping measure ingredients with an adult
- Stirring the batter
- Setting out decorations
- Reading part of the story
- Helping younger siblings
- Taking photos of the finished cakes
Adults should handle oven use and any other tasks that are not appropriate for the child's age.
The two-cake format adds to the fun
The official baking pan in The Tomte Cake Set makes two house-shaped cakes at a time. That naturally creates a fun question: which cake is Tomte hiding in?
Instead of declaring one cake “hers” and the other “his,” consider treating both cakes as family creations so the discovery stays shared.
For siblings with an age gap, divide the jobs by ability
A preschooler and a ten-year-old do not need to participate in the same way. The younger child may love the story and sprinkles. The older child can measure, plan the design, or help with a more detailed decorating idea.
This is one reason a multi-step activity can work better than a single craft. Everyone can enter at the level that fits them.
Avoid making Tomte the prize
If finding Tomte becomes too competitive, remind the kids that the fun is discovering where he is, not winning something the other child loses. Families can take turns being the person who helps hide Tomte from year to year, or celebrate the finder without attaching a separate prize.
Turn decorating into teamwork
Try giving siblings a joint challenge: make one snowy house and one colorful house, create a tiny Christmas village scene, or decorate one cake for grandparents.
The activity becomes more memorable when children have to make a plan together.
Let the tradition grow with them
When siblings are young, parents may lead most of the activity. A few years later, the children may read the story themselves or take over the decorating. Eventually, an older sibling may be the one introducing the tradition to a younger child.
That is how a holiday activity becomes a family ritual.
You can learn more about the set at The Tomte Cake Set and find more sibling-friendly holiday ideas in Bätter!.