LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The polls are now officially closed and votes will begin soon, but a series of votes have already been cast and they are more interesting than most.

The Lexington Children’s Museum hosted its annual election camp, where children come to learn how elections are conducted, how to vote, how to campaign and why having your voice heard is a privilege.

However, they do not vote with ballots; instead, they voted for cookies: Oreo or Chips Ahoy.

“I think because the conversations are happening at home and a lot of adults are taking their kids with them to the polls and voting with them, they can watch their adult do it, but here at camp they can actually vote.” says Mary Franey, director of play and learning at the Lexington Children’s Museum. “Then they can explain why this is actually important and we talk about the different parts of it and break it down in a really simple way. So they can hear their adults at home talking about the election and what they’re doing today, but here they can be part of it.”

Oreo won, with 13 out of 19 votes.

“We always want to focus on the positive, so we try to focus on the benefits of your candidate, so it’s not what’s bad in the other cookie, but what’s good in the other cookie” , Franey said.

Franey says it’s important to treat children like adults and talk to them about important life events, like elections, because they, too, will one day vote.