A Sweet Tradition
Although our family has many Christmas traditions, one of the children’s favorites is a tradition that we began just last year — making “gingerbread” houses!
I have tried in the past, honestly. But real gingerbread is just so difficult to work with. I never thought about making the candy houses with graham crackers until last year, when it was a neighborhood activity that our family participated in. The children LOVED it!
This past weekend, the activity was repeated here at our neighborhood clubhouse (I am hopeful that it will be a yearly event), so while the girls worked on their house, and the boys on theirs, I made sure to take lots of photos.
Supplies needed: Some sort of base (cardboard boxes and a foam board), frosting, graham crackers, assorted candies and other foods (pretzels, marshmallows, etc), and a child’s imagination!
The Girls
Just getting starting – an almost blank canvas
The Girls – Teamwork
“Cricket”, paying close attention to detail
Baby brother joins in to “help”
The finished project
The Boys
The Finishing Touches!
“Gator” wanted me to be sure to point out the satellite dish. See it?
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