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| Our baby granddaugher (yes, the Chickadee), is four, and I thought she would LOVE to do a gingerbread house. I'd seen kits for around $10, but had elected to leave them. When I found this one at Aldi for $6 or $7, I couldn't resist. But... I was skeptical about a kit and if it would be as easy as promised. I wish I'd taken a picture of the contents--it was all perfect and foolproof. A tray with a "foundation" to help keep the house square, perfect pieces for each side of the house, complete with design outlines, plenty of ready-to-use icing, and plenty of candy, all sorted in their own little packages. A thing of beauty in and of itself. |
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| I "built" the house and did all the outlines before she came over, because in her case, patience is not a "birdshoe" (that's what she heard when I said "virtue," LOL!). So it was ready for decorating. (Note: If you're going to do the preliminary decorating, I suggest that you leave the icicles for the very end, after applying the candy, so they don't interfere with decorating the windows and wreaths.) |
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| We pretty much followed the suggested design, so it was also educational, because she was looking at the box then finding the right candies to apply. |
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| The "model" didn't have a sidewalk, though the platform for it does, so we smoothed icing on the "walkway" and added crushed gingerbread cookies I happened to have from a dessert I'd made earlier. |
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| Ta-dah! Her masterpiece is complete! Now, a tip of you're going to do this with a little one: She's four, and she was a bit more intersted in eating the candy, but she was quite pleased with the end result. |
Aren't little hands at work {precious}?
I wish you all a very happy and blessed Christmas. Thanks for stopping by. Please leave me a comment to let me know you were here—I read every single one of them! They encourage me and inspire me. And if you like what you see a lot J, maybe you’d like to +1 this post too! Thank you!
I will be joining these fun parties; please stop by to see all the great things there!
Cozy Home Scenes Gingerbread Party at http://cozyhomescenes.blogspot.com/2011/11/welcome-to-my-gingerbread-linky-party.html
House in Roses Show Off Your Cottage Monday at http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/
Amaze Me Monday at http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/
Metamorphosis Monday at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Motivated Monday at http://becolorful.typepad.com/
Newbie Party on Monday at http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/
Tabletop Tuesday at http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/
Wow Us Wednesdays at http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/
Tablescape Thursday at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Open House Party Thursday http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com
Feathered Nest Friday at http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Potpourri Friday at http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/
Inspiration Friday at http://www.atthepicketfence.com
Show and Tell Friday at http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
Five Minutes Just for Me at http://5minutesjustforme.blogspot.com
Seasonal Sunday at http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/
Homemaker on a Dime, Sunday at http://www.homemakeronadime.com/p/link-parties.html
From my Chickadee Nest to yours~
Zuni
