Kelsee came home a two weeks ago with a gallon ziplock bag of gingerbread dough and patterns. We were to make and bake the pieces for a gingerbread house. I had never done this before and was excited to tackle the project. The dough was done so figured I had the easy part...Boy was I wrong!! After two frustrating hours and a trashed kitchen I finally pulled off what I hoped would work. Making extra just in case.
Other than I somehow made the sides of the house too small her house turned out really cute. I went ot help her decorate it leaving in the middle process to help Karlie with hers, then returning to help her finish it.
Karlie's only lasted long enough for me to get this picture!! She thought it was way YUMMY!!The houses turned out great and are truly my kids creations. The frustrations with cooking the gingerbread was totally worth it.
The only thing I really found interesting is that with both kids I had to keep them focused to get them to work and finish it. I don't know if that is the little control freak in me or just my children. I noticed last week I had to keep Kody really focused to finish all his homework from when he was in Reno. Maybe it was just all the excitement of the Christmas season....
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I try to steer clear of gingerbread houses because of the frustration factor. They are not easy to make. Although I have had success with the $15 kits you can buy at Target and such. The thing to look for is to make sure the kit has a platform with grooves for the walls. It makes all the difference when the icing is setting up to hold the house together. Your house looks great though. I never would have made it that far.
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