Henry brought out the gingerbread kit this morning and got both himself and his brother VERY excited about making/decorating it. I was definitely not in the mood to start this project @ 9am but after getting a few things done around the house, I opened the box and began to read the directions...(and was amazed at the time this project was going to take)!!
I was able to distract the boys while making the frosting and getting the four walls put together...then we had to wait 1 hour...the roof went on while Charlie was napping...then the waiting game again for 2-3 hours. Henry sat for periods of time at the table watching the frosting dry saying he would just sit and wait here for the timer to ring...We made it 1 hr and 45 minutes before beginning the decorating.
Henry insisted we start because it HAD to be done by the time Daddy came home...he was making it for him!
We started out following the directions for one of the houses pictured and then decided it would be more fun to do our own thing. I also learned very fast that it didn't have to be perfect to be fun and exciting to do with your kids...we used almost all of the candy that came in the kit the rest hit the floor and still needs to be vacuumed up!
Getting ready to decorate!
Starting with the front door.
Henry did most of the decorating on his own...and all of the designing...Momma just helped with the piping, the cutting, and the holding...
Charlie got a little bored, mainly because he wasn't given many jobs to do so he told over camera duty...I had my small camera because my battery was charging on the big one but it all worked out. Charlie captured a few decent shots...
Letting Charlie decorate a little.
Getting so good he even started using the piping bag...
Finished house...
After finishing, Henry said "let's do another one"...not til next year Henry...not til next year...
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