Gingerbread

Last year after Christmas I bought a cookie cutter that cuts out all the pieces needed for a tiny gingerbread house in one cut. The kids were excited to try it out this year. We made the dough from the recipe that came with the cutter. (It was divine!) 

We cut out lots of house pieces and then cut other shapes til the dough was gone.

Baked. And decorated. Ate candy, but managed to get some of it stuck onto the houses! Fun activity to spend some family time in the days following Christmas. I imagine we'll do it again next year. I will for the gingerbread! It was delicious!!

Sadie's house

Charles' house

Cambria's little estate 

Hannah's house with no snow

James' house

Soren's interesting house

Good things:

A large, open countertop on which to work

Creative children

New traditions!