According to my Facebook friends, making gingerbread houses is a common Christmas tradition.
I was unaware of this tradition until this year.
Thankfully, my gingerbread house tradition-deprived children did not miss out. They were able to enjoy this messy fun activity on two occasions this Christmas season.
Granny & PawPaw planned a day of Christmas party fun with their grandbabies, when the original plans to go to PawPaw's work party fell through (outdoor party had to be cancelled due to serious mud from an unexpected snow). Granny bought gingerbread house kits and thought it would be great fun for the 7 visiting grandbabies to put them together.
From the stories that were told after the event, it sounds like Granny & PawPaw will not attempt such a feat again. Candies and frosting were everywhere. Gingerbread houses and walls were not cooperating in the construction process. It was total mayhem!
The kids had a blast.
Later in the month, the kids participated in a gingerbread house decorating contest at church. Pastor assembled the house kits in advance, and the kids divided into two groups to decorate them. Boys vs Girls. There was some serious competition going on!
The groups took the adults by surprise in their reactions to the decorating. The girls went hog-wild, using every bit of sugar to load up their house. There were giggles galore. The boys took a very serious approach. They were most careful to create a precision design that was flawless. At first, the process was so serious, the older boys did not want to include the younger boys, in fear that the younger boys might make the design messy.
In the end, the girls clearly had the most decorated house...
The boys had the most precision-designed house...
And, alas, my children were able to enjoy the experience of building and decorating gingerbread houses this year.....and I did not have any of the mess at my house!
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