I love having the kids decorate Gingerbread house. I just hate building the houses because the walls NEVER stay up and it is no fun to decorate a falling house. This year I found 2 kits at WalMart that had the houses already built! Yay for me! The kits included a lot of colorful candies and some icing but I bought a few extra things for the kids to have fun with, especially these adorable Christmas gummies!
When the kids decorate their gingerbread houses, I always set out plenty of supplies for them and then I step back. It can be tempting to get in there with them and try to help direct where to place each candy to make the best looking house. But there is something bigger going on here. It isn't about the final product. It is about the process. They get to design it however they want.
I encourage them to experiment and try silly things and see what happens. They have so much more fun with it that way, even if the house doesn't end up looking like something from Pinterest.
Even if they choose to decorate their house to look like some kind of Christmas monster!
Wait a minute! What is that blond hair above my son's lip?! He's 13 years old and he's been saying he "has a mustache" but I haven't been able to see it until just now with the light reflecting off of that peach fuzz! Savor the days because our sweet babies grow up too fast!
This sweet one is so proud of her gingerbread house. She wouldn't have been nearly as proud if I had jumped in and helped her make the "perfect" house.
This was all about full creativity for them. I loved watching them have fun and I love both of their creations!
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