On Thursday, our class made gingerbread houses! The excitement had been building for several weeks as we collected ice cream buckets, frosting, and supplies for decorating. Finally, the big day arrived, everything was ready, and it was time to begin! Each child had to invite one guest as a helper. We had grandparents, moms, dads, aunts, and friends join us as we created our houses.
The first step was to frost a foil-covered lid as a base for the house.
Then, we frosted an empty milk carton for the house.
Then, we stuck graham crackers to the cartons.
Frosting makes great glue, and it tastes good, too.
Finally, the decorating began!
The kids were very creative with all the gum drops, M&Ms, licorice, cereal, teddy grahams, etc.
Mmmmmm - the frosting was finger-licking good!
Frosting the ice cream cone trees was kind of tricky.
Kind of hard to resist a little snacking!
Colored sugar, coconut, and sprinkles added extra color.
All done!
Looks good!Here are a few finished projects:
This one even has a sleigh!
Hopefully, all of the houses made it home in one piece!
Thanks, parents, for all of your help with this project! Happy Holidays, and remember to have your kids read lots during vacation!
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