One of my favorite things about having kids is doing things together that they will remember when they are old and gray. I try to spend time with my sons doing creative things that we will both like to do too.
Christopher building gingerbread house
This seems to always involve food or building something so we finally found a way to combine the two, gingerbread houses. I am now hooked and will be looking at other houses for ideas. We cheated this year with a kit house and some stale candy from Halloween. I learned tons and am thinking of already making another one from scratch.
The two houses my friends Jacquelyn has written about her Blog http://quiltofmissingmemories.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/one-sweet-forecast/ made a real impression on me and I hope to get an idea as nice as her “Dance Studio” house for the kids to build in the future. I am sure that I would end up dragging Tom into it also… He could draw out the plans on butcher paper and I would cook the cookies and make the icing.
My older son suggested that we make a barn and I am thinking that would be great if I can maybe make it with animal crackers we decorate or find some cookie cutters in animal shapes… the ideas go on and on.
But in the end it was all about making memories with my son and having fun on his Thanksgiving break and spending family time together.
small ginger bread house
Then after all the fun is over mom still gets to clean up the mess.
mess left after decorating ginger bread house
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West Virginia Mountain Mama 
The gingerbread house turned out “sweet”! And you are right, those memories will last a lifetime!
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This looks like a lot of fun 🙂 I’ve never made a gingerbread house in my life, but I think this holiday season is “the one”. It looks too fun to pass up!
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Caitlin, I think the kit was a wonderful way to start out. Found a barn kit yesterday at a local feed store and may have to get that too. Took Christopher and I about an hour to two hours to build the kit and let it dry… instead of all day with home made.
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Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop and for adding it to the gingerbread house tour ♥
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Thanks for letting me join Katherine… cant wait to make a nother one
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Thank you for sharing at the gingerbread house tour. Hugs and happy new year wishes!
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