Gingerbread houses!

For Family HOme Evening we made gingerbread homes with the children. We gave them each a bowl of royal icing to dip their candy in, and they each decorated their own homes. They had a lot of fun!
Matthew put some planning into his design, as he explained to Katy: "This gumdrop on the roof is for rainwater collection, and the lifesaver collects sun energy." I guess gingerbread houses are joining the green-movement.

 

 

Nathan designed gingerbread houses for Katy and I to decorate. He and Katy baked the gingerbread walls, and Nathan made molten sugar to pour into the windows for glass panes. He was so excited to put a flickering LED light inside the homes so the windows illuminated.

We waited until the children were asleep before we started our creations. Then we stayed up late for a couple nights decorating. It was really fun to talk and eat cheeseballs for a few hours.