On Friday I went into the city while my parents soaked up some time with their only grandchild. After reiterating that the candy was to decorate not eat I left for the ferry and have only been told about what happened next. Time with grandparents is so precious and having a special activity makes it even better! My son was so excited to show my husband and I his “Cool gingerbread house” and since making it with my parents he has pointed to every gingerbread house he’s seen and said ” I made one of those with Grandma and Grandad! ” pretty cool!
- Gather your materials. You will need a gingerbread house kit , icing and candies. Our house came with everything you see here but when this activity is repeated next year more candies will be bought. Also make sure you have a permissive grandparent and eager grandchild.
- Start by icing the house.
- Add the candies.
- Add some more for bushes.
- Don’t forget the door nob!
- Add some icing icicles.
- Eat some icing with help from Grandad! I love this picture even though I am sure I would have said “Dad don’t ?!” had I been there, so it’s good I wasn’t.
- Beam with pride when it’s all done!
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What a special day spent with Grandpa! Great memory makers!
I bet they had a blast. looks like a great day and sweet memories!
So adorable, esp the pic of Grandpa feeding him candy! Yay for whoever took the pics! I’m guessing it was Grandma and that the pics were part of the deal.
What beautiful memories- for your little boy, and your parents. I just love watching my cherubs interact with their grandparents. It’s so lovely sometimes I could weep…
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Love it!! My oldest decorated a gingerbread house with his grandma last year, and they had so much fun. The best picture I have from it is Will leaning over the house after they were done to take a bite directly from the roof of the house.
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We had such a super time making the gingerbread house that we’re planning to make it an annual event! You’re correct – Grandma did take the pictures but wasn’t expecting that they’d end up becoming a post to NTFFC! Using the kit made it very easy as it eliminated all the preliminary preparation so the “boys” could get right to decorating!
Making special memories with grandparents is “beauty full”.
I bet both of the boys had many laughs and had an absolute ball constructing their festive looking gingerbread house.
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What a special time… isn’t this what life is all about?!!!! I so wish we lived closer to family, but I love and appreciate all those sweet grand-parent moments!
It was a very special time and we (Grandma & I) are just looking at all the pictures again and enjoying it all over again.
Yes she took the pictures and there wasn’t a fuzzy one in the bunch.