Kindergarten Gingerbread Houses

Kate and I were lucky enough to visit Enoch's class today and help build gingerbread houses. We had so much fun. Kate behaved very nicely and felt like such a big girl sitting at the table with all the kindergarteners.
I love how they do houses. Each child gets a clean milk box and a paper plate. The mom helpers dollop a huge scoop of royal icing on top of the sealed box and the kids smear it all over their 'house' using a popsicle stick. Each table has a container of candy and the kids are free to use whatever they want. It's great! Forget gingerbread or graham crackers - this is genius.




Everyone had a great time. Some houses were very artistic, some very elaborate, some very sparse and some loaded with candy. What a fantastic way for the kids to express their personalities. Enoch's and Kate's houses were very cute.

Thank you, Mrs. Simpson, for letting us come and play!