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    12/17/2009

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    Wow! Some people go all the way. LOL Our creations never look quite that perfect but I love them nonetheless. It's part of our holiday tradition with the girls. We usually make it in between Christmas and New Year when we are at home. (Too much stuff to do before Christmas) I have fond memories of it over the years but some sad ones are also associated with it as one year we were preparing to assemble our house and decorate it when they called me to say that my mom had just passed away. :( Anyway, we try to find a different kit every year: house, train, big tree, village. We are back to making a house this year. I've also bought some gingerbread men to decorate too. I can't wait. :)

    We made them with all the cousins the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Some years, hubby bakes the gingerbread...but I've found the pre-fab kits from Costco are just as much fun for the kids and don't make nearly the mess my husband does making gingerbread!!

    I'm still finding little bits of royal icing in obscure spots in my kitchen...

    We make ours from a kit. This year it is a train. The objective in our house is to stop the animals from eating it (the dog got it last year).

    This is just so perfect for today! My BF from college has been having my kids and I over (for the last 6 yrs or so) every year to make a gingerbread house and tonight's the night this year! It is her gift to my kids (and to me--the mess is hers to clean up-she even says so!).


    She does purchase a kit and then suppliments TONS of additional candies. Oh and the powdered sugar to sprinkle on top to make it looked like it just snowed.

    A couple of years ago, I gathered photos from past building adventures and put them into one of those cute House Shaped Chipboard Albums as her Christmas gift. (of course I never take pics of my completed projects--hint hint) I think it was one of my most favorite albums that I have made and hers too of course.


    Oh, and the thing is, one kid gets two sides of it to decorate and the other gets the other two sides. Maybe someday they will work together for a change.

    My word. I used to live in Coalinga, California. It's a tiny town of 7000 residents. My Dad was a pastor there, and when the wind was just right, we could smell Harris Ranch 11 miles away on the interstate. I remember loving that the booths at Harris Ranch were covered in cow hides, the white and black kind. Cool. Never thought I'd read "Harris Ranch" and "Coalinga, CA" on a favorite scrappy blog. Too cool!

    What is behind the tradition of gingerbread houses - that is one thing we do not do here in NZ and it has always intrigued me as it seems such a big thing to do!

    Oh hey, I know Britta! (the genius behind the gingerbread Hogwarts) I went to one of her Harry Potter parties, and it was INCREDIBLE. She is definitely a force of nature.

    At the downtown Seattle Sheraton hotel they have the most amazing gingerbread houses. Some are even built/designed by local architects.

    We did. I'll have to blog it and send you a link.

    love the idea to make it between Christmas and New Year's! (thanks Nathalie for the idea!)

    I buy a kit at Sam's Club and hot glue it together the night before we make it. I save up some the Halloween candy we don't eat for the "event" and add that to the assortment from the box. Not sure how I'll handle it this year b/c the twins will surely want to participate. Last year I let each of my "bigs" take a side to decorate. It was great fun and looked so beautiful! We did look through a couple books beforehand for some creative inspiration.

    Those are too cute! I bought a flexi-bake gingerbread house pan a few years ago and haven't used it yet .. I should do it soon before DS gets too old to want to help!

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