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Advent Calendar and Family Gingerbread Project.
We only have one Granddaughter. Since she was two, we have MADE AND FILLED A pocket Advent Calendar. I have filled it with craft supplies, ornament projects, stories, family history, candy and well, just about anything fun or entertaining having to do with the holidays.
Now that she is 12 going on 40...it's become a bit harder. Upgrading craft supplies to fine art supplies...and girly things, less on the projects...Except DAY 1 ...
WHICH WAS A Four GINGERBREAD HOUSES KIT...SO CUTE.
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They all came to pick up the calendar from our house---this is the photo they took when they got home. I think this will be a shoe closet next year...as she will be 13.
But, today, DAY 1 was the gingerbread house kit which I thought would be a great family to do together on Thanksgiving weekend.
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All the makings for 4 tiny houses, icings and decorations. Only problem in making a family event was there was only one bag of white frosting. I pulled out the few cookie icings I had and some extra doo-hickeys (cake decorations).
Since three of us were going to work it was a bit of passing everything around.
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Grinding off the rough edges of the nicely thick pieces. Only one roof piece was broken in the box...thank goodness,
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Works in progress...the plates keep the mess contained and easy to turn around.
The houses are very fragile until they are dry.
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Besides all the small candies and gumdrops, small cute signs were included to name your houses.
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Of course there was monumental picture taking. We really used mostly the cute candies from the kit.
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The houses were all a bit different, this one had an add-on addition and an interesting roof.
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My D-in-Love ....look at that work on her roof...Golly...they are both PROS.
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Mine was a bit of a fright. I tackled the broken roof...which just would not stay together...so the icing ended up very thick, and then another layer again to mask the mess.
But, it finally held together. Thank goodness for the sign, it covered up even more sins...LOL.
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The Grand's was sliding a bit, so this we tilted it, so would dry straighter, and it worked.
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Grandgirl is now taller than Mom...and declared herself the winner...LOL. She finished two...while I was still trying to glue the roof together.
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The Four Gingerbread House kit was a hit...and lots of fun for $9.99.
PERFECT WAY TO START THE ADVENT SEASON.
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I will try and respond to every comment and answer every question. Please don't use my photos without my permission. Sandi Magle
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That sounds like such a fun day!
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks, it was...we had a lot of giggles and the guys watched football, so everyone was happy! Sandi
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by!! I do have one of those light rings that the You Tubers use but honestly, I have just not had enough time to set it up to take pictures....I am barely getting my posts done on my scheduled days as I am still trying to get the house decorated....I hope you had a great Thanksgiving....
Hugs,
Deb
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Thanks for visiting, I have NOTHING up...or even in the works. This has been a rough year, I had heart surgery in October and bouncing back has been slow...just poop out. Hanging in there, so I will live Christmas at your house...grins, Sandi
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DeletePraying for a full recovery for you....Heart surgery is not easy as I have taken care of many patients that needed Rehab afterward to give them a boost...Is their a cardiac Rehab program near you??? The Heatlhcare system I worked for have the Heart Surgery patients go to outpatient Cardiac rehab even for years afterward.... It has been a bad year on so many levels for so many people I know....I really can not wait for 2024 to be over with...
Hugs,
Deb
Debbie-Dabble Blog
Surgeon was optimistic as to solving the problem. So, I am recovering, just seems slow...but then I was inactive for 5 months...it takes so long to get anything done now. I've been pacing myself and doing something everyday. Hope to go to classes after the holidays, we just have so much going on now. Hugs and thanks for the good wishes, Sandi
DeleteFirst of all, the advent calendar in a shoe thing is brilliant! And I love those mini-houses. I bought a big one for the kids to do but things didn't work out over the holiday and we haven't seen them. Now I'm not sure we will till we do Christmas. Time goes so fast, company comes, they have lives and we live too far away to just zip by. But I'm longing to do that. Next year I might try to find those little houses -- they'd be ready then!
ReplyDeleteAww....I remember visiting my parents for holidays we were 6-8 hours away then...we have the luxury of seeing them whenever we ALL want to, just a 45 min away...traffic is awful in Chicagoland. The small houses are really cute...I got them at either Target or Menards??? lol. not sure which. Sandi
DeleteI absolutely love the idea of the gingerbread House kit. What a lovely activity to do with your granddaughter. It's now on my wish list and if I see a similar kit we'll definitely buy one. That would make a great activity for a teenager sleepover party.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun and they were so small, it wasn't an eternity to get them done. Nice part was there was enough of everything to complete them. YES...that would be perfect for teen/pre-teens....but make sure you have some 'good' ginger bread cookies on the side to eat..cause these are awful, that's why they don't break...LOL. Sandi
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