Is there anything cuter than the sheer delight candy brings to a child’s face?
The tricky part is keeping them from eating it!
The gingerbread houses were ready for decorating with muffin tins full of goodies
And I was itching to do a little decorating myself…
I got out this gumdrop tree, made by a special friend years ago, along with a stash of candy I save just for decorative purposes
I warmed up the glue gun and got to work
After gluing the giant lollipops onto the gumdrops, candy canes and peppermints were added to cover the sticks
I think it turned out crazy cute!
And eyeballs got as big as saucers!
After a jolly afternoon of gingerbread house building, I set a table with all of the candy creations
Look at these masterpieces!
To make things easy, use house kits and hot glue them together in advance
frosting in a can is a real time saver and very user friendly
Older kids can manage squirting, and younger kids will need a little help
Charlie Brown {21/2} caught on right away and thought it was grand fun, he would put a candy on the icing, then he’d take it off, lick it and put it back on!
The kits came with a variety of candies, and I added some M & Ms and candy canes
The whole house smelled like a bakery shop!
An explosion of sweet treats!
Santa is watching from above to make sure no one tries to sneak a taste
The little artists were so busy licking their fingers and sampling candies they didn’t even touch the Snowy Cookie Tree, so I added it to the sweet vignettes in the kitchen
Ho Ho Ho, less than 2 weeks to go!
tip: tape freezer paper over the work area to make clean up a breeze
gingerbread house kits/Trader Joe’s
gumdrop tree/styrofoam cone, toothpicks, glue, gumdrops
Ho pillow/society6.com/paintedapron
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