Tablescapes, Candyland
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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Ha, ha, looks like everyone had a blast Jenna:@)
ha, they had a lot of fun and sugar!
What a wonderful candyland table!! Love your helpers, so cute.
Their eyes got so big when they saw that candy tree!
You are the best grandmom Jenna! That’s a candy wonderland!!!!!
Johanne Lamarche
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Our house still smells like a bakery!
You’re such a fun, creative grandma, Jenna!! I know the kids have such fun at your house, and their creations are so cute. We will be decorating cookies on Christmas Eve, and I’d better use my muffins tins like you, and get a covering for my table. Thanks for your tips!
Have fun Kitty, you and Cissy are baking queens! I hope to make your cake mix cookies next week~
I love this to the max! And your adorables are — well, adorable! Great idea on the pre-kits!
It’s always such fun, thanks Jeanie
How fun!! I want to be one of your grandkids!!! What a spectacular celebration of joy for the holiday season!!
Thanks Ann, we had such fun and they actually didn’t eat but a couple of tiny candy canes, they were more into decorating with them!
OH MY HEART!!! LOVE this!!!!
It won’t be long until you’re making gingerbread houses with your little precious one!
I CANNOT wait!!
I really miss having little ones around for fun times like this! I am sure they enjoyed making these gingerbread houses – and they made such a cute table setting, too! Enjoy the holidays!
Jenna, you are the grandmother extraordinaire! The grands are absolutely adorable and what a fun project. Seeing your gumdrop tree reminded me that I made a gumdrop wreath years ago! Your added sweets made it so cute! The gingerbread houses turned out fabulous! I will be trying that next year!
This is the best idea ever! What kid (or even adult) wouldn’t love to sit at a table full of goodies and build a gingerbread house? It looks like everyone had a lot of fun, I know I would have. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you Pattie, gingerbread has always been magical to me, I love doing this with the littles every year!
Oh what fun. It is every child (and adult’s) dream. My home was exceptionally quiet for an entire week when my children were decorating their gingerbread house. The best memories. Gingerbread is my favorite. It makes for such a tasty decoration.
Thank you Marsha, the funny thing was the dads were just as into it as the kids!
How special and so fun. We love to decorate gingerbread houses and bake cookies with our grandsons. Merry Christmas!
Thank you Judi, Merry Christmas to you
Oh so cute Jenna! I want to pull up a chair next to Charlie Brown… I like his method of applying the candy to his house 🙂 Love all the sweet treats and adorable houses, they make a perfectly candyland table. ♥
ohmygosh, that is the cutest activity and table ever! You’re a fun Grandma, no doubt about!
we had a lot of fun, thanks Rita
This candyland area is so cute! My girls and I make a gingerbread house each year. The different houses made by your kids are cool to see.