Valentine's Houses

It has been really cold this weekend, and we needed a project to keep us busy indoors.  I made some gingerbread houses for the kid's to decorate with Valentine's candy. I have seen people decorating gingerbread houses for various holidays, so I filed the idea away for a rainy (or cold) day activity.  I actually just hot-glued the graham crackers together.  A friend used hot glue at Christmas for Mamie's class party, and I thought that was a great idea because they are much sturdier (thanks, Merrill!).

It is always funny to me to see how the kids decorate things so differently. You can tell so much about their personalities!

Margaret made hers the fastest, and her goal was basically just to see how many cinnamon bears she could get to stick to the icing. She was mostly just concerned with snacking on the candy. 

Griffin decided that his house was going to be hit by a hurricane.  That is why his "shingles" are jagged looking and the icing is uneven.  That is also why he selected the "My Hero" conversation heart.  He said the bear was the hero that helped the people during the hurricane. 

Mamie took the longest time to decorate her house, and she wanted the icing to be smooth and perfect.  She also took the time to read each conversation heart to make sure that it said something that she liked.

Have a great Valentine's week!