Gingerbread House 2

After we put the gingerbread houses together and they were dried appropriately, I told the kids they could eat a few pieces of candy from the houses after their meals.  In a week both kids ate all the candy from the top of their houses and we are now working on eating the walls.

Gingerbread House 1

This was the first year we have gotten a Christmas tree for the kids and we thought it would be nice to start other Christmas traditions as well, like making gingerbread houses.  Both kids really liked this project and went at it with gusto.  Veronica's house was elegant and Lorenzo's house was over the top with lots of candy on the roof. 

The Little Chef

We have been doing a lot of holiday baking and the kids love helping me.  On this day we were making chocolate chip cookies.  The kids adored the creamed butter and sugar so much they ate a good amount before we even added the chocolate chips.