We had a lovely weekend visiting with friends. In honor of a holiday celebration today I made the dining room look a little more festive. I held out on any red decorations in the living room and dining room this year and instead opted for a more neutral palate but today called for some good old red and green!
We decided to make gingerbread houses with our dear friend today. Since our kids are 5 and under we figured I'd construct them and the kids could decorate. I was a little nervous about baking construction worthy gingerbread so I opted for a kit. I wanted to have a nice base to build on so I cut two pieces of cardboard from the boxes that we have laying around.
I wrapped them up in shiny tissue paper, just like I'd wrap a gift.
Which gave me two nice shiny bases
Perfect to construct these on
So cute eh?
We set out the candies that came with the kit along with some extras and I'm happy to say that we all had a blast decorating. In case you are wondering what ours looked like in the end here you go.
Yes, there is a spoon in there and a partially eaten cookie. We took some artistic risks.
I will leave you with some other views of our holiday decor. Have a happy holiday evening.
