Gingerbread Houses

Whenever I have my students build gingerbread houses at school, I always save some of the leftover supplies for Katie to make a gingerbread house at home. She loves making them!

All of my supplies were laid out, and I was ready to go! 

First, I had to add frosting to the sides of my house. 

Then it was time to add the sides.

Once the sides and roof were on, I started adding the details.

I knew I wanted M&Ms on the rooftop.

I added some Red Hots to the other side. 

I was liking what I saw!

I had some little gingerbread men than I placed under the eaves. 

Doesn't it look cute up there? 

Then I began to add more landscaping...trees, snowmen, and more. 

It was a little sticky but worth it!

I wanted some sort of sidewalk, and licorice did the trick. 

I loved the end result! Here is the back, and... 

...here is the front! 

I told my mom what my favorite parts were. First, I liked the snowman in front that I made a scarf for, so he would be warm.

I also liked the tall marshmallow Santa Claus I added to the roof. 

Finally, I liked my snowman with a Hershey Kiss hat. I had fun!