Wordless Wednesday::Gingerbread House Building

On The Twelfth Night Of Christmas....

we finally built the gingerbread house!

Happy Twelfth Night, friends! xo

The Gingerbread House

Happy holidays from our (gingerbread) house to yours! xo

Inspired By Hansel And Gretel

Yesterday I told the girls the story of Hansel and Gretel. Since I knew this story was coming up I had planned for us to make a gingerbread house in homage to the witch's house in the story. I had briefly toyed with making our own gingerbread but since I wasn't feeling fabulous I decided it would be better to go with a pre-made kit (thank you Target!) and boy am I glad that I did! With how crummy I've been feeling there's no way I would have had the energy or the stamina to prepare gingerbread dough (even though the recipe we use is fabulously yummy) and collect all the necessary ingredients for our house making adventure today. We assembled the kit, and as you can see it all came together beautifully! The girls couldn't get over the fact that we were making a gingerbread house (before Christmas nonetheless) and how beautiful it turned out. Such a sweet cottage and the perfect Hansel and Gretel activity! xo