I have been wanting to make a gingerbread house with my grandkids. When? How? What? This year it was now! The what was a gingerbread version of my house -pink with green shutters. Above are pictures of how it was done. I am having trouble with blogger and am unable to upload certain pictures. I'm a person in a rush most of the time so I haven't taken the time to figure out this problem, so the image of my grandkids decorating the house is not provided.
Taking a cue from a friend I constructed the house before the grandkids decorated it. This was a good move because construction took several days and two concrete mixtures. It was a bit frustrating, but I persevered.
The gingerbread house was entered into the Adrian Public Library gingerbread contest. The contest raised money for library services - mostly the summer reading program. Friends of the Library sold five tickets for a dollar and the public voted for their favorite by putting a ticket in a canning jar. We didn't win the community favorite award, but we did win first prize in the multi-generational catagory with the special distinction of being "The Most Elaborate." The grandkids were surprised by our win.
On the base I attached a lable on which I wrote a quote from Arianna, "Grandma's house always smells like cookies."
I hope they will remember the experience.
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