Toddler Gingerbread Houses 2

We had so much fun decorating gingerbread last year that we just had to do it again.  I made a big batch of royal icing, put the sprinkles into shaker containers and bought a few candies to share. The parents brought a gingerbread kit assembled the night before so it could withstand the decorating enthusiasm.

This year, Henry was very busy with eating any candy that I put on the house.  His favorites were the cinnamon red hots and the gumdrops.  He also loved tucking all sorts of candy in the gingerbread house windows.

Samuel recently turned one. He was most fascinated with playing with the candies in the crinkly wrappers so his daddy helped with the decorating.

Jonas was also a big fan of the candy tasting. He liked placing the gingerbread marshmallows in the yard, too. One of those marshmallows is Jonas, one is Henry, one is his mommy, one is his daddy, etc.

I had a lot of sprinkles and candy to sweep up after all was done.

That has to be the sign of a good toddler craft :)

Before I close here, I have to show one more photo of the candy stuffed into the windows.

I'm pretty sure that Henry wishes our house looked like that inside.