All of the necessary items - gingerbread walls and roof, two gingerbread people, a tree, the plastic base plate, a few colours of frosting, and lots of different candy to decorate with - came as a kit that only cost $5 from Costco! Peter and Marissa had a different kit to make a fancy tree, but the rest of us made houses - one by Liesl and Ken, one by Ben and I, and one by Tess (who had to leave early as she had baby Madison with her). Here are some photos of the various stages...
The structural work (note the upside-down windows on ours - half of the roof later went on upside-down too... not sure Ben should be studying engineering?!!):
The design and decorating stage:
The finishing touches (note Ken's awesome melted snowman - a great new career for an upright snowman that wouldn't behave!):
The end results:
It was so much fun!! And afterwards, Ben and Ken played Rook against Marissa and Liesl until it was rather late (and the girls won). Thanks to Peter and Marissa for being the hosts, and thanks to all who were there for a very enjoyable night!
