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New House Construction

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No, not a real house.  We got Eva a Gingerbread House kit and had a frustrating, but ultimately fun experience building it and getting it decorated.  I picked up the kit Saturday at Joann's for next to nothing (coupon) and we got right to building it when we got home.  Oh my goodness, did we ever have construction issues.  That frosting is just not enough to hold those walls and roof together.  At all.   My son in law told me later that the better kits come with a foundation tray that helps hold the walls in place, but our bargain kit did not have that option.

We would get it all set up and watch it slowly sag apart.  I posted on Facebook about the troubles we were having, and a girlfriend (experienced Noni to six or eight grands) gave me a tip.  She said, forget about using the frosting for holding the walls together.  Get out the glue gun and those walls will hold up and not fall down.  She got sick of the kids crying every time their construction fell apart and figured out how to take care of things.  It worked pretty well!  It isn't as if we are going to eat the thing, so why not use glue to stick it together?

We let it set up all night and then proceeded to get it decorated on Sunday morning.  As you can see, Eva is having a ball with the embellishments.  I just love turning a child loose on a creative project.  She was so satisfied with the results.

I did some fun sewing Friday and Saturday which I will share with you tomorrow.  I have come down with some kind of icky sore throat/laryngitis thing and plan to spend some time resting and reading.

Hope you are all enjoying the wonder of this holiday season!

27 responses to “New House Construction”

  4. Good tip to usee the glue gun and it’s a delight to see a budding artist at work! Eva clearly has a wonderful imagination and good color sense already! Great roof, too. 🙂
    Wishing you well!
    Hugs

  5. Good tip to usee the glue gun and it’s a delight to see a budding artist at work! Eva clearly has a wonderful imagination and good color sense already! Great roof, too. 🙂
    Wishing you well!
    Hugs

  6. Good tip to usee the glue gun and it’s a delight to see a budding artist at work! Eva clearly has a wonderful imagination and good color sense already! Great roof, too. 🙂
    Wishing you well!
    Hugs

  7. That is so cute and what a great idea. Glue gun to the rescue. It looks like she had a great time!
    Mary

  8. That is so cute and what a great idea. Glue gun to the rescue. It looks like she had a great time!
    Mary

  9. That is so cute and what a great idea. Glue gun to the rescue. It looks like she had a great time!
    Mary

  10. “It isn’t as if we’re going to eat the thing…” That’s so funny! Eva looks totally focused on her house decorating task, so well worth the extra time waiting for the glue to dry! Feel better soon!

  11. “It isn’t as if we’re going to eat the thing…” That’s so funny! Eva looks totally focused on her house decorating task, so well worth the extra time waiting for the glue to dry! Feel better soon!

  12. “It isn’t as if we’re going to eat the thing…” That’s so funny! Eva looks totally focused on her house decorating task, so well worth the extra time waiting for the glue to dry! Feel better soon!

  13. Cute house but honestly I would love to eat some of it and therefore a glue gun would be my first choice.

  14. Cute house but honestly I would love to eat some of it and therefore a glue gun would be my first choice.

  15. Cute house but honestly I would love to eat some of it and therefore a glue gun would be my first choice.

  16. Oh my, if only I had known that glue gun trick when my nieces were little! I have eaten part of a gingerbread house before and… meh. Use the glue gun and make some separate tasty cookies.

  17. Oh my, if only I had known that glue gun trick when my nieces were little! I have eaten part of a gingerbread house before and… meh. Use the glue gun and make some separate tasty cookies.

  18. Oh my, if only I had known that glue gun trick when my nieces were little! I have eaten part of a gingerbread house before and… meh. Use the glue gun and make some separate tasty cookies.

  22. Eva is too cute! Love her decorating skills! I think thicker icing works too and I think I saw somewhere that they used white caulking for holding the crackers in place especially if they’re not going to eat it.

  23. Eva is too cute! Love her decorating skills! I think thicker icing works too and I think I saw somewhere that they used white caulking for holding the crackers in place especially if they’re not going to eat it.

  24. Eva is too cute! Love her decorating skills! I think thicker icing works too and I think I saw somewhere that they used white caulking for holding the crackers in place especially if they’re not going to eat it.