Gingerbread House Kit - Thanks Sykes Cottages!
When Sykes Cottages asked if I’d like to take part
in a Gingerbread House competition despite never making one I leapt down their
throats saying yes yes pick me! I then proceeded to google gingerbread houses
like a pro and between the four of us we came up with some amazing designs!
Proper two storeys with maybe some little gingerbread people though the
windows.
The kit arrived and I immediately had vision of a
Martha Stewart styles Sunday all gathered around the kitchen table with extensions
and chimneys pots and perhaps a little snow gingerbread village. Boys I said go
and play for ten minutes while I build the main house then we’ll start
decorating! An hour later and I was frantically dialling my mum with an elbow
asking how long Icing took to set. Her reply
“about 4hours darling I think why?”
It was that point I decided to give up my plans of a
miniature Pemberley in gingerbread and just have fun! The boys were called back
in and immediately started getting messy and taste testing the sweets (a major
part of any baking!) A fabulous 2 hours passed while we covered the house with
chocolate buttons and jewelled sweets then changed for smarties and candy canes
from the trees!
Once I’d let go of being a perfectionist and my
ideas of winning we had an amazing time! I don’t think the boys have
concentrated on one task and had so much fun for such a long time. My neatly
pristine planned day turned into a slightly messy (they ate most of the mess!)
and more fun than I could imagine day. A big thank you to the guys at Sykes Cottages from a lovely subtly reminder of what Christmas is really about! I
have sneaked away to type this up while they have decided that have demolished
the house to eat it’s time to make some mince pies!
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