Ginger
bread

Houses!

Our Legendary Holiday Project is Coming Soon.

Everyone loves our Gingerbread Village OPEN HOUSE!

Nearly 200 gingerbread houses made by the students, will become a truly Magical Winter Village at our Open House – Saturday, December 6, from 4-7 pm. Hot cocoa, cider, cookies, and a fire pit out back, will make this a special part of your holiday season!

The gingerbread house projects are made the week after Thanksgiving, Dec 1 – 5

You must bring items in the week BEFORE Thanksgiving break.

Your student needs to bring 3 items the week before Thanksgiving…

1, 2, 3. Here’s everything you need to do:

1. Candy

Instructions

Two bags of candy need to be brought in the week of Nov 17 – 21 or before.

Due to allergies and because we KNOW what works best, please bring only these kinds of candy.

  • Lifesavers
  • Licorice strips
  • Jellies and gumdrop candy
  • Mint candies/candy canes/Peppermint sticks
  • Old fashioned candies!
  • Hard candies of any kinds
  • Pretzels
  • Marshmallows
  • Candy Decorations
  • Red hots

(NO chocolate, no nuts, no m&m)

Note: All the candy is SHARED, so we have a big variety for everyone to use.

2. House

Instructions

1. Each student must have a half-gallon (old-style) milk or juice CARTON that has a house-like shape at the top.

2. CUT THE BOTTOM OFF !!! so the inside can be CLEANED with SOAP! DO NOT simply rinse it out. Uncut cartons will be thrown away. They will stink. (We know this for sure!)

(CUT The bottom off AND WASH your carton! Thank you!)

3 Base

Instructions

CARDBOARD: Bring flat piece of cardboard – 6″ x 9″ rectangle (so they fit on shelves)

Please cut your cardboard and house so teachers aren’t cutting for 200 students. Thank you!

Mr. Dennas makes all the frosting! (it doesn’t taste good – just for show)

We will be managing all the frosting and candy. Kids are allowed two small pieces or one big one for snacking during construction. That is all.

We Can’t Wait! See you soon.