I set it up, piling the icing in place and holding it until it stuck then I let them go for it. Turned out very festive as always.
For the icing I used 1 cup of shortening, put it in the mixer and mixed until spread out around the bowl. Then I added 1/2 a cup of icing sugar at a time, and stopped when the icing was thick enough to hold the gingerbread together, but smooth enough to pipe from a piping bag. Cheap, quick and easy! Why do people pay for ready made icing at the bulk store?
On the fourth day of Christmas, my parents gave to me... something new and fun too!
There was some confusion this morning when the kids came downstairs and found our hollow book empty. That is until they realized there were two presents under the tree which obviously could not fit in the book. Their squeals of delight were priceless. It's like we got to experience Christmas morning a bit early! My husband and I were listening from our room as the kids screamed. He looked over at me and said "You are such a great mom." and made my heart melt.
My daughter received a book on Fairy mythology and my son received a book about pirates complete with fold out ship and paper masts, sails, crew and canons. It took a while and some patience to get everything worked out so he could play... I am so thankful this gift did not take up 45 minutes from my Christmas morning. I think I made the right choice for their early gifts.
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