What Have I Gotten Myself Into?Gingerbread House Edition

Building a gingerbread house is probably one of the most festive things to do during the holiday season. And sure it looks like it's all fun and games, but you're dead wrong.

Building a gingerbread house is one the hardest and most frustrating Christmas crafts to do. And I'm not exaggerating. So today, sit down for story time and grab a juice box because Kaitlin is going to tell you about the time she attempted to build a gingerbread home.

'Twas a night like any other, Kaitlin and her friend Michelle were feeling very crafty. So the idea to build gingerbread houses came to mind. So they went on an adventure to find the perfect gingerbread house kit. Because ain't nobody got time to bake gingerbread AND build a house. So the first stop was at Michael's. They searched and searched around the store, but the only gingerbread houses to be found were ones of Elsa's Frozen palace. So they told Michael's to just let it go, and they went searching at Target instead.

So the two friends walked to Target and alas, they found the kit they were searching for and on sale for $8.99. The kit came with everything! Gingerbread pieces, frosting, gumdrops and so much candy! 'Twas the perfect find. So after finding the perfect kit from Target, they returned to Kaitlin's home to start building their creations. But little did they know, they'd run into trouble very quickly.

Because as I warned building a gingerbread house isn't as easy as it seems. But these two young ladies went ahead to construct the cookie homes of their dreams. Little did they know, their dreams would turn into a nightmare. They spread out their pieces, and cut open their frosting bags, and got ready to go. Michelle had no problem at first putting the walls together, but Kaitlin struggled. She was more concerned with eating the frosting and conserving it as a snack rather than using enough to keep the walls up. She put her walls up with little frosting, and they somehow remained standing, but once the roof was to be added she'd have to change her approach.

It was time for Kaitlin to add the roof, but once she placed the roof on top. CRASH. The house collapsed! Kaitlin had to start over, and use even more frosting to repair the damages. Bah Humbug! But Kaitlin learned her lesson, and realized she couldn't be selfish when it came to the frosting, because her house needs it. So she rebuilt it as well as she could and it could stand again!

So then it was time to decorate, but ever so carefully, because she did not want her house to collapse yet again. So she caught up to Michelle and two friends decorated their houses. The roofs' lines were traced with frosting and candies and gumdrops were added. Maybe one or two gum drops were eaten during this process. Sometimes snacking on the candy made the tracing a little less difficult and frustrating. Looking at the box, the two young ladies wondered why their houses didn't look as perfect, and how on earth did they make icicles from the frosting?

But the two prevailed and did the best they could to make their gingerbread houses look as cute as can be. They added frosting windows and a frosted a chimney to the roof. Even a candy frosting wreath was made above the door! Frosting icicles were attempted and gumdrops were added for some color. Even a candy door knob was added! Plus you can't forget the gummy plants added to the front either!

The house was complete! A little messy but made nonetheless. It may not have looked like the one on the box, but at least their houses had character and charm. Just as they were finished and proud of their accomplishments, Michelle realized it was time to pack up her house and get ready to head out. Once she started to pack up her house CRASH! The whole thing collapsed. But at least she snapped a photo before her house turned into a delicious snack.

And there you have it! That's tale of the time Kaitlin and her friend Michelle built gingerbread houses. They may not have been built to last, but at least they made a very tasty snack.

You all have been warned about how making gingerbread houses do not always go as planned! I hope you enjoyed our little story time. Until tomorrow.