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Gingerbread House with 2 Year Old

12/11/2020

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All I have to say is thank goodness we got the pre-put together house because there is no way this guy would've sat longer than he already was. He was SO excited and I'm sure that made him a little more jittery than he normally may be!
Making a gingerbread house is a tradition that my mom always did with me and last year Lincoln was a little too young (watch the video above and you can see why!). This year, I was debating on if he was too young but decided 'why not' and we made it together while Layla was taking her morning nap.
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After the initial, holy hell there's candy all within my reach and I must eat it all phase, he loved decorating it. We talked about patterns and putting similar candies together. He seemed to really get the concept of making it a fancy house for gingerbread man and roll with it. He taste-tested each type of candy. 

I braced for the aftermath but there really wasn't one to be honest. He was calm, not sugar-high and was so excited to share his masterpiece. As each family member arrived home, he wanted to show them his house (and then sneak a candy, too!).

​This is one of my favorite traditions and yes, even at 2, he did a great job! It's all about your expectations and setting realistic goals. The control freak in me got triggered each time he messed up my patterns, but I went into the project knowing it wouldn't be my normal "perfect" house.
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