If you haven't been with me for long, I need to explain our annual trailer park for you. For years and years, I would attempt to make Gingerbread houses with my daughters. I'd buy the candy and even make the frosting sometimes. Another year went by when it just didn't happen. So, I whipped out the graham crackers and we went to work. One year my oldest daughter made hers into a mobile home with wheels and flat roof. Every year since then, we have made a trailer park. It took the pressure off of having a perfect gingerbread house and is a unique and fun tradition for us. We have definitely improved our technique over the years. Here's a glimpse of this year's park.
It all begins on a piece of foam core.
Lots of candy and royal icing.
DD2 was very intent on her construction.
E. . . doesn't like her picture taken. See her wheelbarrow by the garden shed?
I made a cobblestone driveway.
A view of the lane.
My cute helpers.
The idea of the trailer park is hilarious but it looks like sooooo much fun! I love your trailer park tradition!!! :-D
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your pictures! Looks great and yummy!
ReplyDeleteThat is so darn cute! I love how you guys went out of the norm with your tradition.
ReplyDeleteI love that!! So fun, my son would love that. What a fun tradition!!! Merry Christmas to you!!
ReplyDeleteAs always, beautiful work!! Thanks for sharing your pictures. We always check your blog for ideas when we do ours. ;-) Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeletekaren, that is so stinkin cute!! i love the wheel barrow and your beautiful daughters! looks like fun....
ReplyDeletewe are expecting some snow here tonight!
erin
That's total genius. I actually put our g-bread houses together with hot glue before the niece arrived -- nobody likes to see Aunt Alicia swearing while she tries to put a roof on at a 45 degree angle with runny royal icing, right? . . . :-) Yours are just awesome.
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