gingerbread party.

Despite all of the craziness of the holiday season, I have always wanted to host a gingerbread party for P and his friends. And my friends, too, of course. This was one of the few parties that I have hosted at my house, but because the guest list was small, I figured it would work okay.

Some pictures of the decor and the food.


I made some peppermint trees. This was actually very easy!



Peppermint-creme filled red velvet whoopie pies. And, yes, I made them from scratch. I'm proud of myself.



North Pole cupcakes. Just a simple cupcake recipe with a peppermint stick stuck in the middle. I used icing to attach the North Pole sign.






I had aprons made for each of Phoenix's six little guests. They were adorable in their aprons.



Some pics of the kiddos decorating. I was very impressed with how focused the kids were on perfecting their little gingerbread creations. They were so cute!










All of the kiddos with their creations.


We also played a game, in which I read a story about a gingerbread man and the kids had to pass a present around the circle each time I said "run". It was a complete and utter disaster, but the mamas got a good laugh, nonetheless.


I had a blast at the party and I think all of the kiddos and mamas had a good time, too. I am so thankful for our wonderful friends.