Class Parties and Gingerbread Houses

This year I got to go to school on "Winter Party" day and bounce between Alexia and Parker's class parties. Darren worked from home that day so while Lijah took a nap I headed over to the school. Both kids had some fun crafts and activities going on and so I would sit with one of the kids for ten minutes and then I'd run over to the others' classroom for ten minutes.

I got to help Parker make a gingerbread house and put together a foam stocking craft.

I got to play Christmas Bingo with Alexia and eat healthy classroom party food. She ended up with a plateful of cookies to bring home after their cookie exchange. Each of the kids did a book swap in their classroom. It was a great end to school for the year. They had so much room they will probably want to go back in January! :)


Every December we make our own countdown to Christmas with activities to do each night. One activity was making a gingerbread house. So after Elijah went to sleep today we brought out the kit and I let the big kids have at it. Parker wanted to eat both of his gingerbread houses right away. He couldn't understand why he ought to wait.