I know, I know I know I keep saying it over and over and over. But here I go again Christmas is just 5 days away. Which means our children are out of school. If yours are like mine they seem to be underfoot and you can’t get anything done. Now, don’t get me wrong I am grateful for Charlie and I love having him home. But I would like to have just 5 minutes to myself.
To do this I thought I would invite some of Charlie’s friends over and we can look through this website that teaches us about Gingerbread House Designs and once David is home we might make one of our own. Which will be the very first time Charlie or I have had the opportunity to build a Gingerbread House even though Charlie has been asking to make one this year.
Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)
Build a gingerbread house using the “Teacher’s Guide” from this site.
Problem-solving, creative thinking, and cooperation are all covered in this activity available in a downloadable and printable document from Cornell University. It was written for a middle school/high school class, but it can easily be done at home.
And here are some other gingerbread sites:
The Science Behind the Invention of Gingerbread
Ewwwww! It’s hard to believe, but at the Science I.Q. website they explain that gingerbread originated because of a wheat disease known as “stinking smut” that “replaces the wheat grain with a black powder of spores that has a strong fishy odor.” Learn more about it at the website, although it won’t exactly whet your appetite for gingerbread.
Young children may enjoy the gingerbread tactile and sensory suggestions, along with weights and measurement activities suggested by preschool and early elementary grade teachers at this website.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
