Cindy Lou Who and the Gingerbread House!
Yes, I am at it again…giving special people, special names…so let me introduce you to Cindy Lou Who!
Cindy Lou Who
One of my neighbors, has a little grand daughter who is visiting with her family for the Christmas Holidays!
She is just about the cutest little thing with blonde ringlets surrounding her little round cheeks.
I decided she should be called…Cindy Lou Who!
(For those of you who know the story of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”...I am sure you will remember little Cindy Lou Who!)
Anyway, I ran into…(not literally) haha! Cindy Lou Who and her grandmother in the super market, where I was about to buy a gingerbread House kit.
Each year, I make several houses and put them on display on my cabinets as part of my Christmas decor.
The house is pre-baked and ready to “glue” together.
Yes, most times I buy a kit, which has the pre-made gingerbread… but I use most of my own decorating candies etc.
Each piece needs at least a minute to bond. I like to let the icing sit a bit on the piece before sticking together.
Plus, one never has enough frosting in those kits, so I make more icing and buy those tubes of colored icing to go with.
frosting and gum drops and peppermint candies
So, it just so happened that little Cindy Lou Who, had never made a gingerbread house ….. so I invited her and her grandmother over to my home to make her first gingerbread house while her grandmother and I sipped tea and munched on Christmas Cookies.
Quite a deal huh? Child labor to do my work for me!
Seriously, it turned out to be a great experience as it brought back memories of my children making gingerbread houses.
I watched as Cindy Lou Who’s little fingers became coated with frosting (and the granite counter-tops too) as she meticulously placed candies on the house and roof top.
She had helped me put the house together and I have to admit…a carpenter might think the house a little crooked…but we didn’t and don’t care.
I believe that little “snow” streak was a little finger taking a taste! 😉
Who needs perfect when little ones are learning what to do in a kitchen….and they are so eager and excited to help.
When the gingerbread house was finished…(to Cindy Lou Who’s satisfaction)…I promised her the house would have a prominent place on my cabinet-top for my Annual Christmas Open House….which is the 21st of December this year.
We have no family living close to us and so it was wonderful having a little one in my kitchen again.
I so enjoyed this little girl and her imagination….
And her gingerbread house is beautiful, isn’t it?
Do you my dear readers, encourage your little ones to help in the kitchen?
Believe me when I tell you that the memories you make today… will last a lifetime.
Me
PS…when I told her mother I was going to post Cindy Lou Who’s gingerbread house, she asked that I not use pictures of her little girl and of course I understand and respect that.
Hence….little Cindy Lou Who!!!!! 🙂
I forgot to say I totally understand why the mother wouldn’t want a picture of her daughter on any site. All anyone has to do is right click on the photo and they can save it to their computer. After that they can post the photo anywhere. So many people put photos of their little ones on FB, and to me that’s one of the worse places to put your little ones on.
Oh yes, I really understand about protecting these little ones.
I don’t like to see pictures on Facebook of children …and their parents commenting on just where they are, exact locations, etc.
Perhaps I am just paranoid.
I have suggested to my grand daughter to go to a safe site where she can control who see’s my little great grandson. It is called lifecake and is really a great place to put pics, etc
thanks for stopping by
Me
Oh, how cute and messy. Grin!
Yes, she is …..;)She is a cutie!
thanks for stopping by Donna!
Me
Is she like five years old? Sounds like a precious afternoon.