{"id":15798,"date":"2011-12-14T12:50:32","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T16:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=15798"},"modified":"2012-05-02T19:32:56","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T23:32:56","slug":"nanas-gingerbread-party-by-loralee-lewis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/nanas-gingerbread-party-by-loralee-lewis\/","title":{"rendered":"Nana’s Gingerbread Party by Loralee Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ladies, The Emmy’s have paid off.\u00a0 We have had celebrities (I’m talking multiple Oscar-winning) calling us\u00a0to create their\u00a0Christmas cards and Hoilday events.\u00a0 Don’t worry;\u00a0\u00a0I’ve let it all go to my head.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Then last week,\u00a0I realized that I needed to\u00a0shake off the starstruck dust and begin\u00a0planning\u00a0my own much much<\/strong><\/em>-more humble personal affairs.\u00a0 And despite my Christmas wish, P-diddy (or whatever he is going by right now) would not be attending. (Although, I must tell you, my children entertain me and hold my heart’s attention much longer than any A-lister could dream of. They truly are my shining stars.)<\/p>\n

First on the docket, Nana’s Annual Gingerbread party.\u00a0 This past weekend, I helped my mother bring together her annual Gingerbread party.\u00a0 I created a Gingerbread paper Collection just for the event.\u00a0 She was especially excited since this was the first year that the bulk of her grandchildren would be\u00a0in town.\u00a0\u00a0 Almost everything was homemade and straight from the heart.\u00a0 The kids had a blast.\u00a0 I made little notes at the bottom of the post of what I felt went very well in hopes that it may aid future gingerbread parties both humble and\u00a0red carpet\u00a0alike!<\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>1) Favors: We created “Take & Make” Gingerbread Men Kits for the kids to take home and make later.\u00a0 The kits included Gingerbread dough,\u00a0a mini frosting tube, decorating candy, and a gingerbread man cookie cutter (pink gingerbread woman cutters were given to the girls).\u00a0 I called them “Take & Make” instead of “Make & Take” because they would be taking them home to make. Not vice versa!\u00a0 These were adorable and also make a fun already-put-together\u00a0activity for children to do at home with parents.<\/p>\n

2) Lunch:\u00a0 We created “Nana’s Homemade Lunch” containers with mini honey peanut butter boys, apples and caramel sauce, carrots, Apple Juices, and gingbread men (of course)!\u00a0 This eased the guilt of gorging our children with candy.<\/p>\n

3) Each child had their very own Gingerbead house and “Construction Zone.”\u00a0 Since all guests (with the excluion of my little Boston) could read, I created personalized chair backers, as well as a little place settings, to help them find their\u00a0seats without any arguments!<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0Nana’s Sweet Shoppe was\u00a0my mom’s brilliant idea.\u00a0\u00a0We lined\u00a0shelves and tables with unique fun candy for the children to decorate with.\u00a0 Each child got a little tray (see photo at top of post) and could fill tiny plastic containers with whatever candies they wanted. The kids loved this.<\/p>\n

5) To\u00a0make spreading frosting easy,\u00a0we made small individual frosting tubes for each child.\u00a0 If you have very small children, look for the accordian type.\u00a0 The\u00a0pictured\u00a0frosting tubes\u00a0were perfect for four or five year olds, but for my two-year old Boston I should have\u00a0purchased the accordian style.\u00a0 I purchased my frosting tubes from Garnish<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6)\u00a0\u00a0Nana made sure that\u00a0all the candy she purchased was very chewable as to not be a choking hazard for the tiny tots.\u00a0 \u00a0I thought this was smart.\u00a0 No one wants a choking scare at the Gingerbread party.<\/p>\n

7) Each child got\u00a0to wear a\u00a0gingebread apron made with love by Nana.\u00a0 We didn’t put names on the aprons because our families are still growing and still want to use them for years to come.<\/p>\n

The Gingerbread Collection is available in the store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Happiest Holidays,<\/p>\n

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