Gingerbread constructions - Part 2.

Having made the parts yesterday, this afternoon was the part that I was somewhat wary of.  M went first, partly because she was very keen to do so, partly because hers was the simplest construction and partly because K wasn't yet dressed!  Then I put my walls together, before K did all of hers, then I added my roof.  So this is what they looked like once constructed, pre-decoration.

Left to right: M's, mine and K's.

Then we went at them with coloured icing (with and without the piping bag) and chocolate drops (some chopped up, some whole).  Here are the final results.

M's Swallows & Amazons tent construction, on an island, with campfire.

K's kennel with robot dog.

My little house (it's the Amazon's according to M), with roses and ivy climbing up the walls.

We really enjoyed it and both girls are very keen to do this on a regular basis!  I think the fact that there are plenty of icing bowls and spoons to lick is something that may have contributed to this declaration.

The all-important licking of the icing bowls and spoons.