Contest of the Ginger Bread Builders

Trader Joes has a really great kit to make Ginger Bread Houses

And with my kids one of the best ways to get things done is a Contest!

My older two are very competitive so I never let them be on the same team. So they Always make great team leaded. (Shyanne is a little OCD so most of the time if your on her team your not going to get to much hands on, but we are working on that)

So here we go with a 50 minute timer.

Team 1 

Shyanne and Levi

Team 2

Allyson and Anika

46 minutes into the contest we didnt even have frosting yet! Come on slackers

Shyanne working hard on gluing the house together and of course Levi just looking cute

Team 2 looks like they are sure working together well.

Look at that Clean house.....Must be Team 1

Here Team 2 has already got a lot going on...Wonder if they will win with so much eye catching frosting! I think this team might just be hopped up on Sugar?

Amariah the youngest of the crew was not happy that she didnt get a team. Mommy wasnt about to let her out of the fun. So I grabbed some Ginger Bread cookies that she could decorate and I think it made her day. Just look at that SMILE-

And the concentration was impressive 

I am kind of surprised their was no tongue sticking out.

I think someone might be just as OCD as her sister?

Little hands are so cute and apparently skilled ;)

Team 1 has now finished and Entered this beauty into the contest

Team 2  Has also put up a good Fight, the choice wont be easy?.....

Team 1 Santa is no stranger to this house and whats winter with out Jack frost 

helping play in the snow with the kids and Grandma? 

Nice and Neat and Hard to Beat

Team 2 Also has a Santa who looks like he might have lost some of his goodies?

Creative but a little messy for the Judges taste. 

But we believe they had a lot of Creativity and a LOT of SUGAR!

But after all is said and done the winners were.....DRUM ROLL PLEASE....

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Team 1

Shyanne and Levi!

Levi is sporting the team number and that they are #1

~Happy Crafting~

And 

Merry Christmas