I have had a lovely day with the little Tinker today. We decided that we would make some gingerbread men (people) using the baking set he got for Christmas (he had been hankering after one for a while!). I made up the gingerbread before he came into the kitchen, and left it to cool before he put on his pinny and set to work...
... rolling...
...cutting...
... popping on to the baking tray
... and putting in the oven to make these delicious little people (and they really are delicious!).
After lunch we set about icing them. We used Royal Icing (the stuff you can buy from supermarkets that you just add water to) and some tiny little chocolate beans that I'd found in Asda. I put spots of icing in the appropriate places, I used the pointy end of a teaspoon to do it, but wished I had an icing syringe (I love this Tala one!). My husband informs me that some of their eyes are a little scary! The Tinker then put on the buttons (I suspect more went in his mouth!)
The very last one, he did himself. He was fantastic to watch, really careful about where he was putting his decorations. I fully expected him to cover it in both icing and chocolate beans!
A lovely activity to do. Gingerbread is a great dough for children to work with, it feels great, doesn't mind being handled and doesn't tear easily.
The recipe I used comes (in disguise as a gingerbread man)with these lovely 'Budding Chef's Cooking Sets', which can also be personalized. They are available to buy here.
And on a completely different note, tomorrow I will be letting you know what you need to do to become the owner of one of these lovely Foxy Loxy Journals that I will be giving away in my New Year Giveaway. Don't miss out!!!
