Last night was our Church's annual gingerbread house building night! After weeks of planning, days of ordering, shopping, and budgeting, hours of packing lollies, and many last minute jobs to complete - the night came together. Our car and house smelt like a lolly shop and bakery while our study became so packed with lollies and tablecloths you could barely move. This year was a lot bigger than last year: In 2014 we had 83 people attend, this year it was over 130! To give you an idea of what that is in reality, here are a few numbers:
I bought:
💮 19kg of bullets
💮 19kg of freckles
💮 50m of licorice
💮 1260 musk sticks
And the list goes on! We also packed over 700 individual bags of lollies and tied more twisty ties than I care to count! Anyway, here are a few photos from the night. By the end of the night, we had raised about $800 for Missons.
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| What 102 gingerbread houses flat packs look like |
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| All set up, ready to go |
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| Extra lollies and gingerbread men for sale |
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| We had 16 tables, ranging from 6 to 13 people at each table |
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| Decorating the houses! |
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| Just starting to decorate... |
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| We finished them off by dusting them in icing sugar and wrapped them in cellophane, tied with a ribbon |
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| One of the 96 completed houses |
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