We had our Gingerbread Man-hunt playdate today. I invited too many people, but just the right amount showed up. This was really an easy party to plan, plus the kids LOVED it and the moms LOVED it, so I thought I'd share what we did:
The kids and I made the big gingerbread man yesterday. Overnight, I hid him upstairs. Today the kids came and we read a version of The Gingerbread Man. After the story I told the kids we had made a big GB man and got C & A to give details about how big, so it was clear they had really seen him. We all went to the oven, but inside there was an empty pan - with a note. That note led us to the neighbor's house. Rob was going to be working at home, so he and I worked out for him to sneak the GB man downstairs when everyone left the house. The neighbor (one of the kid's dad) told us that the GB man had been there but left and gave them the next clue. (If Rob had not been home, I had planned to have the neighbor we visited bring the man back.) There were 5 total clues with the last one leading us back inside. It was extremely fun to see how surprised the kids were to find the GB man on our table! And my kids were just as baffled. :)
Cute! I'll have to try that.
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