Gingerbread House with Arched Attic Window and Eight Peppermints

A little gingerbread house sits on a snowy mound with a steep roof trimmed in wavy icing and eight round peppermint swirl candies. A brick chimney rises on the right side of the roof. An arched attic window with a cross-shaped frame has striped shutters swung open on both sides. Below it, a heart outlined with small dots hangs above the front door, which has arched panes and a round knob. Two tall candy canes with striped swirls stand on either side of the door, and two more shuttered windows with striped shutters sit beside them. Four big round lollipops on long sticks stand outside, two on each side, and two oval stepping stones lead toward the door. Try colors for the candy cane stripes and the peppermint swirls, like red and white, then use pastel crayons for the lollipops. The printable page also works well for talking about patterns, since the shutters and candy canes all have stripes to fill in.