Snow-Draped Gingerbread Cottage with Striped Door

A little gingerbread house sits on a mound of snow, with a thick, wavy layer of icing-style snow draped over the roof. A small chimney with its own snow cap stands on the right side, decorated with teardrop shapes and a dot. Under the peak, a heart-shaped decoration with a teardrop in the middle sits above a four-pane window with slatted shutters and little icicles hanging from the sill. Stars are drawn on the wall beside the window. The walls look like candy blocks covered in circles and teardrop shapes, and the arched door has bold diagonal stripes and a round knob. Try coloring the door in two alternating colors like a candy cane, then give each wall block a different candy shade. This free page also works well for talking about patterns and shapes with younger kids.