The second grade hallway at Fairview Elementary proved the sweetest place to be this week, as students showed off their classroom gingerbread villages.
Each student contributed a cottage, business, or public gathering spot, building their creations from items found in cupboards. One village featured a pond filled with Pepperidge Farm Goldfish. Across the hall, a sporting goods store with graham cracker walls helped supply villagers with ice skates.
Fairview second graders have been crafting gingerbread villages for the last 36 years, a beloved tradition that’s been happening even longer than the National Gingerbread House Competition hosted by Asheville’s Historic Grove Park Inn. The project was a surprise to Celia, a student in Mrs. Cheatham’s class who started attending Fairview Elementary this year.
“I didn’t know we’d get to do anything like this,” she shared. “It was fun using the marshmallows and candy canes.”
Thursday, students hosted an open house for families to come see their delicious dwellings.
