Clover Kids make gingerbread houses and holiday gifts ...

Graham crackers, frosting and Clover Kids made the perfect combination to make gingerbread houses at recent educational sessions. Youth were able to use their imagination to design their own gingerbread house creation made out of graham crackers (as pictured in the two surrounding photos). They learned it took patience, lots of frosting and some re-designing to make the houses stand by themselves. Candy was supplied to decorate with, which added another challenge if the candy was too heavy for their structure. After completion, most gingerbread houses ended up as a snack.

Clover Kids then made hot cocoa kits to take home or give away for the holidays. They filled containers with hot cocoa mix, mini marshmallows and holiday candies, attached a homemade card and had a great DIY (do it yourself) gift, as pictured the photo below. For more information about 4-H and upcoming activities contact the Allamakee County Extension and Outreach Office in Waukon at 563-568-6345 or visit http://www.extension.iastate.edu/allamakee/. Submitted photos.