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Home » Bittersweet 2nd Graders and Penn High School Students Team Up for Gingerbread Fun

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Bittersweet 2nd Graders and Penn High School Students Team Up for Gingerbread Fun

Posted on November 22, 2024

This week, second-grade students from Bittersweet Elementary School joined forces with Penn High School students to kick off the holiday season with delightful gingerbread-themed activities.

On Monday and Wednesday, Bittersweet’s 2nd graders took a field trip to Penn High School, where they collaborated with Penn students in creating gingerbread houses and engaging in fun gingerbread-inspired crafts. The high school students guided their younger counterparts through rolling and cutting the dough. They also read gingerbread stories and did multiple arts and crafts with the Bittersweet students.

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The multi-day celebration culminated today, Friday, November 22nd, as the baked ginger bread was brought back to Bittersweet to be assembled into houses and decorated. Families joined the fun, adding colorful candies, frosting, and festive designs to the creations.

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Second grade students decorating gingerbread houses has been a tradition for approximately 30 years, this is the first time that Bittersweet collaborated with Penn High School. It provided students with a creative outlet, a chance to learn new skills, and an opportunity to bond across grade levels during the holiday season.

The smiles and joy shared throughout the week are a testament to the power of collaboration and the holiday spirit!

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A woman in a black shirt is holding a plate of gingerbread cookies to a little girl.
Three gingerbread houses on plates, decorated for Christmas, with candy canes and red velvet bow ties.
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Two gingerbread houses on a table, one decorated like a Christmas house and the other like a Halloween house, both adorned
Gingerbread houses on a table, decorated with candy and icing, ready for Christmas celebration.
Gingerbread houses decorated with candy, placed on a green tablecloth.
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