Day 327 – Giant Gingerbread

For today’s intention, Vinny and I went to the Newport Visitors Center to see New England’s Largest Gingerbread House. When we walked in, I don’t really know what I was expecting to see as far as size but this was simply amazing! It was not just a gingerbread house….in true Newport fashion it was a gingerbread lighthouse. As we walked in the room we could smell the sweet, fragrant, delicious smell of the gingerbread. My mouth absolutely dropped open when I saw the sheer size of the 16 foot lighthouse. It is composed of 350 pounds of gluten-free organic gingerbread, 20 gallons of royal icing and 2,400 pieces of candy and giant lollipops. It was set up in a scene that included faux snow and reindeer, all quite festive indeed.

There were other activities going on as well. Santa came to see the kids and take pictures. Also, they had tables set up for kids to draw pictures and write letters to Santa and put them in the mailbox by the tree. It was such a precious scene. And to perfectly top things off, they had a large sleigh being filled with non-perishable food items to be donated to the food pantries for those in need. Vinny and I brought some canned goods to go in the sleigh as well.

This was a fun intention for sure to kick off the weekend and a good cause to support in the process. Cheers and Happy Friday!! #HGAL