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Whidbey Xtra! WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2015 | Vol. 1, No. 30 | WWW.WHIDBEYNEWSTIMES.COM | FREE
Gingerbread Workshop challenges sweet creativity By MEGAN HANSEN
mhansen@whidbeynewsgroup.com
The Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association is once again offering an afternoon of sweet fun Saturday with the annual Gingerbread Workshop. The Workshop runs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 at the Coupeville Masonic Lodge. “We started it as just a free family activity in conjunction with our shop local promotion,” said Vickie Chambers, executive director of the association. “We found out really quickly that people really like it. “Over the last four years we’ve doubled the amount of supplies we buy.” The workshop is free to the public. Just show up ready to create. “We have everything you need,” Chambers said. The association, with the help of some member sponsors, provide gingerbread house kits and all the decorating candy needed. Get there early to ensure there’s a kit available and also that you have enough time to build and decorate. Chambers said they also
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People of all ages enjoy the Gingerbread Workshop, from young children to older couples. The workshop is free and open to the public each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. bring plenty of graham crackers for people to make additional creations. “We try to be creative
with what we get,” she said. While there is no cost for the workshop, the association is inviting attendees to
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bring a food item to donate to Gifts From the Heart food bank. Over the years, the asso-
ciation has also found that it’s not only families with young children that attend the workshop, but over the
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years older couples and even college age people come to make houses. And once you’ve created your masterpiece, you can take it to the Coupeville Library and enter it in the Gingerbread Challenge, sponsored by the association, The Whidbey Examiner and the Friends of the Coupeville Library. Anyone can enter the challenge. Entries don’t have to be made during the workshop. Last year one of the winning entries was submitted after the workshop and caught the judges eyes for its creativeness in recreating the Coupeville Wharf. Entries will be accepted until Friday, Dec. 18 and will be on display until that time. The public is invited to vote on their favorite creation. Winning entries for best adult, child and people’s choice will be announced during the Red Ticket Drawing 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. Winning entries receive a prize.