Gingerbread Buddies

My kids fought over whose turn it was to paint first, which never happens with their usual art sets. The split-canvas design actually solved the sharing problem, and watching them work side by side on their own gingerbread pal was the sweetest part of the afternoon.

My daughter and her best friend had a blast deciding which cookie faces to paint first—the tutorial’s choose-your-own-adventure style kept them both engaged the whole time. The diptych format meant zero fighting over whose turn it was, and they were so proud hanging their two finished pieces side by

The two-painter setup is genuinely thoughtful—my kids split the canvas without fighting over space, and the choose-your-own-adventure tutorial kept them both engaged for a solid hour. Only wish the paint pots were a bit bigger, but the finished diptych looked surprisingly polished for their age.