We have really hit a low this year on decorating gingerbread houses. We went from decorating with kits 10 years ago and trying to make it look like a cute candy house to years later the kids dumping all of their frosting on the roof and shoving all of the candy in the mess. I put one together after the fact to show them how it should be done. Hopefully next year will be better.
It's like the parable of the talents. We provided them with all of the supplies to make a successful house but they buried their talents.
James was the first to do it and they all followed him which also shows how much they all look up to him and want to be just like him.