Building Fun into Family Time All Year Round

Parents labor under a number of stressors when it comes to their children. “Am I doing enough for my child?” or “Am I spending enough quality time with him/her?” are frequent concerns.

According to a 2010 New York Times piece, some researchers have found that there has been a surprising leap in the number of hours parents are spending with their progeny. While that may be due to the education of the parents or the simple desire to be different from their own parents, the message is clear: families are now spending more time together than they did in the 1960s. Which is a great thing… as long as everyone can be engaged in a fun, interactive activity that appeals across age groups.

But it’s not always easy to pick something everyone can enjoy. After all, a walk in the park is great for the parents, but can be boring for tweens. Fortunately, multi-generational projects that can be enjoyed by all are experiencing strong market support.

The Candy Cottage, Bringing Families (and Friends) Together

“We’re thrilled to see our dream take flight so quickly and be sold in so many specialty gift shops nationwide,” enthused Rhonda Dunn, one of Cottage Products, LLC’s co-owners. After a gangbuster first-showing at the 2011 AmericasMart^® gift show in Atlanta, sales have continued to climb as stores clamor for the family-friendly Cottage.

The Candy Cottage, developed by two busy moms who still wanted to enjoy family time, is a faux-gingerbread plastic cottage that snaps together. Instantly, the original time-consuming task of making, baking and assembling real gingerbread pieces went from a chore to a simplified family project. Families will like that the Cottage is reusable, disassembles for compact storage, and very easy to clean.

Since The Candy Cottage can be decorated with just about anything that can be dreamed up — colored frosting, miniature marshmallows, licorice whips, peppermint swirls or leftover Halloween candy — the design possibilities are endless. It can be used for any occasion, like a haunted house for Halloween, a pink decoration for a girl’s birthday party or a table-topper with everyone’s favorite team colors for the Superbowl.

Because of the popularity of the original Candy Cottage, the company has rolled out The Party Pack, a set of four smaller Candy Cottages designed for a crowd (why not invite the grandparents over for some fun?). The Party Pack makes it possible for infinite personalization in design, making it a great holiday, playdate or family-time project.

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