Jeff Toomer, left, and his son Leeroy, 5, make a gingerbread house at the Washington Learning Center. The annual event is held to engage parents of kindergarteners and give them some time to build the houses out of donated materials.

Jeff Toomer, left, and his son Leeroy, 5, make a gingerbread house at the Washington Learning Center. The annual event is held to engage parents of kindergarteners and give them some time to build the houses out of donated materials.