If you do the gingerbread house from scratch, you can stretch it out at least two days...do the baking one day and then the decorating the next day. You might want to have a kit as backup in case the original one falls apart (it happens).

Baking bread is also good--kneading dough is such a good thing to do when you're stressed, and no doubt she's stressed.

Cookies, too. Different kinds.

Lasagne's also a good thing to make, and so tasty (and easy)

Soup from scratch.

Obviously, I like to cook.