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Graham Cracker Gingerbread House

December 10, 2014 9 Comments
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At our Winter Wonderland party this weekend, we had a gingerbread house decorating activity. Well, OK, we faked it a little because gingerbread can be expensive and difficult to make. It also breaks easily, so the thought of giving it to 10 kids under 6 made me cringe.

Luckily, Double Bubble gumball cartons and Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Cartons make for perfect canvases for easy to make Gingerbread houses.

 

Gingerbread House Portrait

Using a tub of frosting, we attached graham crackers to all 4 sides of the Double Bubble containers and on the slants of the roof. Don’t worry about the part of the box showing – that all will get covered in icing as they add candy to decorate their houses.

gingerbread house from graham crackers

We pre-made the blank houses for the kids (though you could certainly make them from scratch WITH the kids) and laid them out on a plastic table runner on the floor. We had muffin tins stuffed with candies (gum drops, sour patch kids, gum balls, gummy life savers, Mike and Ikes, and lemon wedges) within reach off each child. We also staged additional frosting containers and plastic knives for each child to use. Even the 2.5-3 year olds were able to participate easily in the activity.

Gingerbread Decorating Party

We also had marshmallows that kids could use to make snow forts and little gingerbread man cookies. We also also added woodland animal cutouts that the kids could add to bring some character to their houses. Since we had put the gingerbread houses on 10″ cake trays, they had lots of room to decorate around the house.

Kids Design Gingerbread

After the kids were finished, we wrapped the houses on the cake trays in plastic bags and tied them with a string to display.

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We also added ice cream cones decorated with sprinkles to finish off the woodsy effect.

Graham Cracker GingerBread

If you want to get your gingerbread decorators in a festive mood, you could read our favorite gingerbread story, The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School.

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  1. miranda papandreou says

    December 10, 2014 at 11:13 am

    This looks soo easy, and I can use the leftovers for s’mores!! We will be doing this tonight! Thanks!
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  2. Jessica @eatsleepbe says

    December 10, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    I LOVE this idea! I might even use it for my son’s class holiday party next week!

  3. Heather says

    December 10, 2014 at 1:20 pm

    It was REALLY easy to make allergy friendly too. We had peanut allergies at the party so I am extra careful about no peanut products in the house leading up to the event.

  4. Heather says

    December 10, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    Oooh! Share pictures!

  5. Sarah @ Finnegan and The Hughes says

    December 10, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    Love it!! I want to do this with the kids
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  6. Beth at nextlifechapter.com says

    December 10, 2014 at 10:43 pm

    This actually does look easy. And I love the ice cream cone Christmas trees–they look great!
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  7. reesa says

    December 10, 2014 at 11:33 pm

    My kids love doing gingerbread houses this way. It’s so fun for them!
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  8. Jennifer @nourishedsimply says

    December 11, 2014 at 9:59 pm

    I love gingerbread houses. We usually purchase a kit.
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  9. Gina Badalaty says

    December 12, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    Aw, he looks so cute! This is awesome. The real question is how to make an allergy free version. I know there are graham crackers and candy I can use, it’s just the sticky stuff I have to figure out! Well, I have a whole year 🙂
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Heather Schugar is an educator, author, and mom-of-all-trades. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, and her work has has been featured in national outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Real Simple magazine, and Men’s Fitness.

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