![]() Next, FILL-IN the roof with black icing, and put orange sprinkles on top for a pop of color.OUTLINE each window and door of the house in black icing, and use a piping bag with a decorative nozzle to create a festive orange roof trim.Helpful hint: To keep your house from moving, try using icing to secure it to the foam core. ASSEMBLE the gingerbread house according to the instructions on the package, and place it atop the piece of foam core.Gather your own pint-sized plastic spiders, bitty broomsticks and small skeletons to create a half-pint haunted house that’s as creepy as it is cute! needs to come with almost a whole month more of creative ideas.Set the stage for your Halloween celebrations with a gingerbread house that’s a bit creepier than most! The Scout Elves used their creativity to reimagine this common piece of Christmas décor as a table centerpiece just for All Hallow’s Eve by adding touches of spooky and sweet flair. I think Jr., our Elf on the Shelf did a great job leaving my daughter a Gingerbread Holiday House Fun activity. She knows I loves rustic things so, I guess that’s where I’ll be staying. She created a main house and a rustic shack. My daughter loved making the Gingerbread Holiday Houses together and didn’t even miss decorating without real candy. The rest of the Gingerbread House has chocolate covered cherries for windows, banana chips as doors and a yogurt covered pretzel as a wreath. This was totally her idea too, she’s just creative and clever. The roof of the Gingerbread House is decorated with almond slices. You may need to add more or less water depending on the consistency. How many people actually eat a Gingerbread house, anyways? Typically, everyone eats what goes on to the house and since this is an almost candy free house, eating almonds and dried cranberries seems better then eating gum drops and candy canes, right?Īfter my daughter decided on the size and shape of the houses, we made “Gingerbread Concrete” aka Royal Icing from 2 cup confectioner sugar, 1 egg white, 1/4 tsp Cream of Tarter and 2-3 Tb of water. Unless you use hot glue to hold the house together, royal icing is a must when it comes to building a Gingerbread house. It is held together with royal icing though. This Gingerbread House is decorated with banana chips, almonds, yogurt covered pretzels, dried cranberries and her favorite, chocolate covered cherries. also filled the basket full of her favorite almost candy free decorating favorites too. Let’s just say, she was thrilled the other morning when Jr., our Elf on the Shelf, left her a fun Christmas activity by creating Gingerbread Holiday House out of Honey Maid Graham Crackers. ![]() ![]() My daughter loves candy but she also loves to eat foods that are a better choice than candy. ![]() Luckily, I killed two birds with one stone this year by having our Ef on the Shelf, Jr., surprise my daughter with an Almost Candy Free Gingerbread Holiday House made with Honey Maid graham crackers and somewhat “better for you” options for decorating the house.Įlf on the Shelf Gingerbread Holiday House Fun I’m not being a Scrooge, it’s just 25 days of Elf on the Shelf can be a bit much and Gingerbread Houses are fun but can also be a candy binge overload. I have a love/hate relationship with both. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. ![]()
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