Kid Friendly -Graham Cracker- Gingerbread Houses

Welcome to my last post of 2019!  I'm going to take a break from blogging and (work related 😉) social media for the holidays, but all be back in early January to kick off the new year.  Until then, lets talk about these cute little 'gingerbread' houses, perfect for the kids to make.

Made with graham crackers instead of actual gingerbread, these are so easy to put together, check it out:

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Supplies

For these houses you will want to gather graham crackers, premade icing, candies and sprinkles.  Bonus points if you pull out and use up the leftover Halloween candy like we did 😎

Step 1

Spread a bit of icing on your surface (we used plastic plates) and press one full sized cracker on top.  The icing will act as a glue to hold it in place and keep it from shifting.  Next, pipe another bit of icing around the perimeter of the base cracker.

Note:  I like to put my icing into a freezer bag, cut off one corner and and use it as an icing bag. It makes the application of the icing soooo much neater and easier!

Step 2

Using a couple more full length crackers, stick them to the sides of the base cracker to create the long walls.  Break another cracker in half to fill in the end gaps.

Tip

I like to apply a bit more icing to the sides of my broken pieces before applying them.  

This helps them to stick to the long walls a bit better.

Step 3

Pipe another round of icing on the top of your walls, then add a long cracker on top to serve as a roof support.  Apply yet another outline of icing to this and...

Step 4

...use two more crackers resting diagonally on top to create the roof.  That extra layer of icing on the roof support will help hold them in place, but go ahead and add some to the peak of the roof as well.  It will hold better, looks better and provides a sticky place to add decorative candies.

Here is what the gingerbread house will look like before decorating.

House 1

For this one my daughter used gummy bears on the roof to look like Christmas lights, then fashioned a glob of icing to create an evergreen tree.  She used green sprinkles to color the branches and assorted sprinkles to add decorations.  A lollipop dipped in water, then sprinkles made for an adorable little lamp post 😍

House 2

My son made a lollipop lamp and christmas light bears as well, but look things a step further
with a Kit-Kat woodpile and snake in the front yard 😆

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I hope you enjoyed this gingerbread house post.  Happy holidays and thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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