Making and decorating mini graham cracker houses is such a fun family activity and im sharing a gingerbread glue recipe that actually holds, oh also, im sharing a recipe for peanut butter chocolate chip graham cracker cookies, because hey, those leftover graham crackers shouldnt go to waste. I like to use a graham cracker as a guide for the length of the lines. Christmas, cooking with kids, holiday crafts, kids crafts and activities, other dessert recipes. Dec 14, 2015 she started off using the royal icing, then moved to melted sugar just dipping the sides in and gluing the pieces quickly. These smores cupcakes with graham cracker frosting, toasted marshmallows, and hersheys chocolate are the best ever. Follow the template in the photo above to cut each side. Make a cute peeps house easter gingerbread houses its.
Though i usually refer to these as gingerbread houses, theyre technically graham cracker houses. Glue two graham crackers by spreading icing in between the long edges to make a flat base, as shown below. In order for the roof to fit, be sure that you trim the side pieces slightly. I like making gingerbread houses as much as the next person but its just. Use a serrated knife to saw a graham cracker into two squares. Create a holiday favorite with easytouse graham crackers and royal icing. Mar 29, 2019 how to make gingerbread houses using graham crackers. Then i got glued two full graham crackers on their sides to the cut pieces.
Learn to make beautiful gingerbread houses with graham crackers. So after that i decided individual houses were the way to go. Making gingerbread house with graham crackers is easy once you know these tips. When i was a kid, i remember making graham cracker gingerbread houses at a holiday party. Start by breaking each of the 3 graham crackers in half. How to make a graham cracker gingerbread house restless. Take one of the graham cracker halves and cut it in half again.
Ill show you how to cut the graham crackers to get nice and smooth cuts, how to make fast drying royal icing you can use to glue your. Learn how to cut the crackers more easily, put them together so they stay together, and more. Topped with a uniquely wonderful graham cracker cream cheese frosting, toasted marshmallows, extra hersheys chocolate bar and pieces of graham cracker, these smores cupcakes with graham cracker frosting bring back memories of summertime, camping, and campfires in all of us. How to make graham cracker gingerbread houses happiness. Build a basic graham cracker house 60 ideas house decorations christmas graham crackers for 2019 today im excited to show you how to build a basic graham cracker house. Alice and loisdiy graham cracker gingerbread houses alice and. Im jan vaine, author, designer and teacher of hand applique and embroidery, and graham cracker collection is my pattern design company. Looking at your pictures reminds me of my great experience as a child. It takes four large graham crackers to make each house. Diy graham cracker gingerbread houses graham cracker. While holding the 2 crackers, fill the seam between them with icing. Its an easy christmas decoration the kids can help make.
Despite the obvious shortcut in preparation compared to their baked gingerbread counterpart, weve always thought these houses look every bit as festive and fun. Dec 08, 2014 the kids were arguing over what to put where, and most of the candy was hard before we ever put it on the house. Everyone gets a homemade graham cracker house and ice cream cone tree. Save yourself some of the trouble with these easy gingerbread houses made from graham crackers and nocook frosting. I have hosted a cousins party at my house for the last 4 years including this year. We took half pieces of graham crackers and stuck them to little milk cartons, like the ones you get at school, with regular frosting. Graham cracker gingerbread houses and royal icing recipe. Ive hosted a gingerbread house party for over 25 years and have plenty of tips. Graham cracker gingerbread houses blog homeandawaywithlisa. It is a really fun and easy project and doesnt require baking.
I like to use a sharp knife to score the crackers before i break them to make sure they break evenly. If you love to applique, embroider and quilt, theres something in these pages for you. Along with my books and patterns, youll find design ideas, stitching tips, free patterns. Draw 2 icing lines on the board for the first 2 sides of the house.
However, it really didnt matter because the kids used a ton of icing to fill in any holes. I asked how two teachers could supervise so many houses at once with such small children. The mess, the stress, the frosting everywherei could go on and on. Pattern updates and revisions that may occur after publication will be found on this pags. The icing will secure the graham cracker walls of the house and stick the candy decorations to the surface. I make the houses the night before one for each kid by gluing graham crackers into a house shape with hot glue. Learn how to make a graham cracker gingerbread house. Were sharing one of our favorite gingerbread house ideas including a free printable template. It is a simple, doable gingerbread house template that is easy enough to get.
Every winter we get emails from people in search of the perfect gingerbread house recipe. Dec 01, 2016 the kids love to create little scenes around their gingerbread house. Bring some christmas magic to your home with a classic holiday traditiongingerbread houses. Seven ways to make a gingerbread house graham cracker.
Along with my books and patterns, youll find design ideas, stitching tips, free patterns and more to spark your. Then pipe royal icing onto the bottom and straight edges of a peaked piece. Graham cracker house, train, castle, and boat patterns i learned to do gingerbread houses this way from the kindergarten teachers. Graham cracker gingerbread houses tutorial youtube.
No more mixing dough, rolling it out, cutting out pieces from patterns, baking. Each house took 6 graham crackers and they were far from perfect. How to make graham cracker gingerbread houses youtube. Dec 10, 2012 learn how to make a graham cracker gingerbread house.
Nov 29, 2016 for each house, youll need five fullsized graham crackers. How to make gingerbread houses using graham crackers. Easy graham cracker gingerbread houses perfect for kids with no baking required. Holiday videos recipes decorating gingerbread houses holiday videos recipes making royal icing advertisement. The kids love to create little scenes around their gingerbread house. If you re simply too busy this holiday season to bake up your own. Instead of making a triangle roof, you can just place a full graham cracker on top of the four. I am excited to share how we build the graham cracker house and the royal icing frosting recipe with you. Ive done it in the past, and every time i remember about half way through why my brain tried to tell me not to start it in the first place. Graham cracker gingerbread houses tutorial happiness. For each house, youll need five fullsized graham crackers. Funny enough, our dog was responsible for the biggest snafu in housemaking history. Theyre so easy to build and decorate with candies that your little elves can join in the fun. Then cut it as shown below to create a triangle roof support.
Dec 22, 20 graham cracker house, train, castle, and boat patterns i learned to do gingerbread houses this way from the kindergarten teachers. Graham cracker gingerbread houses tutorial this post and its photos may contain affiliate links. Alice and loisdiy graham cracker gingerbread houses. Bring some holiday magic to your home with these cute creations. I tried to save time by looking for graham cracker gingerbread house blueprints online, and even started following one of them, but didnt like where it was headed too small for 3 kids and a momma to work on, to0 squat, too.
What you need to make a graham cracker gingerbread house. For younger children, i usually assemble the graham cracker gingerbread house bases ahead of time. Gingerbread houses are a christmas tradition the whole family can make together. One for the floor, three for the sides, and two for the roof. I love making little graham cracker houses gingerbread houses. Easy diy graham cracker gingerbread houses two years ago, i snagged a humongous deal on gingerbread houses after christmas. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. Nov 22, 2019 you will need seven full size graham crackers.
Display your houses on your table or in a decorative corner for christmas day. Graham cracker house, train, castle, and boat patterns. Graham crackers are the ultimate shortcut to making a cute house design. We hope you love making these graham holiday houses as much as we do. And every year i tell people that i dont bake gingerbread houses. I was so happy with my savings as i tucked them away to wait until our advent calendar reached the special day when i could pull them out to surprise my children. Dec 12, 2015 learn how to make gingerbread houses from graham crackers.
I just melted some chocolate about 2 tbsp melted for each birdhouse, and used that to hold them together. Make a graham cracker gingerbread house easily with this diy. Graham cracker gingerbread house hurray for neighbors who give me a box of graham crackers when i havent planned ahead for an imminent kids christmas party to which i need to bring a constructed gingerbread house to decorate and now im surrounded by snow and frigid temperatures and therefore dont want to take three kids out. What i do love, is making little graham cracker houses. You can make just one for your family, or build a batch of them and throw a gingerbread housedecorating party, where each child decorates a house and takes it home at the end of the event. We also used wilton melting chocolates this year to add some extra decoration to the graham houses.
If you make a purchase through these links, i may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Free patterns are also offered for inspiration and fun. The best gingerbread house glue kids activities blog. Graham cracker houses and peanut butter chocolate chip. If youre simply too busy this holiday season to bake up your own. Easy graham cracker houses for christmas, holiday time. Alice and loisdiy graham cracker gingerbread houses alice.
Everyone gets a homemade graham cracker house and ice cream c,weihnachtenwinter gingerbread party. We built one gluten free house and six graham cracker houses. Like all of our nobake cookie cottages, this charming house starts with graham cracker construction. Assembling graham cracker gingerbread houses youtube. There are many ways to build a house with graham crackers. Easy steps to build a gingerbread house with graham crackers. The kids loved creating patterns with the melted white chocolate. Instead of spending hours making gingerbread, you can make gingerbread houses using graham crackers to save yourself both effort and time during a busy season. Easy steps to build a gingerbread house with graham. Decorating gingerbread houses is a fun holiday tradition, and now its even easier with this simple stepbystep tutorial for how to make graham cracker gingerbread houses quick, easy, and perfect for school classrooms, large groups, or at home with your family. Dec 18, 2012 graham cracker gingerbread houses one thing on my list of fun christmas projects to do with my kids this year was to make gingerbread houses. How to make graham cracker gingerbread houses happiness is. The kids brought the candy to decorate and wed divide it up into cupcake tins and put on the tables. Learn how to make gingerbread houses with graham crackers.
Includes gingerbread house materials, decorations, gingerbread house ideas and a free printable topper. Take 2 squares of graham crackers and stand them up on the icing lines. Learn how to make gingerbread houses from graham crackers. They must be a little bit shorter than half the cracker. See more ideas about graham cracker house, gingerbread and gingerbread house parties. The frosting recipe hardens after waiting about 20 minutes. We took half pieces of graham crackers and stuck them to little. Give each guest at your christmas party a homemade graham cracker house and ice cream cone tree to decorate. Saw the top corners off of another cracker to create a peaked roof. Nov 28, 2009 when my kids were in elementary school and had class holiday parties, i would make a graham cracker gingerbread house for each student in the class.
Instead of spending hours making gingerbread, you can make gingerbread houses using graham crackers to. From there, you can decorate these houses any way you so choose. If you are trying to save crackers, you can make the roof pieces half a cracker instead of 34 of a cracker. Graham cracker gingerbread houses blessings overflowing. Graham cracker houses and peanut butter chocolate chip graham. See more ideas about christmas gingerbread house, christmas gingerbread and gingerbread house parties. Here you will find jans designs for quilts and projects. Easy graham cracker gingerbread houses our best bites. Makes a snappy graham cracker house and we always covered the edges with frosting anyway. Decorating these gingerbread houses is a family tradition for more than 20 years.
Nov 29, 2012 i made graham cracker gingerbread houses as a kid and last year i made a few base houses for franks nieces and then let them decorate themselves with candy and icing on christmas eve. The edible establishments made out of graham crackers or gingerbread are fun to decorate with an assortment of colorful candies and make a fun presentation on your holiday table. Making graham cracker gingerbread houses myrecipes. The adults would add the icing and the kids would decorate. One of our advent calendar activities is to make graham cracker gingerbread houses. Youll find plenty of tips for making a graham cracker gingerbread house that. Topped with a uniquely wonderful graham cracker cream cheese frosting, toasted marshmallows, extra hersheys chocolate bar and pieces of graham cracker, these smores cupcakes with graham cracker frosting bring back memories of summertime, camping, and. I decided that we would use graham crackers, storebought icing, and candy to make them because making real gingerbread seemed like a little more work than i was prepared to do this year. Each house will use six honey maid graham crackers. Older children have the patience to wait for the frosting to harden, but preassembling for younger children will save lots of tears. The kids were arguing over what to put where, and most of the candy was hard before we ever put it on the house.