Wednesday, December 30, 2009

What to buy for Gingerbread Houses

I think this is our third year to make houses out of graham crackers, we are learning what we should have on hand, what we use and what we should have bought. This year the only two things I didn't remember to buy were 1) small candy canes and 2) pretzel sticks for fences, etc.

Dec. 2009- for 13 people, 6 houses were made (some people didn’t feel like making one).

I saved lots of empty cereal boxes for the cardboard. Butter boxes, rice boxes, Hamburger helper, eggnog cartons. A big box to cut up for the bases.

Foil to cover the bases

2 sticks of hot glue. We glued the crackers together and to the boxes and to the base. (Jolene- thanks for suggesting the hot glue! And tell me your email address!)

6 houses used 43 full graham crackers (lots of people frosted the sides of the boxes instead of covering every side with crackers) I think it was at least 3 boxes, need to have at least 5 boxes on hand next year.

Walmart- I bought “candy cane” shaped plastic tubes that had candy inside- the candy was shaped like red and green stars, red and green trees.

Little Debbie Brownie Trees
Little Debbie Gingerbread Men

Walmart- hard candy Cake decorations, $1 per sheet, shaped like wreaths, stockings, trees, reindeer, gingerbread men.

Dots.
Sweet tarts
Ice cream cones- sugar cones. 1 pkg was enough.

Spice drops gumdrops
Nerds
Red hots
Peppermint circles
(remember for next year: small candy canes and pretzel sticks)

Red Twizzler Cherry Pull n Peel ropes, lots of people outlined the roofs or windows with this.

Candy necklaces- take out the elastic, the little beads are a great size.

Nekko wafers.

(walmart) Malt o meal brand Honey Graham Squares cereal (in a bag) was great as shingles.

Made 2 recipes Royal Icing. (Used 6 egg whites. 2 pounds pwdr sugar. 1 tsp. cream of tartar)

Quart freezer bags, with corners cut off to squeeze out frosting.

For the next two days, I will show photos of the houses we made using these supplies.

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