Easy way to host a graham cracker house making party. Graham cracker barn building the barn is pretty straight forward and ill show you a stepbystep guide on how to cut out the honey maid graham crackers and put them together. Like all of our nobake cookie cottages, this charming house starts with graham cracker construction. They used milk cartons from the elementary school as a base. How to make and decorate a mini graham cracker house cake. Glue the two halves of the roof together and set aside prop if necessary. Just glue to adhere the crackers to the milk carton. Make easy gingerbread houses using graham crackers, icing, and candies. Give each guest at your christmas party a homemade graham cracker house and ice cream cone tree to decorate. Xmas food how to host a gingerbread house party how to grow an indoor herb garden for. No, its not technically a gingerbread house, more like a graham cracker house, but come on. How to make gingerbread houses using graham crackers.
Heres what youll need to create your own gingerbread house out of graham crackers. I can get about seven houses out of one box of crackers allowing for a few broken crackers. If you are trying to save crackers, you can make the roof pieces half a cracker instead of 34 of a cracker. Make the houses ahead of time, and use graham crackers, especially if your party is for children. Though i usually refer to these as gingerbread houses, theyre technically graham cracker houses. Such fun ideas for hosting a graham cracker house decorating party from see more. Gingerbread house decorating party kids graham cracker holiday houses bystephanielynn gingerbread house decorating party kids graham cracker holiday houses bystephanielynn how to host an easy, kidfriendly gingerbread house decorating party for kids. Alice and loisdiy graham cracker gingerbread houses alice. Tips for a graham cracker gingerbread house making party. Put down a tablecloth and then create a runner out of your favorite christmas wrapping. It is one of my favorite holiday memories, and just a fun and lowkey party you can throw together pretty quickly. Easy graham cracker gingerbread houses our best bites.
My secret to throwing a stress free gingerbread house decorating party is in the prep. Graham cracker houses are an old tradition at our house. Nov 29, 2016 last week i showed you how to assemble gingerbread houses in minutes, but i only showed how to assemble a house with glutenfree crackers. A friend of ours is having their annual holiday party at their beach house and i offered to make a centerpiece for the food table. Prepare the houses several hours or even days ahead to allow for drying time. Build your own haunted house using chocolate and graham crackers and then decorate it. Put down a tablecloth and then create a runner out of your favorite christmas wrapping paper. As the days inch closer, we set a party date, assign kids candy to bring to the party, and i start preassembling mini gingerbread house bases with graham crackers and royal icing.
Use a serrated knife to saw a graham cracker into two squares. Post sponsored by honey maid graham crackers i am soooo excited to share that thanks to honey maid graham crackers i discovered the greatest solution for making a bunch of ginger bread houses to decorate for a party and hand over to a bunch of kiddos graham cracker houses so, a party must be. Growing up, she had a way of making everything from little moments to big celebrations. First, is this a party for children, adults, or a mix. This is a winter holiday tradition we love as a date night for two, but we love it even more as a family party or a group date. The ceiling and the two side walls are just graham crackers broken in half.
These were so fun to make and i made two sizes with the honey maid graham crackers one i called the graham cracker mansion and the other the graham cracker mini house. How to make a graham cracker gingerbread house restless. This site has the same frosting cement recipe we use. Glue to stick pieces together represented by my powdered sugar. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. What is better than a holiday themed beach scene with palm trees, flipflops, a snowman and a christmas stocking hung on the outside of a graham cracker house. Tips for throwing a graham cracker gingerbread house party. Such fun ideas for hosting a graham cracker house decorating party from. How to make graham cracker gingerbread houses happiness is. How to host a gingerbread house party eat this up christmas noel 2020 ideas christmas party host a gingerbread house party although the graham cracker houses are a great idea for kids.
Sprinkles i used before, pretend that is what the cookie is. Dec 08, 2012 i resorted back to the trusty ole quick, easy, and always reliable graham cracker house plans. We took half pieces of graham crackers and stuck them to little milk cartons, like the ones you get at school, with regular frosting. Dec 14, 2015 easy graham cracker gingerbread houses. Customize a graham cracker gingerbread abode to call your own while sipping smallbatch mulled wine. Just a few steps the night before make all the difference.
Honey maid graham crackers are such a great goto snack, but they also make the best gingerbread houses. After many years of making these graham cracker gingerbread houses with our family, we decided it was time to share the fun with friends. We had a gingerbread making party for the little girls when my daughters were 6. Everyone gets a homemade graham cracker house and ice cream c,weihnachtenwinter gingerbread party. How to make graham cracker gingerbread houses youtube. I am pinning this and thank you so much for sharing this post with full plate thursday. We also make them each year for blakelys gingerbread house tea party. Then pipe royal icing onto the bottom and straight edges of a peaked piece.
Each year we meet together for a graham cracker gingerbread house decorating party. Everyone gets a homemade graham cracker house and ice cream c gingerbread party. Load 12 cup of royal icing into the decorating bag. How to host an easy, kidfriendly gingerbread house decorating party for kids. Host a gingerbread house party although the graham cracker houses are a great idea for kids. Ive hosted a gingerbread house party for over 25 years and have plenty of tips. Alice and loisdiy graham cracker gingerbread houses alice and. Graham cracker barn learn how to build one yourself. A bubbly lifeholiday graham cracker house decorating party. Use four of these squares to make the walls of the house by. Say goodbye to milk carton gingerbread houses and hello to graham cracker gingerbread houses. Nov 30, 2016 and graham cracker houses anyone can do.
I love making little graham cracker houses gingerbread houses. For the front and back of the house, youll just need to cut the corners off of two graham crackers. Learn how to make a graham cracker gingerbread house. 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. Graham cracker gingerbread house family party friday were. Since regular graham crackers have a different shape, i wanted to show you how to build a regular graham cracker gingerbread house, too. Diy graham cracker gingerbread houses the sassy dietitian. 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 just to buy crackers or one of those kits that i saw multiple times in various stores yet.
Graham cracker holiday houses one good thing by jillee. My 6th grader is making these at her class party this friday, but the goal isnt to. Graham cracker gingerbread houses largefamilytable. See more ideas about christmas gingerbread house, christmas gingerbread and gingerbread house parties.
Learn how to make gingerbread houses from graham crackers. Graham cracker houses decorating party gingerbread house. Youll need 3 whole crackers, broken into 6 halves, for each house. Each house will use six honey maid graham crackers. The weather may be chilly, but it is christmas time at beach. Does your chick peep need a home to sit in until hes munched. I had every family bring a few bags of candy to share. Set out the candy in pretty dishes, muffin pans, or whatever holds it and makes it easily. These adorable gingerbread houses made with graham crackers are easy, kidfriendly, and perfect for holiday or.
Perfect as a cake topper or make several for a fun edible village. They are perfect for kids to decorate, with no baking or cooking required. Gingerbread house decorating party kids graham cracker holiday. This protects your tablecloth and it creates a festive look. We had our first graham cracker gingerbread house decorating party just a few days ago. For each house, youll need five fullsized graham crackers. Instead of spending hours making gingerbread, you can make gingerbread houses using graham crackers to. How to have a gingerbread house party intentional by grace. Dec 05, 2017 weve just finished with our 25th annual gingerbread house party. First, you need to send an invitation to those you want to invite. Learn how to cut the crackers more easily, put them together so they stay together, and more. Put glue down one side of inner wall of front of house. Graham cracker gingerbread house log cabin easy, fun christmas tradition that kids love and adults in our home have contests over.
Simple party plans, graham cracker gingerbread houses, ice cream cone trees. There are so many ways to do this, there is no right or wrong way to have fun and make gingerbread houses. Ive been making honey maid graham cracker gingerbread houses for my boys. This is the second annual diy graham cracker gingerbread house making party that ive helped organize, and i wanted to share it with. Simple party plans, graham cracker gingerbread houses, ice. My obsession started when i helped out at a preschool christmas party. 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. Try making graham cracker gingerbread houses this year.
A long standing tradition at my house and in my classroom has been gingerbread day. Great tips for hosting a graham cracker houses decorating party and a delicious chocolate peanut butter bites recipe. I wanted to write up a how to host a gingerbread house party post and explain how we hosted our party this year. No, its not technically a gingerbread house, more like a graham cracker house. They arent for eating later gingerbread houses dont taste great after the fact anyway, but theyre for enjoying throughout the season. And please note im a super lazy and cheap party planner.
Graham cracker gingerbread house family party friday we. Nov 26, 2016 even better, invite some friends, family, or kids over and host a gingerbread house building party to get everyone in the christmas mood. Dec 10, 2012 learn how to make a graham cracker gingerbread house. Gingerbread house decorating how to setup for an easy and. This will provide a building space for the house and will make the candy creation easy to transport or move after the party. I love that they donated them to a nursing home the next day. Funny enough, our dog was responsible for the biggest snafu in housemaking history. Attach side wall to the glued piece and hold until secure. Dec 03, 2015 for each house, youll need four graham crackers. Each house used twelve graham cracker squares, and it.
My 6th grader is making these at her class party this friday, but the goal isnt to make them cute. See more ideas about cracker house, graham cracker house and christmas gingerbread house. Celebrate the season with adas by building and decorating your own graham cracker gingerbread scene in the lab. Ill show you how to cut the graham crackers to get nice and smooth cuts, how. Read more for the tutorial tips for a graham cracker gingerbread house making party. How to make graham cracker gingerbread houses happiness. Dec 12, 2015 learn how to make gingerbread houses from graham crackers. Here is a cute way to put together and entirely edible house for each peep. Since all of the kiddies are under six, i took pleasure in constructing the houses before the actual party to not only save time, but to reinforce them as well. How to host a gingerbread house party gingerbread house. When i was a kid, i remember making graham cracker gingerbread houses at a holiday party. Enjoy festive cocktails and fun with friends as you design, build and decorate your own holiday house and yard of cheer.
Our daughter used to do this every year for christmas with her friends. Each house used 6 graham crackers, each box of crackers made about 4 houses. If you open your box of crackers and find that they are not all perfectly flat, simply microwave them, one at. You can make just one for your family, or build a batch of them and throw a gingerbread house decorating party. Complete with cookie surfboards and holiday decorations. You may want extra if you have extra creative or construction engineers in the family like i do. In order for the roof to fit, be sure that you trim the side pieces slightly.
Graham cracker beach house is a fun, beachthemed decoration that was used for a christmas party table centerpiece. Break three of the four graham crackers in half so that they each form two squares. Easy steps to build a gingerbread house with graham crackers. Dec 01, 2016 tips for a graham cracker gingerbread house making party. One for the floor, three for the sides, and two for the roof. Saw the top corners off of another cracker to create a peaked roof. We have always used the small school size milk cartons to be the graham cracker base. How to host an easy gingerbread house decorating party. Youll also need waxed paper, serrated knives, decorator icing bags, paper plates, extra helpers too. As i said, feel free to go easier on your graham cracker house design this is the basic one i use when i am doing it on my own but if you are interested in making the more complicated graham cracker barn my husband designed, the steps are laid out pretty clearly below in photos for you.
The royal icing is like an edible hot glue so the houses will be very stable when the decorations are added. Easy way to host a graham cracker house making party pink. For the past four years weve hosted a yearly graham cracker house making party. I want to share with you how to have a gingerbread house party because it was the perfect way to fellowship with other moms while having so much fun with our kids.
Everyone gets a homemade graham cracker house and ice cream cone tree. Making gingerbread house with graham crackers is easy once you know these tips. When youre ready to host a gingerbread house party candy is necessary and the more the better. Its the holiday season and just because im not a fan of eating sugar year round doesnt mean i dont like to join in on the fun this year. Easy graham cracker gingerbread houses merricks art. We took half pieces of graham crackers and stuck them to little. Hope you have a very special week and come back soon.
How to make a graham cracker gingerbread house hot glue it. Now, for a disclaimer about these gingerbread aka graham cracker houses. I just melted some chocolate about 2 tbsp melted for each birdhouse, and used that to hold them together. Gingerbread houses are a christmas tradition the whole family can make together. Honey maid graham crackers id plan on at least one box for every two people at your party. Show the kids how to add candy to their graham cracker. Your little peeps houses are the cutest ever and i plan on making your little peep house with my granddaughter, we will have so much fun. Your home will be a construction site, so you need some drawings, specifications, and well, a plan. They must be a little bit shorter than half the cracker. Gingerbread house decorating how to setup for an easy.
Jan 02, 2020 how to make graham cracker peep houses. 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. Diy graham cracker gingerbread houses graham cracker. Dec 01, 2019 heres how you can build a basic graham cracker house for your own crew.
Mar 29, 2019 how to make gingerbread houses using graham crackers. This year i got most of the kinks of planning worked out. Build a basic graham cracker house the south carolina. Glue the walls to the floor with icing, and set aside. When i was growing up, every year during the holidays my mom would host a graham cracker gingerbread house making party. Alice and loisdiy graham cracker gingerbread houses. Impressive gingerbread houses and nobake cookie cottages. Put glue on roof lines and secure graham crackers to roof. Its a stem school so they are supposed to engineer a strong house and when they are all finished they will do a shake test to see which. So after that i decided individual houses were the way to go.
Graham cracker mansion 4 whole graham crackers and 2 cut with a serrated knife to give a house shape. When everyone comes together creativity seems to blossom. Despite the obvious shortcut in preparation compared to their baked gingerbread counterpart, weve always thought these houses look every bit as festive and fun. Today im sharing all my tips so that you can easily host your own kids playdate party too. Heres a quick video on cutting and making a graham cracker house for kids to decorate. Yes, i had to buy about 20 boxes of graham crackers.