Homemade gingerbread house

50+ Gingerbread Party Decorations, Food, Ideas & Games for Kids (but also super fun for adults to join in).

Want to know how to decorate a gingerbread house and don't know where to begin? Use this list of candy ideas to get you started! Printable shopping list.

This post may contain affiliate links, but all opinions are 100% mine! Sometimes I think I am kind of crazy with the things I take on, but then it all works out and I remember, once again, that crazy is okay. Like when I made sixteen gingerbread (okay, graham-cracker) cottages and had fourteen children over to decorate them...at first I thought I'd lost my mind. But then we had such fun that I can hardly wait to do it again next year! To pull this off, I pre-assembled the cottages the day…

One of our typical holiday go-to activities are gingerbread houses. We have all used the pre-made box kits in the past from Target, Walmart, etc. They're great, but if you're looking for something different this year, add these homemade Poptart gingerbread houses to your list! With a few simple slices and some of your favorite candy, you can create a unique holiday masterpiece. Click to see the step by step details!

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Food Network Magazine Gingerbread House Decorations

For the past 15 years or so, our family has been making gingerbread houses every Christmas. It is one of our favorite family traditions and leaves our house smelling amazing for weeks afterward.

This recipe for a super hold icing works perfectly for decorating your Gingerbread House! We’ve tried regular icings and frosting, others just won’t do.

Food Network Magazine Gingerbread House Decorations

These basic tricks will take your gingerbread house — and cookies and truffles galore — to the next level.