Gingerbread house decorating ideas

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…

If you're planning to make Gingerbread houses this year, (or perhaps having Gingerbread house parties with your kids) these Gingerbread house designs will get your creative juices flowing! These Gingerbread house decorations ideas are so much fun! Cool gingerbread houses to make this year

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Making and Decorating gingerbread houses is a tradition the kids look forward to every year including Bill and me. It's a day of unlimited sweets… recipe

I'll admit that I have done zero holiday decorating thus far (Bad Blogger Award™ 5 years straight, thank you very much!), but I do have some fun holiday inspiration to share from last year. We threw a Gingerbread Decorating Party for our daughter's 6th birthday and it was a total blast. An insane kid sugar fueled rave kinda blast, but a blast none the less. We purchased gingerbread kits from Ikea ($4 each) and loads of extra candy. I made the gingerbread houses the night before so they would…

Ok so here it is part two of the gingerbread house post, a quick how-to on being a builder. For the Royal Icing 1 kg icing sugar 5 tablespoons meringue powder 1/2 cup water (approximately) To make the Royal Icing- Beat the icing sugar, meringue powder and water with an electric mixer. Using the paddle attachment, mix for about 7 minutes on low speed until the icing is smooth. If the icing is a bit too thick add a little more water one teaspoon at a time. If it is too thin add a bit more…

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