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Graham Cracker Gingerbread House Party: how to make a gingerbread house with graham crackers, plus tips for pulling off this easy holiday activity.

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…

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…

This is such a wonderful time of year. Christmas, I mean. Our local newspaper has been spotlighting secret 'Layaway Angels' who have been secretly paying off random Layaway Bills at retail stores. These un-named 'angels' are in special search of layaway orders with children's clothing and toys. What a wonderful surprise that would be to go the store to pay off another chunk of your bill for Christmas gifts.....and then to hear that your whole bill has been paid. I love to hear about random…

Every year we make Graham Cracker Gingerbread house with all the kids (and adults!). Here are all my tips & tricks for your new Christmas tradition! These cute houses are so easy to put together once you learn how to do it.

I LOVE Christmas village displays so when I came across these GINGERBREAD village ideas, I was ALL IN. The decorating is such an inspiration to make some houses and a...

My incredibly sweet and generous neighbor and friend Meghan hosted a gingerbread party for 8 kids 6 and under last weekend. Of course, it w...

Gingerbread houses are such a fun way to celebrate Christmas! My Gingerbread Spice printable collection was the inspiration for this colorful little

The Ultimate Gingerbread House Making Party! Making all the gingerbread houses and helping yourself to the hot chocolate bar!

Bring some Christmas magic to your home with our favorite gingerbread house ideas.