Gingerbread House Roofs Made Out Of Graham Crackers

You can have a timed decorating contest.

Gingerbread house roofs made out of graham crackers.

Very carefully saw back and forth with a. Put glue on other end of each side wall. Pipe icing along the top edges of the house and rest the two remaining double crackers on top of it to form a roof. These gingerbread houses are also a perfect way to liven up a christmas party.

We took half pieces of graham crackers and stuck them to little milk cartons like the ones you get at school with regular frosting i wanted to try to recr. Cut them according to the image below. How to make a gingerbread house from graham crackers 1. Repeat on other side.

Allow time to dry and harden. It has become a fun tradition that our kids look forward to. Start by laying out your graham crackers so you re ready. For one basic house you will need six half size graham crackers as you see above.

For each house you ll need five full sized graham crackers. A few years ago i started doing these little gingerbread houses out of graham crackers. Put glue on roof lines and secure graham crackers to roof. I made houses out of graham crackers bought candy and invited the kids friends over to decorate the gingerbread houses.

You will need about 6 long unbroken rectangles of graham crackers for each house. Unfortunately not every single graham cracker in the box is going to come out looking pretty so you need to sort through them. Attach side wall to the glued piece and hold until secure. Attach back piece and hold until secure.

Put glue down one side of inner wall of front of house. In order for the roof to fit be sure that you trim the side pieces slightly. How to make gingerbread house with graham crackers. They must be a little bit shorter than half the cracker.

Lightly mark the roof line scratch it in lightly with a serrated knife. When i was a kid i remember making graham cracker gingerbread houses at a holiday party. Ingredients 2 egg whites 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 box confectioner s sugar 1 large box of graham crackers hard christmas candies for decoration frosting. Working quickly place the house s four walls including the two with gables which should stand across from each other onto the icing and pipe more icing where the crackers touch vertically.

Instructions in a stand mixer whip cream cheese brown sugar graham cracker crumbs cinnamon and vanilla until light and fluffy. In another bowl follow the directions from living better together to combine heavy whipping cream vanilla and both sugars into perfect homemade whipped cream. I served gingerbread hot chocolate and wine to the moms. Since then i have only missed one party and that was because of tremendous upheaval in my life.