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Gingerbread Houses

Dreaming of a holiday gingerbread house for your Christmas table? Our easy guide, recipe, templates and construction tips will make you a gingerbread pro ... and don't miss the Halloween Haunted Gingerbread House for a seasonal twist!

Make a Gingerbread House!

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 22, 2007 - 11:45am

By Cynthia Ewer
Editor, Organized Christmas
Author, Houseworks: Cut the Clutter, Speed Your Cleaning and Calm the Chaos

Are you looking for holiday crafts for kids? Try a gingerbread house!

It's me, Cub Reporter Perry Bear. Making a gingerbread house with a mold and melted bark coating is so easy, even a teddy bear can do it!

Well, maybe a kid can do it, with a little help from grown-ups with the parts that require sharp knives and the microwave.

Here's what you'll need to make a gingerbread house:


Halloween Treat: Haunted Gingerbread House

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on October 12, 2009 - 8:53am

By Cynthia Ewer
Editor, Organized Christmas
Author, Houseworks: Cut the Clutter, Speed Your Cleaning and Calm the Chaos

haunted gingerbread houseGingerbread houses aren't just for Christmas anymore!

Use our easy-build methods to create a Halloween Gingerbread House to brighten your autumn home or workplace. Using melted bark coating or candy melts makes this craft simple enough for kids.

A black cat peeps from piles of pumpkins. Orange and black gumdrops light the path on Halloween night. Spiders creep and bats flap.

Don't miss our friendly ghosts!


Graham Cracker Mini-Gingerbread Houses

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 24, 2007 - 8:44am

By Cynthia Ewer
Editor, Organized Christmas
Author, Houseworks: Cut the Clutter, Speed Your Cleaning and Calm the Chaos

graham cracker mini-housesSimple, no-bake Graham Cracker Mini-Houses are a sweet holiday treat. Use them as place cards for holiday meals, or hang them as ornaments on the Christmas tree.

Decorations are applied while pieces are flat, then pieces are assembled with melted bark coating in a plastic squeeze bottle.

While an adult should trim the graham cracker sections, decorating and assembling is easy enough for kids.

Makes 10 - 20 houses, depending on breakage and number of crackers.


Printable Template 2 for Gingerbread House

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on July 16, 2003 - 6:14am

Printable template for gingerbread house craft.


Printable Template 1 for Gingerbread House

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on July 16, 2003 - 6:12am

Printable template for gingerbread house craft.


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