Since then i have only missed one party and that was because of tremendous upheaval in my life.
Gingerbread house roofs made out of graham crackers.
Graham cracker gingerbread house for kids.
How to make gingerbread house with graham crackers.
It has become a fun tradition that our kids look forward to.
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.
Lightly mark the roof line scratch it in lightly with a serrated knife.
Start by laying out your graham crackers so you re ready.
When i was a kid i remember making graham cracker gingerbread houses at a holiday party.
I made houses out of graham crackers bought candy and invited the kids friends over to decorate the gingerbread houses.
We have done this a few times and it is always a blast.
For each house you ll need five full sized graham crackers.
Instructions in a stand mixer whip cream cheese brown sugar graham cracker crumbs cinnamon and vanilla until light and fluffy.
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.
Put glue down one side of inner wall of front of house.
You will need about 6 long unbroken rectangles of graham crackers for each house.
In order for the roof to fit be sure that you trim the side pieces slightly.
Allow time to dry and harden.
Pipe icing along the top edges of the house and rest the two remaining double crackers on top of it to form a roof.
Put glue on roof lines and secure graham crackers to roof.
Cut them according to the image below.
Attach side wall to the glued piece and hold until secure.
Attach back piece and hold until secure.
Put glue on other end of each side wall.
They must be a little bit shorter than half the cracker.
Make sure that you have extra in.
I served gingerbread hot chocolate and wine to the moms.
You can have a timed decorating contest.
Repeat on other side.
These gingerbread houses are also a perfect way to liven up a christmas 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.
In another bowl follow the directions from living better together to combine heavy whipping cream vanilla and both sugars into perfect homemade whipped cream.
Unfortunately not every single graham cracker in the box is going to come out looking pretty so you need to sort through them.
How to make a gingerbread house from graham crackers 1.