Best Holiday Tradition: Host a Gingerbread House Decorating Political party

Invite grandparents, nieces, nephews and the rest of the gang over for a house party-a gingerbread house decorating political party, that is! Information technology's sure to be a twenty-four hour period of fun with your nearest and love, and sweet tooths from 1 to 100 will dearest getting in on this good time. Here are some ideas to get you started, presented past our friends at Folgers®.

Ready, Set, Decorate

  • Earlier guests arrive, set out individual gingerbread houses for each person attending. Brand them from scratch, have a shortcut with a kit, or use graham crackers for cute mini houses. Psst…upside-down sugar cones brand bully pine trees.
  • Keep the workspace-a dining table, carte tabular array or kitchen island-merry, brilliant and squeaky clean by roofing it with brown kraft paper. Lay a festive runner made from wrapping paper on height!
  • Brand sure the houses are assault a sturdy piece of paper-thin so they can exist easily moved once decorated. Round cardboard cake bases are a smart option.
  • Fill pastry bags fitted with a piping tip with homemade white royal icing then it's like shooting fish in a barrel to employ. Place bags tip-down in bricklayer jars to incorporate leaks. Make a few fun colors by adding a couple of drops of nutrient coloring to actress icing; cascade into squeeze bottles that the whole table can share.
  • Prepare a rimmed blistering sheet at each place setting to keep messy decorations like sprinkles from falling onto the floor.

Become Creative with Candy

  • Wow them with an over-the-top decorating station inundation with candies, cookies, toy figurines and other decorating supplies. Muffin tins make clever storage containers, or you can mix and friction match pocket-sized bowls and platters adorned in festive colors and patterns.
  • Comprise your family's favorite confections and create truly edible works of fine art

Some ideas…

Snowfall: shredded coconut, powdered carbohydrate, mini marshmallows or white fondant

Windows: peppermint discs, round candies or sparse ruby-red licorice rope

Holiday lights: gumdrops or cinnamon Red Hots

Fencing: candy canes, pretzel rods or rice cereal treats

Covering: waffle and wafer cookies, or chocolate wafer processed

Pathways: Ground coffee like Folgers® Footing Java and candy wafers

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Originally Published: November xxx, 2022