Gingerbread houses are a fun tradition to make with grown ups and kids alike to display in your home for Christmas.
There are a lot of options as far as making your own gingerbread house. You can make the dough, roll out the gingerbread, cut the walls and roof, bake them… OR you can get the one ready and made for decorating.
Lilly and I like the decorating part the best, so I’ve opted for ready made. You can get a ready made house at many craft stores.
Once you have your house, go to the nearest candy store and stock up on your supply of colored hard candy, Necco wafers, candy canes, jelly beans and other colorful candies for decorating.
Make a big bowl of white frosting, divide it into smaller bowl and using food coloring, make red, green, pink, blue, purple and all the colors your heart desires for your gingerbread house. Don’t forget to keep a lot of it white for snow on the roof!
Now get to work! This is where the fun begins!
I don’t think anyone is too old to enjoy the creativity in decorating with candy.
Here’s a gingerbread village on display at The Cleveland Botanical Gardens. They have a beautiful display going on right now through the holidays. If you go, don’t forget to see the outdoor skating rink!
Once you’ve had enough of the cold, go back inside and see the unbelievable exhibits thanks to Mrs. Smith. The Eleanor Armstrong Smith Glasshouse is Cleveland Botanical Garden’s exciting conservatory featuring authentic recreations of two of the world’s most exotic ecosystems: the sun-baked, spiny desert of Madagascar and the misty rainforest of Costa Rica.
Truly one of Lilly’s cherished places on earth.
Share the warmth of your home with our gingerbread stationery. It doesn’t have to be a holiday card, just a note to spread good cheer this holiday season.
