Kids
The holidays can be a stressful time for families, but why not make them
fun by including the kids in some activities to help prepare for the
holiday? Here are some ideas of fun activities you can do with the kids this
holiday season .
Gingerbread Men, Women & House
One of the more traditional crafts you can do, is to make a gingerbread house and
people. How do you do that?
You Will Need:
Gingerbread cut into 2 squares with
an eave-shape, 4 rectangles, and
people
White frosting
Decorating bags and tips (any you’d
prefer)
Food coloring
Courtesy of: New York TImes
Assorted candies
Use food coloring to color your icing ahead of time.
1) Take one gingerbread square and use decorating bag to squeeze frosting
onto the edges.
2) Join gingerbread rectangles to the square and hold into place until frost-
ing dries.
3) Continue to use frosting to adhere the other sides to the two already con-
nected. This should form a rectangular base, with the two peaks on oppo-
site sides.
4) Wait for the frosting to harden to ensure your pieces will stay.
5) Next, attach your roof! Pipe more frosting along the peaks and attach the
last two rectangles to form the roof.
6) Once all of your icing hardens, it is time to decorate! Use the piping bag
to pipe icing in any patterns you want now on the gingerbread, but don’t
forget windows and doors. Some kits come with stencils as well, so you
can make fun patterns on your pieces!
7) Gingerbread people are much easier, as there is no assembly re-
quired. Simply using icing as a glue, and attach candy pieces you so de-
sire. Suggestions: Gumdrops, M&Ms, Reeses Pieces, Red Hot Cinnamon
candy, skittles. Try to stay away from candy bars.
8) Add some extra icing in places where you wish to attach candy pieces,
and use it as a glue to do so. Enjoy!
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