{"id":12396,"date":"2012-12-07T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=12396"},"modified":"2012-12-03T00:20:42","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T06:20:42","slug":"diy-christmas-decor-gingerbread-house-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/diy-christmas-decor-gingerbread-house-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Christmas Decor: Gingerbread House Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12365\" title=\"diy-christmas-decorations-post\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/diy-christmas-decorations-post.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/diy-christmas-decorations-post.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/diy-christmas-decorations-post-300x173.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/diy-christmas-decorations-post-200x115.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gingerbread Houses are a clear signal that the Christmas season is here!<\/strong> Of course, you can pick up a ready-made kit at the local store to assemble and use to decorate your home. But, if you&#8217;re a little more adventurous, here are a few DIY Gingerbread House ideas of the edible and non-edible kind. <strong>Your kids will LOVE these!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/frogprincepaperie.com\/2010\/12\/gingerbread-house-tutorial-and-how-to-from-a-pro.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gingerbread House Tutorial and How-To&#8230;From a Pro!<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/frogprincepaperie.com\" target=\"_blank\">Frog Prince Paperie<\/a>:<\/strong> Get recipes for homemade gingerbread and icing PLUS ten tips on how to make your gingerbread building a little bit easier.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.notmartha.org\/archives\/2009\/12\/18\/a-gingerbread-house-that-perches-on-the-rim-of-your-mug\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tiny Gingerbread Mug Decor<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notmartha.org\" target=\"_blank\">Not Martha<\/a>:<\/strong> Megan shows you how to create these adorable little gingerbread houses that perch on the rim of your coffee mug. What a fun (and delicious) way to add a little surprise decor to your holiday gathering!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/innerchildfun.com\/2012\/11\/diy-cardboard-toy-gingerbread-house.html\" target=\"_blank\">DIY Cardboard Toy Gingerbread House<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/innerchildfun.com\" target=\"_blank\">Inner Child Fun<\/a>:<\/strong> Kids LOVE Christmas decorations that they can actually touch and play with. Valerie provides a tutorial AND free printable to create a gingerbread house that your child can decorate over and over again. Better yet, there&#8217;s no sugar-high!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lifeasmom.com\/2012\/11\/diy-gingerbread-house-tissue-box.html\" target=\"_blank\">DIY Gingerbread House Tissue Box<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/lifeasmom.com\" target=\"_blank\">Life as MOM<\/a><\/strong>: Get this free printable and create your own cardboard gingerbread house that holds a tissue box. Assemble your house out of cereal box cardboard and let your kids decorate it with the printable cut-outs. When you&#8217;re finished, pull the tissue through the chimney. Too cute!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/graham-cracker-mangers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Graham Cracker Mangers<\/a> <\/strong>right here on MomsToolbox: You&#8217;ll see right away that I&#8217;m not the craft geniuses these other ladies are, but I had a blast helping my son&#8217;s first grade class create these graham cracker mangers several years ago. And I&#8217;m pretty sure he enjoyed it, too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gingerbread Houses are a clear signal that the Christmas season is here! Of course, you can pick up a ready-made kit at the local store to assemble and use to decorate your home. But, if you&#8217;re a little more adventurous, here are a few DIY Gingerbread House ideas of the edible and non-edible kind. 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