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Elf on the Shelf Gingerbread Holiday House Fun

November 30, 2015 by Holly Gagnon 5 Comments

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Have your Elf on the Shelf bring the kids a Gingerbread Holiday House Basket filled with almost Candy Free options like graham crackers, dried fruit, nuts , yogurt covered pretzels and banana chips. The kids won't even miss the candy! #HoneyMaidHouse #ad

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It’s that time of the year.  Gingerbread Houses and Elf on the Shelf.   I have a love/hate relationship with both.   I’m not being a Scrooge, it’s just 25 days of Elf on the Shelf can be a bit much and Gingerbread Houses are fun but can also be a candy binge overload.  Luckily, I killed two birds with one stone this year by having our Ef on the Shelf, Jr., surprise my daughter with an Almost Candy Free Gingerbread Holiday House made with Honey Maid graham crackers and somewhat  “better for you” options for decorating the house.

 

Have your Elf on the Shelf bring the kids a Gingerbread Holiday House Basket filled with almost Candy Free options like graham crackers, dried fruit, nuts , yogurt covered pretzels and banana chips. The kids won't even miss the candy!

Elf on the Shelf Gingerbread Holiday House Fun

My daughter loves candy but she also loves to eat foods that are a better choice than candy.   Let’s just say, she was thrilled the other morning when Jr., our Elf on the Shelf,  left her a fun Christmas activity by creating  Gingerbread Holiday House out of Honey Maid Graham Crackers.  Jr. also filled the  basket full of her favorite almost candy free decorating favorites too.

 

 Banana chips, almonds, yogurt covered pretzels, dried cranberries and chocolate covered cherries made a great almost candy free Gingerbread House decorations idea.

This Gingerbread House is decorated with  banana chips, almonds, yogurt covered pretzels, dried cranberries and her favorite, chocolate covered cherries.  It is held together with royal icing though.  Unless you use hot glue to hold the house together, royal icing is a must when it comes to building a Gingerbread house.

How many people actually eat a Gingerbread house, anyways?   Typically, everyone eats what goes on to the house and since this is an almost candy free house, eating almonds and dried cranberries seems better then eating gum drops and candy canes, right??

 

Building a Holiday Gingebread House out of Graham Crackers

After my daughter decided on the size and shape of the houses,  we made  “Gingerbread Concrete” aka Royal Icing from 2 cup confectioner sugar,  1 egg white, 1/4 tsp Cream of Tarter and 2-3 Tb of water.  You may need to add more or less water depending on the consistency.

 

Almond Roof

 

The roof of the Gingerbread House is decorated  with almond slices.  This was totally her idea too, she’s just  creative  and clever.

Decorating graham cracker house with better food options instead of candy like almonds.

 

The rest of the  Gingerbread House has chocolate covered cherries for windows, banana chips as doors and a yogurt covered pretzel as a wreath.

 

Gingerbread Houses made out of graham crackers decorated almost candy free

 

My daughter loved making the Gingerbread Holiday Houses together and didn’t even miss decorating without real candy.    She created a  main house and a rustic shack.  She knows I loves rustic things so, I guess that’s where I’ll be staying.

 

 

 

Make an Almost Candy Free Gingerbread House using graham crackers, dried fruit, nuts , yogurt covered pretzels and banana chips. The kids won't even miss the candy! ,

I think Jr.,  our Elf on the Shelf  did a great job leaving my daughter a Gingerbread Holiday House Fun activity.  Now Jr. needs to come with almost a whole month more of creative ideas.

 

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Easy tutorial on how to make Wrappin Paper Trees. Wraping paper is such a in expeinsive way to add unqiie projects in to you home decor.

 

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Comments

  1. JanetGoingCrazy says

    November 30, 2015 at 10:57 am

    I’m so glad that our Elf on the Shelf got lost last year and hasn’t peeked his head back yet! Your graham cracker house idea is perfect and it looks like she had a great time decorating. I love all the better for you options. [client]

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    • Holly Gagnon says

      November 30, 2015 at 10:02 pm

      Lost? Oh ,the poor little Elf..lol. We had a fund time creating the Holiday House. Thanks- Holly

      Reply
  2. memorial garden benches says

    December 1, 2015 at 8:56 pm

    Oh wow! That’s a yummy house! 🙂 Looks like you really had fun. You had a great time. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Kathleen T says

    December 7, 2015 at 2:47 pm

    What a great idea! Both of our daughters keep the candy away from our Grandkids, but I build a Gingerbread house with them every year when we get to town. This is a winner!! And “Candy Cane Seeds” how stinking cute (as is your daughter!)

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    • Holly Gagnon says

      December 7, 2015 at 7:01 pm

      Thanks Kathleen. I wasn’t sure how the almost candy free house would go over but it was a hit. Holly 🙂

      Reply

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