Kids Thanksgiving Treats

One of our family Thanksgiving traditions is making Gingerbread Houses. This year we continued our tradition with mini Gingerbread Houses and Waffle Cone Christmas Trees. I also tried something new this year, I made a Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board with foods that my family enjoys. Mini Gingerbread Houses Ingredients: Mini Gingerbread House Kit Royal Icing Christmas… Continue reading Kids Thanksgiving Treats

Cousins Thanksgiving Fun

My Thanksgiving tradition is to make Gingerbread houses; so I decided to build them with my nieces and nephews this year. It was so much fun, now there are 11 cousins and J is the oldest! We used Graham Crackers and Waffle Cones for our Gingerbread Houses and Christmas Trees this year. I used a… Continue reading Cousins Thanksgiving Fun

Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses

Our family Thanksgiving tradition is making Gingerbread Houses. This year we used graham crackers, we also tried chocolate graham crackers. I made buttercream icing to add the candies. Buttercream Icing Ingredients: 1 cup butter 1 cup Crisco 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs) 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 tablespoon milk (if thick) Directions: Cream together the… Continue reading Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread House Tradition

My sister and I used to make gingerbread houses on Thanksgiving when we were younger, so I decided to start this tradition with my son. We made gingerbread houses with his cousin on Thanksgiving Day! We used royal icing with a Mini Gingerbread House kit. Added all kinds of colorful Christmas candies and candy canes!