Every year we make gingerbread houses on Thanksgiving. We made a Nativity scene with graham crackers and gum drop people. We used coconut for the hay and animal crackers with candy canes as well. We tried something new this year, using peanut butter instead of icing; but it wasn’t sturdy enough so the gumdrops kept falling over. Next time we will have to add some powdered sugar to the peanut butter to thicken it up.
We also got this Gingerbread Train to try.
Homemade Apple Cinnamon Play Dough
We made some homemade Apple Cinnamon Play Dough, it is included in my Teachers Pay Teachers Fall Fun Autumn Preschool Pack. I also laminated the Apple Tree Orchard Play Dough Mat that is included in the pack.
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup flour
- 1/3 Cup salt
- 2 Teaspoons cream of tarter
- 2 Teaspoons Apple Pie Spice
- 1 Cup water
- 1 Tablespoon oil
- Red food Coloring
Directions:
- In a small saucepan, mix together 1 cup of water, 1 TBSP vegetable oil and a few drops of red food coloring.
- In another small bowl mix together 1 cup flour, 1/3 cup salt, 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar and 2 teaspoons Apple Pie Spice.
- Turn the stove on medium heat and slowly mix your flour mixture into your water mixture.
- Continuing mixing until the color is fully blended and the playdough begins to pull away from the saucepan. The batter will be lumpy but as you stir the playdough begins to form and sticks to itself.
- Place the playdough on a piece of parchment paper and allow it to cool a bit.
- Once it’s cool to the touch knead for a few minutes until soft.
Here are some of our other Thanksgiving Gingerbread posts:
And here are some of our other Family Holidays:
