Faux Gingerbread House

Designed by Traci Armbrust

Color printouts of graham crackers and easy die-cut shapes make it possible to create this holiday craft without the mess of real food.

Key Concepts:

Community, Learning Centers

Curriculum:

Arts and Crafts, Social Studies

Machines:

• MARK IV
  Roller Die Cutting Machine

AccuCut® Dies:

• Border-Interlocking #1 Extra Long Cut
• Candy Mini
• Gingerbread House (3-D) Jumbo

Other AccuCut Products:

• Poly Foam
• Chipboard - Kraft

Other Materials:

• Marker -- Black
• Glitter Glue -- Green
• Glue
• Computer, Scanner and Color Printer
• Cardstock -- Red, White, Brown

Tips:

Make this shape into community buildings when teaching about the neighborhood or ask students to decorate them to look like their own houses.

Instructions:

1. Scan graham crackers and print several color sheets so each child has six rectangles.
2. Cut house from chipboard, glue along tabs and press together.
3. Glue graham cracker copies to house. Trim to fit.
4. Cut brown candies and squiggly border as shown. Outline brown candies with black marker.
5. Cut white and red candy canes. Trim stripes from red canes and glue to white canes.
6. Glue all candies and border to house.
7. Let children cut shapes from foam for doors and windows. Glue to house.
8. Create roof design with glitter glue.