Make the graham cracker houses ahead of time. First create a base using a sturdy paper plate or cardboard. Then use 2 graham crackers broken in half to create the four sides of the bottom. Use royal icing (recipe can be found online) to glue the crackers together. Let sit overnight and then build the roof.
Put a variety of edible decorations on the table for the children to choose. Give each child a small ziploc sack that has a small amount of royal icing in it. (You will notice that we squeezed all of the frosting to the corner and wrapped a rubber band around it. This made it very easy for the children to squeeze out.) When the children are ready, snip a small opening in the tip of the plastic bag and let them put icing on the decorations they wish to add to their gingerbread house.
The children loved squeezing the icing all over their projects to create snow and whatever popped in to their imaginations!
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