Building Materials for Making a Gingerbread House
So what are all the fun things that you can use to build the different features of your gingerbread house? Check this list for ideas:
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Bread Sticks |
Logs, rafters and beams |
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Candy Canes |
Pillars, beams, fence posts. light posts |
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M&M Candies |
Tree decorations, Christmas lights |
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Cheerio Cereal |
Chains, tiles, small wheels, flat types for shingles |
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Fruit Loops Cereal |
Christmas chains |
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Chocolate Candy Bars |
Doors, shutters, shingles |
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Cinnamon Candies |
Red roofing tiles, paving stones, flowers |
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Hershey Candy Kisses wrapped in foil |
Church bell, roof decorations |
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Candy Flowers Cake Decorations |
Garden flowers |
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White Frosting & Icing |
Snow, flowers |
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Colored Frosting & Icing |
Mortar, siding, flowers |
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Fruit Leathers |
Window shades, fabric |
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Gumdrops |
Bushes, flowers, ornaments |
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Hard Christmas Candies |
Melted for stained glass windows, mirrors, ponds |
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Hard Christmas Candies |
Crushed for colored gravel |
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Ice Cream Cones |
Trees |
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Licorice |
Railings, edgings, exposed beams, fireplace bricks |
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Licorice Ropes |
Rope, edging, window pane dividers |
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Lollipops |
Road signs, people, trees, bushes |
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Marshmallows |
Snowballs for snow forts, snowmen |
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Marzipan or Fondant |
Use to make any shapes you want |
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Nuts, Whole |
Stones |
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Nuts, Slivered Almonds |
Shingles |
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Powdered Sugar |
Light dusting for snow or frost |
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Brown Sugar |
Dirt walkways, garden beds |
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Pretzels |
Fancy ironwork fences, scrollwork |
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Pretzel Sticks |
Logs, winter trees, firewood |
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Rock Candy |
Rocks, stepping stones, stone walls |
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Round Crackers or Cookies |
Wagon wheels, doors, picnic table tops |
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Shredded Wheat Cereal |
Roof thatching, hay |
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Silver Dragees for Cake Decorations |
Doorknobs, ornaments |
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Colored Sprinkles |
Flowers, Christmas lights, ornaments |
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Wafer Cookies, Crackers or Candies |
Roof shingles, siding |
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Graham Crackers |
Roof shingles, siding |
