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12 Days of Christmas: Gingerbread Houses

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Today is exactly two weeks until Christmas, so freaking exciting!  Today is the 11th day of my  12 Days of Christmas  and while I already talked about hot chocolate (here) I have yet to actually talk about holiday food and one of my favorites has to be gingerbread, not eating it though, but decorating it!   I have been making Gingerbread houses with my family since I was very little! I remember buying candy, separating the red and green ones and eating the rest (I mean, yellow, orange, purple and brown are not really holiday colors – yummy)! Usually my brother and I would each get to decorate one side of the roof and our parents would vote on whose was better.  Hint: we usually tied. This is one of those houses circa 1995.

 
This year I did the same thing except with my roommate: buy candy (gummy bears, peanut M&M’s, Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, gum drops, and candy pieces),  separate the red and greens and decorate.  This is our “interesting” result:

We had such a great time decorating this gingerbread house! It may not be the prettiest one I have ever seen but it is made with all of our favorite candy and I am sure it will be delicious.  It is much smaller than the one’s I decorated as a child but it might have been even more fun.  If I was going to make a massive one I  would definitely use these as inspiration, and, of course, they are from Pinterst. 

Do you make gingerbread houses?  If so, do you bake them yourself or buy the gingerbread?  
What is your favorite candy to decorate with? 
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  8. so GORGEOUS!!!:))) I would love to follow each other dear, but I can’t find you among my GFC followers:( could you try again for me please??:) one big kiss! I have a new post now and would love to know your opinion on it!!

    Leonor
    thesparklinglemon.blogspot.com

  10. This is so exciting! I love making Gingerbread houses and I cant wait to make them with my family on new years eve. I am glad I stumbled upon your blog, I will definitely be following you on bloglovin. xx. McKenna Lou

  12. I love making gingerbread houses! Eating the non-Christmas-color candy is the best part! Those mansion gingerbread houses are awesome!

  16. My gingerbread houses are always made out of grahmcrackers and fall down when I try to put gummy bears on them 🙂 Yours looks fantastic!

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