Gingerbread Houses
Create a cozy, colorful house with recycled dairy cartons. Decorate creatively with colorful supplies that make a vibrant winter wonderland.
SUPPLIES
Empty dairy cartons (milk, creamer, half and half, whipping cream)
Brown paper
Tape
Scissors
Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
Felt or construction paper (assorted colors)
Pipe cleaners (assorted colors)
Big pom poms (assorted colors)
Small pom poms (assorted colors)
Candy (peppermints)
Bamboo skewer (for smoke plume)
HOW TO
Cover cartons in brown paper, wrapping like a present and securing with tape.
Decorate as desired by gluing on felt and pipe cleaners for windows and doors, small pom poms as holiday lights, candy for trim and white felt for snow on roofs.
To make smoke plume, cut out shape in white felt, and hot glue to bamboo skewer. Cover carton lid in brown paper. Drill hole for bamboo skewer in carton lid. Insert skewer into drilled hole and hot glue to roof.