Graham Cracker Gingerbread House

Easy Graham Cracker Gingerbread House are made from Graham crackers, chocolate, mini marshmallows, store-bought icing and your kids favorite holiday candy. Such a fun easy project for little hands!

Try my cute and easy Christmas appetizers for kids, gingerbread cheesecake dip, easy gingerbread men cookies next!

this recipe!

Easy No Bake Gingerbread House For The Holidays

This is a really budget friendly, quick and simple project for kids making easy gingerbread houses and especially suited for little hands with some adult supervision required. 

The cracker cookies can be cut using a butter knife. You can slide the knife back and forth with a cutting motion and the cookies cut very easily. This step can easily be prepped in advanced away from the kids. 

Why you’ll love this easy gingerbread house for kids project

• Easy and fun to make holiday treat, perfect for little hands
• Easy gingerbread house to customize for different holiday themes as a fun kids craft during any season
• Look as good as they are fun to eat
• Great gingerbread house for classroom project once you cut the graham crackers into shape

Gingerbread house supplies for making gingerbread houses with graham crackers

• Graham Cracker Cookies one box
• Mini marshmallows
• Store bought white icing (green and red optional)
• Holiday sprinkles
• Milk chocolate that is easily cut into squares (for door)
• Other candies for decoration – Swedish berries, Holiday M&M candies, candy canes.

Best frosting for gingerbread houses?

I feel the easy best frosting for gingerbread house with graham crackers is really to buy store bought icing in the color you want. How can it get easier than that!

Step by Step Instructions

Start by cutting the cookie on an angle to shape the roof. This is easy using a butter knife. You will have better results by sliding the knife back and forth instead of trying to press down hard and chop through it.

Next, use the store-bought white icing to pipe icing on the roof line. I bought the type in the bag with the tip already attached from Wilton.

If you buy the icing in the tub, you will need a disposable decorator bag with a small tip.

Alternatively, you could put it on using the end of a toothpick.

Once you’ve pipe the icing, carefully place the marshmallows into the icing. (or whatever candy you would prefer)

Pipe some icing on the bottom section of the house and smooth it out using a toothpick or a butter knife.

Add a piece of chocolate for the door and add sprinkles.

You can also pipe the icing along the bottom of the house and add candies on top or leave it plain.

A vivid imagination will come up with all types of icing and candy combinations!

Variations for easy diy gingerbread house

The possibilities are endless for making these fun diy gingerbread house kids edible craft projects.

We made candy gingerbread house but you can make a cartoon style gingerbread house or dinosaur gingerbread houses with your imagination.

Make your favourite holiday Christmas movie theme gingerbread houses using red heart candy for Grinch gingerbread house with green icing.

Make a Barbie gingerbread house is very popular after the success of the Barbie movie. To make a Barbie gingerbread house use pink and white icing along with Easter holiday pastel candies.

Sandra’s tips for making edible gingerbread house

• Cut your graham crackers into shape the day before so they are ready for the kids to make them with their supplies
• Gather all your supplies together in one convenient spot
• Designate a gingerbread building craft area the kids can use like the kitchen table
• Make fun games out of making gingerbread houses

How to make icing for gingerbread houses?

Our royal icing recipe we used in our cut out sugar cookies is perfect if you want to make a homemade icing for a Gingerbread house icing recipe glue. This gingerbread icing really is the best frosting for gingerbread houses to help them stick together and be edible.

Can you eat gingerbread house?

We are happing to say that “Yes” these fun gingerbread houses are made for the kids to eat!

Some epic or big gingerbread houses are not really made for eating but just for show. But they are so much fun to look at during the holiday season. 

How to store gingerbread house from graham crackers?

The best way to store a gingerbread house with icing is to use an airtight container to store for 3 days. If you have multiple layers it is a good idea to use parchment paper in between them for easier serving.

We do not recommend freezing gingerbread houses with the icing.