A great Christmas tradition is building gingerbread houses and decorating them. We have lots of fun doing it, but usually our houses cave in and they end up a pile of crackers, frosting and candy. I wanted to do something that would be easy, fun, and would stay up. I heard this idea and instantly loved it! Gingerbread Trees!! It was super easy, cheap, and the kids had fun! It kept them occupied for a couple hours and wasn't labor intensive for me, which was good considering we did this 5 days after I had my baby.
Here's what you need to create your own gingerbread tree forest:
sugar cones (not waffle, the sugar ones are flat and will stand up)
frosting (either store bought, or whip up your own, I used shortening and added powdered sugar until it was the thickness I wanted)
food coloring, optional
whatever candies you want to decorate (sprinkles, dots, m&m's, marshmallows, licorice, ect.)
Then let the kids spread the frosting and decorate (and of course they will munch on the candy)! So easy!!
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