Little people can make the traditional Christmas season gingerbread house OR we can get our “Jesus is the reason for the season” on and do a little something different: edible gingerbread nativities. 

Prepare ahead of time to line a lid or box bottom of some kind with a low edge with aluminum foil.

Prepare the ‘glue’ for the graham cracker stable the day of, put in cups with craft sticks:
4 cups powdered sugar
3 tbl meringue powder
5 tsp water (more until desired consistency)

Must haves for decorating:
Mini M&Ms for a pop of color
Mini candy canes
Gum drops
Animal crackers
Fruit tape
Raisins/chocolate chips
Star, ginger people, cookies
Jumbo shredded wheat blocks
Coconut (mixed with shredded wheat for hay)
Pretzel sticks/star pretzels
Marshmallows – mini & large

When all the decorating is finished, top it off with a good crunching of a Shredded Wheat bar and a sprinkling of coconut all over it for hay.

We’ll save this for the Sunday morning before Christmas and follow it up with a Christmas right-left game with Mini Christmas Squishmallows I picked up at Costco though I typically use crazy-flavored candy canes.

What are the ways you’ll tell the Christmas story this Advent?

“You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.” Psalm 128:2