{"id":589,"date":"2008-12-15T23:00:22","date_gmt":"2008-12-15T23:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=589"},"modified":"2008-12-15T23:00:22","modified_gmt":"2008-12-15T23:00:22","slug":"oh-so-sweet-hou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/oh-so-sweet-hou\/","title":{"rendered":"oh-so-sweet houses"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ginger4\"<\/a>Steve & I were invited to a creative Christmas party over the weekend and had a jolly good time.  The gracious host made up a bunch of graham cracker houses and icing ahead of time and our job was to bring candy to bling out our homes.<\/p>\n

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Our houses were glued together by melting straight sugar in a pan (stirring constantly) and dipping the edges in, then sticking them to the base or sides to create a house shape.  The benefit of doing it this way is that it sticks instantly… where as icing needs a longer time to set.  These videos also has some helpful tips.\"Ginger3\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

Since everyone brought different candy, the choices were plentiful. Pouring the candy into cups made it easy to see all our options.  We used ziploc baggies with a tiny hole cut in the corner to apply our frosting.\"Ginger5\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

Even Steve got serious about blinging out his house… that is until Fantasy Football conversations heated up across the room.\"Ginger2\"<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

Now that’s a sweet lookin’ neighborhood!\"Ginger6\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

I had so much fun.  It was the very first time I ever made a gingerbread house (well, graham cracker house technically<\/em>)<\/p>\n

We have so many creative gals that work at catching fireflies, I think we might have to roll this fun activity into our staff Christmas party next year.<\/p>\n

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After the party, I trimmed my paper plate platform and added some marshmallows for a little landscape.  And viola…  my little house of Christmas love – just in time for our 10 year anniversary on the December 19th!<\/p>\n

Have any of your holiday parties packed a creative punch?  We love to hear about festive ideas.  Please share with us by leaving a comment below. <\/p>\n

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