How To Make A No Bake Cookie And Candy House: Great For Kid's Birthday Parties: Instructions With Photos

These are instructions for making a No Bake Cookie and Candy House. This house can be used to decorate for all occasions.This is a really fun project to do that uses cookies and candies to decorate a house that you make out of Foam Core. I use the same house each year to make a Gingerbread House, but this year I am making a No Bake Cookie and Candy House. If you construct the house using this foam core board, it will be sturdy enough to save for years to come. You can also make a house out of a small mailing box.

This is what you will need to build your house:

1 sheet of Foam Core Board. This usually comes in a sheet 40 X 30 inches. Any craft shop will have this.

A ruler

A sharp utility knife

Clear packing tape

Aluminum Foil

You will need a base for your house. I used a cover for a large plastic storage box I had. This way you can move the house around without destroying it, and you can build a yard with trees, walkway, etc. You can also buy a piece of Styrofoam for the base; whatever size you want.

To prepare the house:

Cut 2 rectangles from Foam Core Board; each one 6 inches X 10 inches. These will be the 2 sides of the house.

Cut 2 pieces from the Foam Core Board: Each one 8 inches X 10 inches. These will be the 2 ends of the house.

Cut 2 pieces from the Foam Core Board: Each one 6 ½ inches X 10 inches. These will be the roof of the house.

Attach the pieces of the house using the clear packing tape.

Cover the entire house with Aluminum Foil. Use the clear packing tape to hold the foil in place. The cookies and candy will be attached to the foil on the house. That way it’s easy to just peel and eat what you want directly off the house.

If you don't want to go to the bother of constructing a house, use a small packing box. Just make and add a roof.

Now, you are ready for the fun part! I have made these houses using graham crackers, but this year I used a wafer cookie. Just go to the store and look at the different cookies and candies. Suit yourself and buy whatever you would like on the house.

I use Meringue powder for the “glue” to hold the cookies and candy on the house. I find this at the craft or grocery store. If you mix it according to the directions, it is just the right consistency for this project.

I make trees from ice cream cones. Ice the cone and sprinkle multiple colored sprinkles all over the cone.

I cover the base of the house with icing, and sprinkle coconut all over to simulate snow.

I make a front walk with M&M’s. I have had this Santa and Reindeer for years. I just bring them out each year. If you have any little decorations you’d like to use, go ahead and be creative!

After the goodies are eaten off the house, be sure and SAVE your house for next year. If I have the time, I will make a Gingerbread House, using that small box I made into a house. I will make Gingerbread, and using the same technique, make a Gingerbread House.

I hope you will make this cute little Cookie and Candy House and enoy it for the Holidays.

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