Showing posts with label redneck gingerbread house. Show all posts
Showing posts with label redneck gingerbread house. Show all posts

Monday, December 12, 2022

Today is National Gingerbread House Day!

 Remember this??

 My redneck gingerbread house and G.I. Snow? Over time, they became a little more elaborate than this basic version.


I really miss making the redneck gingerbread house, but it's more fun as a multi-person activity and, alas, my partner in gingerbre-- er... graham cracker crime...

 
...is far far away.
 
How about you? Are you fan of gingerbread cookies or of decorating gingerbread houses?

Have a great week. Talk to you in a few days.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Gingerbread House with a Twist


Just five short days to go!

For the last several years, DD and I have put together a gingerbread house. Except not. You've probably seen the original Redneck Gingerbread house on the Internet, right? Well, we thought it funny and began to make our own.

So this is this year's:


Each year's is a little different from the previous one. The flag is new this year as are the real lights (rather than mini-M&Ms), though only a portion of the string actually lights up. Hopefully I can get them all working at least once and get a picture, but this is it.

One thing that is must though, is G.I. Snow. He started out as a regular old marshmallow snowman, but Sonshine was into G.I. Joes many years ago and somehow G.I. Snow was born.


And no Redneck worth his monster truck would be caught dead without his satellite dish!


And keeping with the redneck theme, here's today's Christmas song. I'll give you a couple to choose from...

Leroy the Redneck Reindeer by Joe Diffie



And the perpetual fave, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer by Elmo & Patsy.



Do gingerbread houses or cookies even play a part in your holidays?

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Checking in...

The kids worked a bit more on the Redneck Gingerbread House. Windows were installed, lights were strung, and the dog took care of business...

















































And I got started on decorating ornaments for the little goodie boxes for Sonshine's band mates.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Construction Progresses

Though we've been taking it slow, Sonshine is very excited about this project this year. He's never helped us with it, but he's having fun.

In the first two pics, Sonshine adheres the graham cracker siding to the "frame". In pics three & four, DD creates the accompanying dog house.














































Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Groundbreaking

As mentioned yesterday, the construction of the Redneck Gingerbread house has begun. In previous years, we've used a cookie sheet covered in foil, but have found as time has passed that it's just not quite enough real estate. So this year, we graduated to a larger plot of land.

Here's Sonshine cutting our section of plywood. Also, if we transport it to the fireworks store, the plywood will provide a more stable, solid base.















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The plywood was covered in aluminum foil and the snow(plain white frosting) was added.










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The driveway has been laid (chocolate frosting) as well as a few stepping stones (red Fruit Loops). Sonshine adds the grass poking through the snow.

On the left you can see some large marshmallows. There are five in all and they will provide the base for the house.

This is were we left it last night so that the snow could set.



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I also have pictures of my Christmas lights...

Around the garage door:
















And in the inside of my living room window. It's a bit harder to see.