Okay, brilliant bakers, how would you personalize an individual gingerbread house?

EFerrari

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Wed Dec-23-09 02:40 PM
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Okay, brilliant bakers, how would you personalize an individual gingerbread house?

Going to make three for the niece people. I know their favorite colors so that's one way. But can't figure out a cool way to incorporate their name or initials on the thing. All I can come up with is to make a little paper mailbox with their name written on it and stick it in some icing "snow". That seems like the hard way.

Does anyone have any ideas for Auntie Beth? :hi:

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Tesha

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Wed Dec-23-09 03:56 PM
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1. Mr Tesha and I helped a class of 2nd graders

do their own houses (graham cracker tho')
3 of the girls made theirs into shops - one was a chocolate shop, one was ice cream shop and the last I think was a flower shop

If the houses weren't so small and they had a way to write - they could have had business signs.

or how about a tall book in the front yard with their name as the title... like Suzie and the blue rabbit...

Oh - you're going to have fun!

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EFerrari

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Wed Dec-23-09 04:12 PM
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2. Shops are a neat idea! Thank you, Tesha.

:hi:

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katkat

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Wed Dec-23-09 05:35 PM
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3. gumdrops on the roof n/t

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Phentex

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Wed Dec-23-09 06:14 PM
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4. We've done wreaths on the door with the name

"The Smiths" across the wreath in icing.

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EFerrari

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Wed Dec-23-09 11:12 PM
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9. What did you do the wreaths with?

I don't know if my handwriting is good enough to do that. lol

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hippywife

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Wed Dec-23-09 06:50 PM
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5. Do they each have a particular hobby

(or toy, depending on their age) that they are known to love?

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EFerrari

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Wed Dec-23-09 08:59 PM
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7. 11, 13, 16. They do. Dancing, volleyball and pitching fits.

lol

:hi:

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surrealAmerican

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Wed Dec-23-09 07:23 PM
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6. How about on the doormat?

just a rectangle of gingerbread with their names in icing

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EFerrari

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Wed Dec-23-09 09:00 PM
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8. That might be the simplest way to go!

Good idea!

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