Gingerbread House 2010

Material
Gingerbread dough
Candy, lots of it, in a range of colors and varieties
Nuts and seeds
1 cup of powdered sugar
Lemon juice
Instructions

Roll the gingerbread dough into thin sheets and bake it well. Let cool.

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Group of people decorating gingerbread houses with colorful candies. Christmas tree in background.

Add lemon juice slowly to the powdered sugar and mix until you have a thick paste - this will be your "glue".

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Group of people decorating gingerbread houses at a long table with various candies.

Cut gingerbread into shapes to make walls, roof halves and other parts of your house.

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Three men decorating a gingerbread house on a table, a Christmas tree in the background.

Be creative here, but remember that intricate designs will be really hard to put together, and much harder to keep together.