Graham Cracker Houses

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc., Honey Maid, and Skippy. All opinions are mine alone. #PBandG #CollectiveBias

We’ve been counting down the days to Christmas everyday with our kids this season.  They are so excited by all the fun activities, the bright holiday lights that glitter our neighborhood houses in the evenings, and our own Christmas decorations in the house.  Each day, I try to have some sort of a fun activity for my two oldest to do after their naps.  Sometimes we color a Christmas picture, or make a handmade ornament, but today  with the help of Honey Maid and Skippy found at Walmart #PBandG, we made some cute {and delicious} graham cracker houses. #CollectiveBias

To make your own graham cracker houses, you’ll need:
Honey Maid graham crackers
Skippy Peanut Butter
hot glue/glue gun
sharp knife
colorful candies {any variety}

In my local Walmart, both the Honey Maid grahams and the Skippy peanut butter were found on the same aisle, in this case the “cookie” aisle.

For stability purposes, I used hot glue to construct the houses.  Each house required 6 sheets of Honey Maid graham crackers.  Four sheets stay rectangular, and two get cut for the ends of the house.

If you lay the graham cracker flat and use a sawing motion with your knife, it shouldn’t break!  With a little patience and lots of hot glue, you’ll have a strong structure for little hands to attach their candies.

Before the boys woke up to create their graham cracker houses, I put some Skippy peanut butter in a zip top baggie, down towards one bottom corner.  Then I snipped the corner of the bag, creating a DIY piping bag.  It worked like a charm!

I also put all the red, white, and green candies out in small paper cups, so once the boys woke up, we were ready to decorate!

They had a ball decorating {and of course sneaking their fair share of candy as well}.

The Skippy peanut butter was fantastic and kept everything perfectly in it’s place while we constructed our houses.

Since I didn’t use all of our Honey Maid and Skippy for the houses, I used some of the leftover graham cracker pieces that may have broken in the building process to make some delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites.

And let me tell you, these will disappear!  They are delicious and would make a great hostess gift for the next party or dinner you attend.  For $.50 off when you buy one Honey Maid Grahams (12.2 oz or larger), click here {offer good while supplies last}.