i have to make a model of the gingerbread house from hansel and gretel from school.. the more creative the more points... i dont know what to make is out of... like it has to be REALLY creative.... i dont want to make it out of actual gingerbread, or wood.... and it has to be able to open....
2007-11-27 11:12:51 · 3 answers · asked by !LOVED! 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
hansel and gretel *FOR* school... sorry i messed up
2007-11-27 11:24:09 · update #1
I encourage you to make it out of real gingerbread. It is not that hard and you can make the roof removable if you put the gingerbread on cardboard first. Here is a really good website with detailed instructions and templates. It would actually be easier if you use real gingerbread glued to cardboard the size of the templates.
One tip, however. Use a glue gun and don't try to hold the thing together with icing. I have never had luck with that. No it is not edible in the end, but it works much better.
Put an oven inside that is made of cardboard and black licorice glued on it. For flames use orange cellophane and red hots. I did that one time and people went nuts over it. :-)
Don't wait to the last minute, do it in stages starting 3 -5 days before the project is due. Things need to sit and settle. Just make sure you cover it up each night with a garbage bag or a piece of plastic.
Have fun!
2007-11-27 11:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you mean a *small* gingerbread house, right?
If so, we make them from polymer clay (and all the decorations can be made from polymer clay too, or you could stick on real candies, etc.... or conversely, you could make polymer clay candies and embellishments to add to a brown gingerbread house made from cardboard, or real gingerbread, or any other material you can think of).
Polymer clay gingerbread houses can be made any size, shape, color, with any type & amount of decorations, etc., that you want.
There are loads of lessons and links to photos of them on this page at my website, if you want to check all that out:
http://www.glassattic.com/polymer/houses_structures_gingerbread.htm
(... click on the GINGERBREAD category, and also on the CANDIES category if you want to make your own polymer clay candies to go on it...)
HTH, and have fun!
Diane B.
2007-11-29 06:44:00 · answer #2 · answered by Diane B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you should make it out of gingerbread as that would be relly cool! You could make it out of candy and cardboard!
2007-11-27 11:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by piratefan308 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋