A fun holiday activity to do with kids is making gingerbread houses.  You can buy kits with prebaked gingerbread and all the supplies or you can make your own using graham crackers.  Graham crackers are sold in the cookie/cracker aisle at the store.  The advantage to assembling your own supplies is that you can mix in some healthy decorations as opposed to all candy in the kits.  You can also let kids unleash their creativity.  There is no rule about how the houses must look, so they can build whatever they like.

Graham Cracker Houses

Here are the supplies to gather to make your own mini houses:

• box of graham crackers
• store bought whipped white frosting
• wax paper or foil (to cover the surface you work on)
• plastic knife (to spread the frosting)
• decorations (candies, mini pretzels, cereal, the possibilities are endless)

Set up a work space on the table for each child with their supplies

Mini Marshmallow Igloos

Another super easy and fun option is to make an igloo.

Here are the supplies you will need:

• empty single serving small plastic cups from applesauce of fruit 
• store bought whipped white frosting
• wax paper or foil (to cover the surface you work on)
• plastic knife (to spread the frosting)
• mini marshmallows

Simply let the child cover the outside of the cup with white frosting and place marshmallows on the frosting.