Edible Christmas Ornament Decorating Ideas
Paul Buckley
There are lot of things to love about the Christmas season. There
is of course the caroling, the family festivities, the seasonal
programming. There are, though, two things that really stick out
when thinking about Christmas time. The food, is of course one of
them, and also the beautiful decorations that trim the season
with merriment and bright colors. Now would it not be fantastic
if there were a way to bring these two things together into one
cohesive Christmas activity? The good news is that you can with a
couple of different edible Christmas decorating ideas.
Edible Christmas ornaments are not just for candy canes. There are other
ways to trim your tree with delectable goodies and treats.
Perhaps the easiest way to do this is with cookie dough
ornaments. You can even use a pre-made cookie dough that is sold
in your grocer’s freezer section. Sugar cookies cut into
Christmas shapes are a little bit more festive than plain
chocolate chip cookies, or you can also press red and green M&Ms
into the sugar cookies to add some color. Sugar cookie shapes can
be decorated with a hard frosting or a gel frosting that dries
hard.
The most important thing to remember, however, is to poke a small
hole about a half an inch in on each cookie while they are still
warm. This will prevent the cookies from crumbling as they would
if you waited until they cooled. Once they are cool, you can run
a pretty ribbon through each cookie and decorate your tree or
give them as gifts to spread the Christmas love.
Another fun way to create beautiful edibles is with your
centerpiece. To make a beautiful but simple gingerbread house for
your Christmas table, you need only a few basic things. First you
need a box of graham crackers and a sharp razor or Exacto knife.
You will also need a glaze like sugar frosting and candy for
decoration (gum drops work great). Cut two pieces of the graham
crackers with a triangle point, like the front of a house in a
child’s drawing. Since most graham cracker are perforated in half
and then in half again, it is best to use on half as the triangle
part, then the other pieces will fit perfectly. Affix two other
pieces of graham cracker to the house part the long way, so that
they come up just to the triangle. Now place two more across the
triangle part at a slant like a roof. Use the frosting to hold
these seams in place. Once that is dry, decorate as you would
like with the candy and the frosting. The more colors you have,
the more fun the decorating will be. Because of its simplicity,
this is a great activity to do with young children, just make
sure the grown ups do the cutting.
There are other simple activities to do as well, like decoupage
boxes with decorative candy, Jordan almonds, and of course, don’t
forget the candy canes.
Paul Buckley has published a website packed full of fascinating
and useful articles, stories and ideas certain to make this you
best holiday season yet.
http://www.oldpelican.com
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