Gingerbread House Yard Decor: Gingerbread Flag

Gingerbread House Yard Decor:  Gingerbread Flag

Yard flags are great for use in your holiday decorating. They serve as visual reminders of the season without requiring a huge amount of effort. You can save all of your decorating energy for your gingerbread house project in the kitchen! The gingerbread house yard flag depicted is a beautiful choice of holiday imagery, great for greeting carolers or for welcoming your grandkids to gingerbread camp. Of course, if you are looking for a gingerbread man or an inflatable gingerbread house, there are always more gingerbread house yard decor possibilities.

Now and Later Candies for Gingerbread House Decor

 

 

A Favorite From the 70's

For the teens and tweens of the late 70's, Now and Later Candies were a standard favorite, often purchased before school at the local 7-11 store, and pawned off at a profit throughout the day. Visible at the grocery checkstand, Now and Later candies were a favorite request when Mom was at the point of proceeding with her purchase. The lasting ability of Now and Later was it's selling point for a kid. Pop one in, and fruity flavor was long lasting. Harsh on the teeth, but great for flavor, it was very popular, if not permitted, in the school arena.

Now and Later, Now

It's rare to see Now and Later Candy in the checkout lane of the grocery store these days. Even at the local convenience store, it's not the most obvious on display, if it's there. Check the candy aisle of the grocer, and it's probably not visible. Now and Later may make an appearance in a different form, as a candy cane variety at Christmas, for example, or as a Jelly Bean variety at Easter. The flavors are bold, and therefore worthy of such innovation. However, Now and Later in it's original form is a little tougher to locate. Our local nostalgia candy store carried the small 4 packs, but as the economy slowed, the store closed its doors. A favorite in our annual gingerbread house decorating, it's great to know that we can order online.

Flavors

Now and Later candies are still available in the classic flavors, memorable to school kids of the 70's and 80's, including grape, watermelon, and sour apple. A modern twist, many new flavors abound, sure to stimulate the sweet tooth of young and old, alike. Orange, Strawberry, Strawberry Banana-split, Mango Melon, Lemonberry Split, Green Tingleberry, Cherry Apple Split, Black Radberry, Red Radberry, Blue Radberry, Cherry Limeade Splash, Peppermint, and Peach Smash are some of the new selections available.

Easier on the Teeth

Now and Later soft candy is also available, more taffy-like than the original chews, which were much too hard to chew, and needed to slowly soften in one's mouth. That was the appeal of the original candy, more than likely to the chagrin of many dentists and parents. The softer version, still a danger to the dental work of us 70's kids in modern day, may be a nice way to enjoy an old favorite without tearing out crowns!
Different flavors are available in the soft Now and Laters, including chocolate and vanilla.

Enjoy a Trip Down Memory Lane!

Stock up, eat some now, and enjoy some later! You will find online sources a good way to do so, with bulk Now and Later Candies easily available.

Christmas Tree Decorations for Your Gingerbread House

If you love detail on your gingerbread houses, then don't miss this fun tool! Gingerbread houses are individual works of art, and many of our houses through the years have included lots of yard art, like trees and snow piles. The pretzel mold featured below provide 4 1/2" by 1 1/2", sufficient size to hold a pretzel rod, retailing at $2.49. Young children may not have the dexterity and manual skills to fill the mold by themselves, but with help, can participate in creating these clever decorative elements for their gingerbread houses. Older children, ages 6-8, may also need help for detail work, while ages 9 to 11 should be able to fill the molds neatly enough. Ages 12 and up, depending on artistic ability and personality, have the potential for creating more colorful detail in the Christmas tree element of this mold. If you are using these decorative pretzels as accents for your gingerbread yard, then use something as a base, like a marshmallow. Anchor it to your base covering with ample royal icing, allow the icing to set up for several minutes, and then insert the pretzel into the marshmallow base. You can invent other means, as well, and believe me, your kids are prime for fantastic brainstorming about how to get their desired gingerbread house effects! Find candy melting supplies here.

Christmas Tree Pretzel Molds Each This unique Christmas Tree Pretzel Mold features one design with six molds. Each Pine Tree Pretzel Mold measures approximately 4 1/2 inches long x 1 1/2 inches wide and holds pretzel rods perfectly. Make delicious chocolately treats for your family and friends this holiday season!

Gingerbread House Wall Mural Stickers

Add to your household's holiday excitement, in anticipation of making gingerbread houses, with this fun set of gingerbread house peel and stick, removable wall stickers, in a gingerbread house theme.

Wallies Wallcoverings 13502 Peel Stick Holiday Mural Gingerbread House Wallies Peel Stick Gingerbread House Holiday Mural is made of durable selfadhesive backed vinyl that can be removed and repositioned easily. Brighten your holidays using your beautifully colored Holiday Mural. This value pack includes 122 pieces that you can position and reposition to create your own unique Gingerbread House. To use simply peel the pieces off of the backing in the package and apply to any clean smooth surface or painted dry wall. This product is not recommended for textured or rough surfaces and should not be placed on newly painted walls which usually need about 30 days to fully cure. To remove simply peel and reposition to another area or return it to the original backing for storage. Wallies will not harm or damage surfaces and will not leave a sticky residue. Each package comes with 2 sheets which hold 1 house 18.5 inches by 20.5 inches and 121 assorted candies measuring from .5 inches by 1 inch to 4 inches by 9 inches. House and ornaments are in bright vibrant colors. Packaging measures 21.5 inches by 4 inches.

Gingerbread House Party Decorations: Lifesize Gingerbread Standee

If you are hosting a big scale gingerbread party, you may want to track down some innovative, life sized gingerbread decor. The gingerbread house standee shown below is an 8' tall, 9'wide cardboard backdrop to fun! Have the kids at the company party decorate their own gingerbread houses, and take their photos, holding their creations in front of a life-sized gingerbread house.

Candy House Standee Each The Gingerbread House Standee features a brown gingerbread house covered with peppermint sticks, gum drops, colorful icing and more. Each of the freestanding cardboard cutout is over 8' high x 9' wide. Celebrate the holidays or create your own version of Candy Land with this fun Gingerbread House Standee. Assembly required.