Have you ever wanted to make your rats a gingerbread house to celebrate the holidays with?
Follow this step by step guide on how to make a gingerbread (without gingerbread) house (unfortunately mine failed spectacularly, but yours might still work!)
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You will need:
Crackers (square ones)
Whipped Cream
Rice Crispies
Pear
Bread
Method:
Place a cracker as the base.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rattastic-discussions.co.ukwp-content/uploads/2021/02/182.png?resize=708%2C944&ssl=1)
Place whipped cream around the sides of the cracker.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rattastic-discussions.co.ukwp-content/uploads/2021/02/183.png?resize=708%2C944&ssl=1)
Stick crackers up vertically using the whipped cream to stick to the base.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rattastic-discussions.co.ukwp-content/uploads/2021/02/184.png?resize=708%2C944&ssl=1)
Place the two middle crackers so that they come together at the top.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rattastic-discussions.co.ukwp-content/uploads/2021/02/185.png?resize=708%2C944&ssl=1)
Place whipped cream around the ‘house’.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rattastic-discussions.co.ukwp-content/uploads/2021/02/186.png?resize=708%2C944&ssl=1)
Place whipped cream on the ‘roof’ of the house.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rattastic-discussions.co.ukwp-content/uploads/2021/02/187.png?resize=708%2C944&ssl=1)
Place rice crispies on the whipped cream.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rattastic-discussions.co.ukwp-content/uploads/2021/02/188.png?resize=708%2C944&ssl=1)
Add bits of pear to the ‘house’.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rattastic-discussions.co.ukwp-content/uploads/2021/02/189.png?resize=708%2C944&ssl=1)
Place bits of bread around the ‘house’.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rattastic-discussions.co.ukwp-content/uploads/2021/02/190.png?resize=708%2C944&ssl=1)
My house didn’t manage to stay standing through all this, but it doesn’t matter because the rats still loved it!
(Originally published 21st December 2020)