I'm about to teach my first class since our move from Texas to Alaska, and while the focus of my class is on cookie decorating, I'm also in charge of preparing the students for the following week's meeting, which will be on making gingerbread houses. For the moms who want to allow their children to participate, I'm going to show how to make graham cracker houses at home using white chocolate, so that they can prep for that class as quickly and easily as possible. And, since I'm at it, I decided to go ahead and post the instructions here for my readers so that there's no excuse for anyone to skip this adorable holiday tradition - no matter how little time or craft ability you think you have!
All you'll need are some graham crackers, some melted white chocolate or almond bark, assorted candies, and a lightly serrated knife. The knife you choose is the only real trick to making graham cracker houses. Pick a knife that is serrated but the serrations are very fine, as you can see in the photo below. A plastic disposable knife from a fast-food place will usually be exactly right. You don't want big ol' steak knife serrations for this job. The very fine serrations will do all the work for you when you cut your graham crackers into the configurations you choose.