Gluten Free Gingerbread House Kit

This weekend I'm gearing up to do some baking and I hope it turns out so I can post some dairy free options for my fudge and sugar plum cookies. It's going to be time consuming but I hope worth every minute.

I'm also going to make our gingerbread house so the kids can decorate it on Sunday but I saw on Gluten Free Mom's blog this alternative to baking it all myself. A & J Bakery sells allergen friendly gingerbread house kits you can order online. They are free of peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, gluten, soy, egg, dairy, and sesame. Check them out, it can be the perfect way to save some time during the busy season but also still get in those fun times and happy memories with the kids.

More Gluten Free Play-Dough Alternatives

I have recently seen a couple more options for gluten free play-dough alternatives and wanted to spread the word. I know we can make our own but it's so much easier to buy it. ;)

Soy-Yer Dough is a scented play dough that is free of egg, gluten, peanut & tree nuts, borax, latex, dairy, and kerosene. The original dough does contain soybean but you can choose a soy-free version of the dough during checkout. All of the dough does contain rice. It looks fantastic so I ordered some and it is shipping today. Is it possible I'm more excited than the kids?

Moon Dough is a hypo-allergenic, gluten free/wheat free molding dough. It never dries out and claims to be very easy to clean up. Basically you can use a big piece of the moon dough to dab up any dough on the counters and the carpet. I did order some of this also, my boy was beyond excited when he saw the commercial and I said it was gluten free, so I'll post a report of what I think once we get it.

Gluten Free Play dough

My boy knows he can’t have play dough because it has wheat in it, he points this out to me whenever we see a play dough commercial or see toys for it at Target. I’ve been telling him that we can make some that’s safe and I finally came through with my promise. The recipe is really easy and it’s quick to make. I felt like it wasn’t going to work at first but just keep stirring and you’ll get there. We were able to play with it right away and my girl thought it was good enough to eat, blech. We’ll build up our color options over time but this is a fantastic alternative for him.

Gluten Free Play Dough
From Celiac Sprue Association

½ C rice flour
½ C cornstarch
½ C salt
2 t cream of tartar
1 C water
1 t cooking oil
Food coloring

Mix the ingredients together in a medium saucepan. Cook and stir on low for 5 minutes or until it starts to thicken and clump together. After cooled store in an airtight container or plastic bag.

If you don’t want to make your own you can purchase some pre-made GF play dough. Here’s the link for Aroma Dough and Colorations Wheat & Gluten Free Dough.