Icicle Icing Dripping from a Gingerbread Cottage Roof

A small gingerbread cottage sits on a bumpy bed of snow, with a scalloped icing edge running along the roof and a tall chimney on top. The roof is made of rounded shingle tiles, and icing drips down like icicles from the eaves and over the door. The front has two windows with four panes each and a door with a little heart on it and a round candy knob. On the side gable you can see a big swirl peppermint with three small round candies above it. Around the house are lollipops, swirl candies, gumdrop-style trees with dotted decorations, and round candies lined up along the ground. Try coloring each roof shingle in a different warm brown or red to make a patchwork look, then use bright colors for the peppermint swirls and lollipops. The large shapes work well for younger kids, while the small candies add detail for older ones.