Build a Christmas House Out of Twinkies
Ho ho ho! I don't know about you, but I'm really feeling the spirit of the holidays today. Had a somewhat interesting Thanksgiving with plans changed at the last minute, but it was really nice to spend time with family... once we finally made it all happen. Long story! Any who. I'm really excited today because I get to share something that was ridiculously fun to make. I've always loved gingerbread houses for the holidays, but there is no way in the world I could make one from scratch. Like, no way... at. all. So I was excited to challenge myself to do something a little different using goodies from Hostess! This blog post is part of a paid SocialMoms and Hostess blogging program (#HostessHoliday). The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own.
If you know me, you know that I love creating goodies using fun treats. I just made a double layered cake for my son's birthday with Twinkies this summer, it was such a big hit. When I was coming up with ideas to make something special for the holidays, I had all types of ideas. But, I really wanted to make something that was no fuss that anyone could make. A house made out of Twinkies seemed like a fun idea and let me tell you in was. When it comes to creating a winter scene with Hostess, Sno Balls make the perfect addition. Kind of like a no-brainer.
I wasn't sure how I could get the roof to work with whole Twinkies, after pondering a bit, cutting them in half seemed like the way to go. For the most part, these delicious golden treats will stick together on their own. For some extra assurance, I used Wilton Decorating Icing. I actually bought a few different types of icings and frosting to test out, but this one was the best because it's thick and dries quickly. Along with my Hostess treats, I also picked up the icing and everything else I needed to create my house right at Walmart. gumdrops, festive sprinkles and pre-made icing decorations filled my cart. Actually bought way more than I needed. Now I'm stocked up for the holidays. Whoo hoo!
To make my Christmas House, here's what I used:
14 Twinkies, 5 Sno Balls, 13 gumdrops, festive sprinkles, pre-made icing decorations and Wilton Decorating Icing.
To build the base, I used 9 Twinkies. I made 3 columns, each with 3 stacked Twinkies. I added Decorating Icing in between each to hold them together. Next, I added on more on top of the middle pile to form a roof, then I cut 3 in half and used icing to help hold them in place over the center piece. Then, I just had lots of fun decorating with gumdrops, sprinkles and the adorable edible decor. To make easy snow piles I used Sno Balls on the side of the house and an extra big pile stacked up in the back. I also used white frosting to create the base that looks snowy, add on some Sno Balls and you have yourself a whole holiday scene. Hey, if you mess it up, no worries... you can eat it and start all over.
Have some fun with it! Oh and speaking of fun, I have some other great news. Keep reading!
Which Hostess goodies would you include in your own holiday creation? Twinkies, cupcakes, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs, Suzy Q’s, Sno Balls, or Zingers?
I love the hostess house idea and the hostess cakes are very good to eat, too. Thanks for having this contest.
Interesting take on a Gingerbread house 🙂
These look yummy, now I am totally hungry
Looks fun to create this, but prefer to eat it!
My kids would love this - the Twinkie house is awesome.
O my this is so darn cute. My three kiddos would love this and love eating it too heck we still might do it and make it a new years house was looking for a fun new years idea.
I would have never thought of a twinkie house! so cute!
nice different take on gingerbread house
I don't even like Twinkies and I still think that's a cute idea!
what a cute idea, not likely to last long in my house, my hubby would be sneaking bites, lol
So cute and who would not take a twinkie over gingerbread.
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MAY I AM JUST LAZY...BUT THIS IS A LOT OF WORK...I LIKE TWINKIES JUST THE WAY THEY ARE WITH COLD MILK
Zingers are the best! I remember eating them with my dad growing up. My mom would sometimes throw a twinkie in with my packed lunches.
This is a really cute idea and it looks easy enough that even I could make it.
i woulds never think to use the twinkies for this
Wow! A Twinkie House! How cute!
Between the Twinkies and the snowballs, this wouldn't last long in my home. It looks delicious.
I would love to include the Twinkies! I thought they stopped making them!
I'm not that big of a twinkie fan but the kids love them.
This would be so much fun to build with my kids. We would definitely have to have extra Twinkies though so that they could munch on them while building this.
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My kids would love to make that and eat it too.
My daughter would love to make this with me!
The double layer twinkie cake sounds good. The Christmas house is very neat looking. I'd have a more enjoyable time making one of those than a gingerbread house and enjoy it a lot more.
Love the Twinkie house.
This is so cute, I just love twinkies.
Cute and delicious, it wouldn't last long around me.
This is adorable and such a neat idea! I would love to do this with the kids next year!
This looks like so much fun! Great idea!
What a fun and creative idea!
Neat idea and unlike a gingerbread house...you can eat this house after a week of building!
I would love to make one..yummy!!
Just finished eating the last twinkie 🙂 Love twinkies. A twinkie house will be awesome 🙂 Will try to build it.
My kids would love to make that, and would love even more to eat it.
That was a very cool idea and never would have thought of building a Christmas House out of them!
My son loves to build. This would be really fun for him.
I love the house built out of Twinkies.
Looks yummy!
What a cute Christmas house, and such a great alternative to gingerbread houses!
Yours is the 2nd Hostess challenge that I've seen. This is SO COOL! I love quick crafts (since I have little patience) and this is so creative! Looks like a lot of fun. My blog is about quick crafts, so I may steal this challenge idea. 🙂
My daughter would love the twinkie house. She loves those snacks.
This is a really cute idea. My kids would love this.
What a cute idea! I never would have thought of this.
My granddaughter would love to build a house out of Twinkies. She is five and loves to help in the kitchen.
I used to eat Zingers a lot when I was younger.
Such a great idea! I wish there were a GF version of twinkies. I loved them as a kid and my children still do.
I would use the Twinkies....I've been loving them for over 60 years
The kids would have a lot of fun demolishing this!
love twinkies!
Thats a super cute idea to build a house out of twinkies! I bet you could do that with lots of different sweet treats!
What a great contest! My daughter would love to make a house out of twinkies 🙂
I like the Twinkes. It looks like a lot of fun. Better than a ginerbread house
I am amazed at all the cool recipes people create with Hostess Twinkies. Now me...I am a Hostess Donuts fan .
Looks really good #Hostess
Can't say I've ever thought of making a house out of Twinkies! I wouldn't mind eating it though!
My 10 year old would love to help me make this! How adorable!
Very cute Idea!! It wouldn't last very long in our home; we would devour the twinkies!!
This is such a neat idea!!!! LOL very creative
I never would have thought of this but it's so cute and my kids would love it.
I just bought the original Twinkies (banana). They are so much better.
Such a great idea but I would have to add some sort of chocolate, LOL!! 🙂
My grandkids would have a blast making this. Of course, we'd have to take a quick pic because I know they would dig into it immediately!
Hi there, I had to hop over from Making Monday to see your adorable Twinkie house--too cute! So clever! Blessings, Cecilia
I have a brother who is diabetic and he loves Hostess Snack cakes, so I've done extensive research, finally found a few recipes that come close, Sugar free versions.
I love the creativity of this idea 🙂 you could really inspire a lot of more creative houses as well... let little minds run wild!
These look fun to make. I think my daughter would love it!
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Heading to the store now for ingredients. Seems easier for my kids to do alone unlike the elaborate gingerbread houses "we" make every year. They pick out ridiculously hard schemes, tears follow, followed by mom finishing it and then everyone's happy.
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Sooo clever and cute, of course, I pinned your Twinkie Christmas House!
Snowballs would be awesome to use for a nice winter scene
Wow an adorable alternative to Gingerbread houses! This would be great to make during a party for the activity and THEN also the dessert!
I think your Twinkies house is cute. So creative!
So creative! But it would be hard not to eat it all before I could even finish making one of my own!
That Twinkie House looks delicious, I feel like it has been a decade since I had a twinkie!
I love the Twinkie house ideal. So cute. Thanks for the chance to win.
This looks like a fun thing to do when my nieces and nephews come over!
This looks fun.
This is so cute and yummy! Thank you for the chance!
This is a great idea. I would like to eat it.
This is adorable. I just love the little wreath on the front door! I can't believe you could get these to stick together! It's too cute to eat!
thank you for the giveaway
So adorable! What a great idea!
Very cute! I'll have to try this
i love the twinkie house. i'd love to make one with both twinkies and ho-ho's
my kids love their twinkies
What a great idea, my twins would LOVE to help build this!
I just watchedon't Penguins of Madagascar so my idea would be to make little Penguins out of Ho Hos 🙂
I think the Sno Balls would be great to use in a Winter Wonderland.
So much fun. I never would have thought to use Twinkies. The kids will be so excited to use something different.
Which Hostess goodies would you include in your own holiday creation? Twinkies, cupcakes, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs, Suzy Q’s, Sno Balls, or Zingers? I always include some white Sno Balls, it is after all Christmas time.
I love Twinkies! So glad they are back, Cute idea.
I would have never thought to make a house out of twinkies but it is so adorable and probably delicious!
What a cute idea, the kids will love this.
I would never have thought to make a Christmas house out of Twinkies.
I never knew you could make a house from twinkies! I love it!
I love Hostess products! Yummy!
There is just nothing like a Twinkie when you crave one!
Such a cute idea!. I love it.
This is the neatest Twinkies thing I've ever seen.
Looks easy like I could even do it.
Thanks for the idea!
Cute idea I might use ho hos
This post is making me hungry!
Really cute and looks relatively easy. The kids would love it.
what a creative holiday idea!
What a cute idea. This looks like something fun my son and I could do.
Cute idea! Yummy too!
What a creative idea! I should try it.
I think the Raspberry Zingers could be made into some cute Christmas decorations since they are red. And the coconut looks like snow.
This is completely adorable and ingenious -- it makes me want to think about how to repurpose common treats and pastries to make something really magical for the holidays this year!
This looks yummy! lol Happy Holidays 🙂
This really looks adorable and I know that my kids would enjoy making this with me.
I am a Zingers kind of girl, I am sure I can figure out something creative to make with them.
That looks fun to make and the kids would get a kick out of it.
So.... I'm thinking that I really could do something like this... or just skip the making of one and just eat yours up. I'm not sure which. In any case, very cute! 🙂 But it would be Twinkies all the way for me! 🙂
Lois
I totally think you could make this 😉 You can have some of mine, but I have to warn you.. my cat apparently likes Twinkies. I caught him licking it. LOL! I had no idea!