Things You'll Need:
- Your completed igloo, after it has had several days to harden
- A white paper doily with a diameter of at least 10 inches.
- Winter themed toys such as penguins, polar bears, sleds, sleighs, reindeer, Christmas village people, trees, a small mirror
- Cotton batting
- Cotton balls
- White glue or more royal icing
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Step 1
Mix royal icing. Measure 1/4 cup shortening and place in mixing bowl. Add cream of tartar. Slowly mix in the powdered sugar until the mixture is creamy. Set aside.
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Step 2
Using a knife, spread a dot of royal icing on the side of a sugar cube, then place it icing side down on the cardboard circle's outer edge. Repeat until there are just two inches of cardboard edge left. This will be your doorway. Wait ten to twenty minutes.
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Step 3
Start the next row between two cubes.Begin the next row by placing the first sugar cube over the line between two sugar cubes, like you are laying bricks. Wait twenty minutes between rows to allow the icing to harden. Continue until you have about seven rows, then start the rows for the top separately on the table.
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Step 4
Let your top rows and your igloo base harden for several days before attaching the top to the base. Carefully spread icing on the top edge of each sugar cube in your base. Settle the top carefully into place and press just slightly. Allow your igloo several days to harden.
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Step 1
A paper doily adds a festive touch to your display.Lay out cotton batting where you want to display your igloo. Place a white paper doily where your igloo will sit. Carefully move your igloo onto the doily.
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Step 2
Using the toys, cotton balls and glue or royal icing, place your items around the igloo in whatever way appeals to you. Use a small mirror to simulate a frozen pond. Make snowmen from cotton balls.
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Step 3
Display your igloo on a mantel, window ledge, or tabletop where everyone can see and enjoy it.
