Dare to Make It: Holiday

How to Make a Gingerbread House to Outlast Even the Sweetest of Sweet Tooths

comments (6) December 24th, 2009

Erika Kern, contributor

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All decorated! This gingerbread house is a great project to fill the time between presents and dinner, and it will last until next year!

This felt gingerbread house makes up so fast that youll be able to make one for each of the kids to decorate on Christmas day.

Recycle some of the many boxes that show up during the holidays to make the structure of your house.

All decorated! This "gingerbread" house is a great project to fill the time between presents and dinner, and it will last until next year!

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Glue down the other side of the roof and stabilize it with a line of glue along the joint. Hold it until it cools.

Your house is now ready to decorate.

Use your crafty bits and bobs to decorate your "gingerbread" house. This is a great way to clear out your stash. Still need some Christmas cheer for your new home? Check out your local craft store; most of the Christmas crafts are on sale for 50% off or more!

Have fun with this part. Let the kids go crazy!

All decorated! This is a great project to fill time between presents and dinner, and it will last until next year!

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Comments (6)

EcocessorizeGirl writes: Another thing you could do with spare felt... Take cookie cutters and use them as a stencil, and stencil them onto spare felt.
Posted: 6:33 pm on December 23rd

michaelb72556 writes: tooths or no tooths, the idea is really cute. I make gingerbread houses with my primary students every year and have made them in a variety of ways. This is a great idea for them (and me). There are a lot of gingerbread house lovers out there...and we love new ideas. Thanks Erika!
Posted: 5:43 pm on December 23rd

SARASTA_IN_VA writes: This is so cool. I can't wait to do this with my kids. They love to make things with boxes, and this will be fun for all of us.
Posted: 10:51 am on November 25th

Jen1964 writes: Love the cloth-felt stuff. It really stays cute and inspiring over the years. We still have some of the projects my husband's sister did, while she was alive. Felt is a great starter for your young sewers and would-be crafters.
You know, once you've made the templates, if you have made spares, you have your cookie house templates as well. And here's a tip for those who don't fancy gingerbread: make them out of rolled sugar cookie dough - plain or chocolate! It isn't hard at all, and if you flour the counter enough, or use waxed paper (like for pie crusts) everything comes up fine. The key is to let people eat them -if you want. Otherwise, I wonder if the bread dough craft people have ideas for (sugarless) house projects to last.
One year when funds were sparse, we blew a lot on gingerbread house makings, and then took pictures as the project went along. Can't say for the rest, but it made memories we'll never forget. I'll bet the Felt would be even more economical. ... and just as dear!
Posted: 10:04 am on January 5th

erika_kern writes: Seriously.
Posted: 12:12 pm on December 26th

RNC11254 writes: Tooths? Seriously?
Posted: 7:35 pm on December 25th

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