Christmas has some of the best traditions. Decorating the tree, opening presents, and baking cookies. But one of the best traditions is making gingerbread houses.
You can make your gingerbread house super simple. Or you can get real fancy with it. You can buy a kit or make your own gingerbread.
If you want your gingerbread house to impress, you’ll need some inspiration. And boy do these gingerbread houses impress. They’ll make you want to start immediately gluing baked goods and candy together.
Here are 65 people that took their gingerbread houses to the next level:
A-Frame houses are just so adorable. This one has a room made from colorful candy wafers. LOOK…AT…THAT…DOOR! I also really like those white circles with the colored centers.
Ok, so this isn’t gingerbread. But it’s a festive candy house and it’s so darn cute. It uses pretzel rods to resemeble a log cabin. I am obsessed with that wreath made from tiny Christmas tree sprinkles! Learn how this pretzel cabin was constructured here.
This gingerbread farm doesn’t have a lot of candy on it to retains its’ rustic look. But that doesn’t mean it falls short on charm. I love all the different trees in this set up. Get a full tour of the gingerbread farm house here.
There isn’t a stick of candy on this gingerbread house. And I kind of love it. It’s a classy looking gingerbread house. It uses dried cranberries, pecans, sunflower seeds, and dried bananas. It’s a healthy gingerbread house.
This is a very elegant looking gingerbread house. It uses gold foil candy and simple white frosting. There’s a gingerbread man to greet you at the front door.
Be still my heart. This gingerbread house is just darling with all these heartshaped candies. Check out that frosting detail on the front of the house.
You can make your very own Hogwarts castle out of gingerbread and ice cream cones. I would love to see a gingerbread Harry Potter here. Learn how to make the castle here.
This is a woodland gingerbread house. Look at that little squirrel. I can’t with those acorns and mushrooms. And the fairy with the pulled sugar dress…. amazing. Get the details on this piece here.
You get a kiss as soon as you walk into this house with mistletoe hanging on the front of the house. The “Joy” is just too cute. Also a fan of this archway over the door.
Not in the mood to decorate much? Just cover your gingerbread house in sprinkles. Add a little icing and you’re done. Learn how to make this gingerbread hosue here.
Traditional Christmas colors not your thing? This green gingerbread house will still scratch your gingerbread itch. It’s topped with gummie bears, Jaw Breakers, and green peppermints.
It’s incredible to think that this is made from gingerbread. It’s doesn’t look like gingerbread at all. You can learn how to make this gingerbread house here.
Don’t want all hearts, but some hearts? This gingerbreadhouse has a candycane heartshaped window. The detail on all those M&Ms to look like snow is incredible.
Do you love Lisa Frank? This gingerbread house was inspired by those classic Lisa Frank colors. You can probably print out some Christmas Lisa Frank characters (or pull out your old sticker stash), adhere them to cardboard, and use them as figurines to compliment your house. You can learn how to make this gingerbread house here.
The use of color in this gingebread house is just awesome. I’ve never seen yellow peppermints before. I’ve also never seen candy fish like that before.
This is Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in gingerbread house form. And that is a gingerbread dragon. You can see Princess Aurora sleeping inside. And Prince Phillip facing Maleficent.
This is a toy store gingerbread house decorated for Christmas. And they’re having a toy sale! Look at that chocolate detail around the store front! Learn how to make this Victorian storefront gingerbread house here.
This is another extra gingerbread house. It’s the Beast’s castle from Beauty and the Beast. It’s made from gingerbread, cereal treats, and other ingredients.
This isn’t as intricate as some of the gingerbread houses we’ve seen but it is so charming. I love the how those candy strips were used as tile and the multicolored pinwheel candies on top. Learn how to make this gingerbread hosue here.
This gingerbread house is a little plain for me. But if you’re into Prada you’re probably a fan. It looks just like the real thing. Get the details here.
This gingerbread house also has a brick chimney. It uses red sour belts that where cut into little brick shapes. Santa will definitley be visiting this house.
This gingerbread house has an old school rustic look to it. It uses almond slices for shingles and whole almonds on the roof. You can find the tutorial on how to make this gingerbread house here.
These “stones” were made from halved jelly beans. The roof is made from bran cereal dusted with confectioners’ sugar. The window frames are covered with cinnamon gum.
65 people that took their gingerbread houses to the next level
D.G. Sciortino
11.22.19
Christmas has some of the best traditions. Decorating the tree, opening presents, and baking cookies. But one of the best traditions is making gingerbread houses.
You can make your gingerbread house super simple. Or you can get real fancy with it. You can buy a kit or make your own gingerbread.
If you want your gingerbread house to impress, you’ll need some inspiration. And boy do these gingerbread houses impress. They’ll make you want to start immediately gluing baked goods and candy together.
Here are 65 people that took their gingerbread houses to the next level:
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