Gingerbread house decorating competition

I'll admit that I have done zero holiday decorating thus far (Bad Blogger Award™ 5 years straight, thank you very much!), but I do have some fun holiday inspiration to share from last year. We threw a Gingerbread Decorating Party for our daughter's 6th birthday and it was a total blast. An insane kid sugar fueled rave kinda blast, but a blast none the less. We purchased gingerbread kits from Ikea ($4 each) and loads of extra candy. I made the gingerbread houses the night before so they would…

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Continuing our tradition, this year our office teamed up with Reid Middleton Engineers for our friendly gingerbread house competition. The two teams brainstormed strategies for two weeks to come up with designs that would impress our guest judge Mark Davis...

If you're planning to make Gingerbread houses this year, (or perhaps having Gingerbread house parties with your kids) these Gingerbread house designs will get your creative juices flowing! These Gingerbread house decorations ideas are so much fun! Cool gingerbread houses to make this year

Happy Friday, my festive Festers! Ready to get your gingerbread house on? This project has had a lot of ups and downs since we last spoke. Or downs and ups, as things kept falling off, hehehe. That's the slightly unhinged chuckle of a woman who is one more mishap away from renting a flamethrower, btw. BUT WE MADE IT. And so far, knock on gingerbread, the Gingerbread House still stands. Our battlefield of candy carnage. So now that we've learned absolutely everything the hard way, let me show…

These easy decorating hacks will upgrade your Gingerbread House Kit! No matter what kind you're making, dress up your decorating with my easy ideas and sprinkles!

Royal icing "glue" recipe - great for gingerbread houses and cake decorating

What better way to celebrate the holiday season than hosting a friendly Gingerbread House Contest! Check out the complete guide on the blog!