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…

From traditional cottages to modern gingerbread skyscrapers, there are over a hundred different gingerbread house ideas for inspiration.

This easy royal icing recipe is made with meringue powder so it's eggless and easy to make.

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

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

Explore creative gingerbread decor ideas for a festive season! DIY techniques, exterior/interior inspirations, and gingerbread figures. Make holidays joyful!

Photo gallery of amazing, award-winning gingerbread houses made by talented bakers including their tips and tricks for sculpting and decorating inspiring competition showpieces