Gingerbread House Kits

A gingerbread house kit is a boxed set of supplies used to make a gingerbread house, which normally consists of gingerbread pieces for walls and a roof and various candies and icing for decorations and assembly.

Fast Facts

1. Materials: Metal or plastic molds or cutters
2. Popular kits sold by Wilton
3. Price range: $14 - $100
4. Since gingerbread houses are seasonal, some kits are not available until November
5. Houses sometimes resemble the house from the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale
6. Tradition is to wait until New Year's Day to eat
7. Usually made for Christmas decoration
8. Can be made for other holidays, such as Halloween and Easter
9. Require assembly
10. Can be edible or inedible
11. Tools required: Oven, baking sheet, icing, candy decorations, cardboard tray

Gingerbread House Kit Types

Gingerbread house kits come in a few varieties. Some come with the gingerbread pieces of the house already baked and just require assembly. Others come with a mix that you make to create the pieces of the house yourself, and then assemble. Others come with just a recipe, and molds or directions for making the pieces yourself. In addition to a kit, to make a gingerbread house you will need something to put it on and extra decorations to make it look the way you want.

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