Ginger's Breadboys brings you a Bake-from-scratch Gingerbread House Kit for the holidays. The best, all-inclusive, do-it-yourself, bake-at-home gingerbread house kit. Helping you make 2 (not 1 but 2!) large gingerbread houses. Start a tradition of family fun in the kitchen.

The Best Holiday Baking Experience!

Transform the daunting task of making a gingerbread house into a simple, easy activity for the holidays. DIY and make your own gingerbread house from our Gingerbread House kits!

Ginger’s Breadboys gingerbread house kits are designed for family holiday traditions, classroom activities, corporate events, and festive winter gatherings. Whether you’re hosting a Christmas decorating party or creating a new holiday tradition with children and grandchildren, the kits are intended to make gingerbread house building and decorating approachable, creative, and memorable.

This all-in-one gingerbread house kit gives you everything you need to bake, build, and decorate two complete gingerbread houses at home. No stale panels. No shortcuts. Just fresh, homemade gingerbread and a memorable holiday experience.

This Gingerbread House Kit is perfect for:

• Families creating holiday traditions
• Holiday parties and cookie decorating events
• Corporate team-building activities
• Bakeries and hospitality experiences
• A great corporate gift for remote employees, clients, customers, and colleagues.

How many gingerbread houses does this gingerbread house kit make?

This kit makes 2 complete houses. The gingerbread house kit has enough gingerbread mix and candies to make, bake, and decorate two (2) gingerbread houses from scratch. Each house measures 7.5 x 5 inches with a height of 7.25 inches.

Do I have to bake the gingerbread?

Yes—this is a bake-from-scratch kit designed for a true homemade experience. Not pre-assembled, pre-made, or pre-baked.

Why bake from scratch?

A homemade gingerbread house:

• Tastes better
• Smells incredible while baking
• Holds together better than pre-made kits
• Creates a more meaningful holiday experience

Is this good for kids?

Yes! Adult supervision is recommended for baking, but decorating is great for all ages. We invite you to read our blog about why the Saturday after Thanksgiving is the perfect day to make gingerbread.

Can I eat this gingerbread house?

Absolutely! We use our signature gingerbread mix in our gingerbread house kits. Not only does our mix make a great dough, but it also bakes a delicious cookie from our tried-and-true recipe.

How do I make a gingerbread house?

Our gingerbread house kits include a full set of easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. Need inspiration? Ideas for a gingerbread house? We've compiled a list of gingerbread house decorating suggestions to show you how to decorate a gingerbread house. All are doable from our gingerbread house kit.

What does this gingerbread house kit include?

• gingerbread dough mix
• tin-plated steel tin with lid made in the USA
• meringue powder (for royal icing)
• 2 cardboard rectangle bases
• pre-cut parchment paper pieces
• 6 gingerbread house cutter forms:
  • walls and roof panels
  • end wall panel with gable
  • rounded-top door
  • round window/wreath
  • square or diamond window
  • disc paver or shingle
• wall and roof dough embossers (cobblestone and diamond patterns)
• decorating candies:
  • peppermint sticks
  • gumdrops
  • gumballs
  • cinnamon red hots
  • hard candy
• decorator/builder's toolkit:
  • 4 stainless steel decorating tubes:
    • #4 piping tip
    • #7 plain border (mortar)
    • #48 basket weave
    • #30 closed 8-pointed star
  • 2 12-inch plastic decorating/pastry bags
  • 2 standard plastic couplers (base and ring)
  • green food coloring
• recipe and instruction card
  
• refrigerator magnet

Helpful Hint: If any of the peppermint sticks in your gingerbread house kit are broken, use a touch of icing to glue them back together before affixing to the corners of your house.

The gingerbread house kit is sustainably packaged in a rectangular tin measuring 10⅝" x 7⅞" x 3" and is shipped in a plain cardboard box (so as not to give away the gift!) Weight is approximately 4.5 lbs.

Do you also make a gingerbread man cookie kit?

Yes. Check out our most popular gingerbread cookie kit. View all gingerbread cookie kits.

Ginger's Breadboys sells their gingerbread cookie decorating kits, bake-at-home gingerbread house kits, and gingerbread cookie mix online at their website (Shopify), on DC's Small Business Marketplace from the Small Business Development Center, on Walmart Marketplace, Etsy, eBay, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram, and in select retail stores.

If you'd like to be a retailer for Ginger's Breadboys and offer gingerbread products to your customers, please check out the Ginger's Breadboys Wholesale Collection to reserve products or to place your order for gingerbread kits, gingerbread cookie mix, and cookie cutters for Holiday Season 2026.

Contact Ginger's Breadboys with any questions you may have or to inquire about holiday fundraising, or corporate holiday gifts.

Read the Blog: Gingerbread House Decorating Party Idea: A Fun Activity for Children

Read the Blog: Saturday After Thanksgiving - The Perfect Day for Gingerbread Baking

Quantities of the DIY gingerbread house kit will be limited for the 2026 Holiday Season. Reserve your gingerbread house kit now to ensure availability.

Not pre-baked, pre-made, or pre-assembled.

Press for Ginger's Breadboys Gingerbread House Kits

DC’s Best Gingerbread House Workshops, DIY Kits, and Displays | Washingtonian Magazine 2025

Where to See Gingerbread Houses Around the DC Area—or Make Your Own | Washingtonian Magazine 2024

Royal Icing with Meringue Powder Recipe:

Royal Icing with meringue powder is the perfect icing for gingerbread houses because of its stiff consistency when it dries. This recipe is enough to build (and hold together) two large Gingerbread Houses!
Note: you may want to use a different royal icing recipe for decorating your gingerbread house to allow for intricate designs.

Prep Time: 25 min

Kitchenware:

Stand or Hand-Held Mixer

Whisk Attachment or Beaters

Bowl or Airtight Container with Lid

Plastic Wrap

Ingredients:

1 lb or 3 1/2 ~ 4 cups powdered sugar

3 tbsp. of Meringue Powder (Included in our Gingerbread House Kit)

7 tbsp. of water

Step-by-step:

1) Add dry ingredients (powdered sugar and meringue powder) to the mixing bowl.

2) With the mixer set on low speed, and using the whisk attachment or beaters, gradually add water, until the mixture is thick and smooth.

3) Turn speed to high and mix until mixture forms stiff, glossy peaks. (About 3-5 minutes).

4) Store icing by placing it in a bowl and adding plastic wrap directly to the icing before closing the lid. Refrigerate until ready for use.

5) If desired, add a few drops of food coloring. Use either liquid food coloring or gel food coloring.