11 Gingerbread House Craft For Kids

Are you looking for some simple gingerbread house crafts for kids? 

11 Gingerbread House Craft For Kids

I’ve rounded up 11 great projects that are not only fun to make, but they’ll also keep your kids busy and happy during the holiday season. 

Some of these ideas are more advanced than others; however, all of them will work well with any age group. So grab some popsicle sticks, cardboard boxes and glittery glue!

Gingerbread House Photo Frame

What you will need.

• A sturdy cardboard box (a cereal box will do)
• Scissors, glue, and colored pencils or markers.

How to make it

Cut out two large rectangles from your cardboard box that are big enough to fit a photo in between them. The width of the rectangle should be half its height, and it should be about one inch longer than your photo so that there’s room for a small lip on either side of it. 

Glue these rectangles together face-to-face, making sure not to overlap them at all or else your frame won’t close properly when you’re done! Use construction paper as backing material if you want something prettier than plain cardboard backing your frame up with some extra color or fun decorations like glitter glue sprinkled over the top after everything dries—but remember not too much because then they’ll get messy when wet again later!

3D Gingerbread House

Gingerbread House Mold and Cookie Cutters

• Candy Decorations
• Baking Paper or Wax Paper
• Construction Paper in Different Colors
• Scissors

 Toothpicks

Watercolor Paints and Brushes for Painting on Cardboard Houses 

Ruler for Cutting the Gingerbread House into Pieces 

Pencils (Optional) 

Glue Gun (Optional) 

Make sure you have an adult supervise any use of hot glue guns! 

This one is optional, but if you don’t already have them at home then they’re definitely worth buying! 

You can also make do with some other kind of cutters if you don’t have gingerbread house molds, but we personally prefer using these because it makes cutting out pieces much easier and faster than using regular cookie cutters would be! 

If there are too many pieces that need to be cut out from each shape then we recommend investing in some extra sets so that everyone has their own set for when it comes time for decorating!

Pin Art Gingerbread House

• Gingerbread house craft supplies.
• gingerbread dough (you can make your own with molasses and flour, or buy it in the store)
• royal icing (made from powdered sugar, egg whites and lemon juice)
• Pin art supplies:
• pin art templates (available online at [insert link] or in your local craft store)

Snowmen Baking Houses Activity

Put a little bit of water in your bowl and mix it together with the sugar until it forms a fine powder.

Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the bowl. Mix them together with a spoon until they are well combined.

Add this mixture to your mixer and let it run on low speed while you add eggs one at a time until they are all added but do not overbeat the mixture or you may have tough cookies! 

You may need to scrape down the sides of your bowl so they don’t stick too much as this happens quickly when starting out mixing anything by hand rather than using electric mixer equipment like myself here today!

Clothespin Christmas House

If you have a little one who loves to play with clothespins, they’re going to love making this Christmas house.

First, grab some paper and glue. Cut out a tiny rectangle for the base of the house (you can use cardboard if you want). Glue it down onto one side of your piece of paper. Then cut out squares for the walls and glue them on top of each other, going from front to back. Make sure that your bottom layer is facing away from you when you begin adding more layers!

Now add window frames using either crayons or markers—you could also use paint in place of crayons if you’d like! Once your windows are all complete, take toothpicks and start poking holes into each wall across from each other until they meet at the top middle point where there should be a triangle shape made up entirely of window space only (see image). When this is done make sure to put glue around all edges so nothing falls off while building later on!

Once dry on both sides we’ll create our roof by simply gluing two craft sticks together at an angle and then cutting them off at different lengths depending upon how tall or short we want our roofline to be before turning them over onto another set of craft sticks–this way we’ll create four walls instead since our previous ones aren’t strong enough yet due to being made out just paper alone which doesn’t allow much strength for holding things up such as roofs are needed to do.

Cardboard Gingerbread House Craft

If you’re looking for a fun way to get your kids crafting and decorating this holiday season, look no further than this cardboard gingerbread house. 

This is a great idea that uses simple materials and is easy enough for even the youngest crafters to join in on the fun!

The first thing you’ll need to do is cut out some shapes from cardboard boxes or other flat pieces of cardboard. You can use an X-Acto knife or box cutter to do this, but younger kids might find it easier if you help them out by cutting out some basic shapes like squares and rectangles. 

Then, you can use hot glue guns (invented by NASA!) and paintbrushes on both sides of each piece so that they stick together when they’re put together—and voila: a gingerbread house!

Popsicle Stick Gingerbread Houses

Gather your materials. You’ll need popsicle sticks and colored tissue paper, glue, glitter (optional), a glue gun, and paint (if you want).

Cut the tissue paper into small squares or rectangles that will fit on the popsicle sticks.

Glue each square of tissue paper to the stick one by one until it’s covered from end to end. You can leave some space between each piece for added effect or keep them close together for an all-over look.

If you choose not to use glitter, simply paint the finished project with acrylic paints in any color scheme that suits your house—pink hues are perfect for a girly theme!

DIY Outdoor Igloo For Kids

Materials.

• Cardboard boxes in varying sizes and shapes (see below)
• Large sheets of paper with holiday designs on them (you can use wrapping paper or scrapbooking paper)
• Construction paper in red, green, yellow, and white (you’ll need lots of it)
• Glue sticks, scissors, and tape

Matchbox Gingerbread Houses

Matchbox cars.

Toothpicks or toothpick-like tools, like bamboo skewers or small knitting needles. (You might need one of these if the piece you’re putting on is small.)

Small pieces of tape (such as painters’ tape).

Glue sticks or a glue gun (for more advanced crafters)

Paperbag Village Craft For Kids

For this gingerbread house craft, you need.

• paper bags
• glue gun
• hole punch (or a sharp object)

First, cut the bottom from the bag so that it is flat. You can then use the glue gun to stick two paper bags together for each side of your house. You’ll want to make sure that when you do this, you cut out holes for windows and doors first!

Next, use a hole punch or sharp object to create windows in your finished piece of construction paper (you may have used this earlier). Then attach these pieces using a glue gun along with some embellishments like candy canes or buttons if you’d like!

Cardboard Box Advent Calendar Houses

Advent calendars are a fun tradition that kids look forward to every December. They’re also super easy to make and can be completed with minimal supplies, especially if you have a crafty kid or two on your hands. 

A cardboard box advent calendar is a great way for kids to build their own houses, put little toys inside, and decorate them however they want. After Christmas is over, the families can take the houses apart and use them as decorations throughout the year.

This craft works best with kids ages 3-7 (or adults who like building things). You’ll need:

• A large cardboard box (the one pictured here was about 15 inches tall)
• Cardboard scraps (about 2 feet by 1 foot per house)
• Tape
• A marker

You’ll also need scissors but these can be borrowed from another parent if necessary!

11 Simple Gingerbread House Crafts For Kids To Make

Gingerbread houses are the best. Whether it’s a gingerbread house made from scratch, or one that was bought at the store and decorated, they can be so much fun to make with kids.

The great thing about gingerbread is that you can get creative when decorating your house and make it as simple or complicated as you like! Here are 11 ideas for great gingerbread crafts for kids to try out this holiday season:

• Gingerbread Sun Catchers

These adorable little sun catchers are so easy to make and will look great hanging from your window year-round!

• Gingerbread Houses

If you want something more substantial than a box of candy canes, why not try building yourself a whole house out of gingerbread? You could even do multiple houses if there are enough people involved! And talk about festive…

• Gingerbread Patterns & Designs 

If all else fails (and let’s face it: sometimes everything else does fail), there’s always frosting! This super simple craft involves spreading white icing over your cookies before sprinkling them with colored sugar crystals—the possibilities really are endless when it comes time to decorate these sweet treats!

Conclusion

We hope you’ve enjoyed these fun gingerbread house craft ideas for kids. With these projects, your child can use their creativity to create a unique master