I don’t know about you but I love the idea of making a gingerbread house every year but I hate the “failure” part of it.

Let’s face it. Not all of us are meant to be master builders when it comes to a gingerbread house. Most of the time {least for me} my house doesn’t look ANYTHING like the box and it’s caving in on itself, within a few minutes. Maybe I lack the patience or maybe even the skills. I’ve joked with my husband before, but I seriously think cement glue should come in the kits, versus real frosting. But ya know – that would be not edible and apparently that’s frowned upon. Oops. But who eats them afterwards, anyways?! Not us! YUCK!

So on that note, if you can relate to any of my crazy statements above, boy do I have a CLEVER SOLUTION for you today! Skip the real thing this holiday season and go for a paper version instead! I mean…hello?! That’s the Glued To My Crafts preferred way, anyways! We love our paper and glue here & we hope you do too! That’s why we even included a FREE PRINTABLE in this post to get you started!

To take advantage of our crafty Mixed Media Paper Gingerbread House craft idea and save you the stress this Christmas, you can find the FULL tutorial & house download below!

Happy crafting and “not creating a gingerbread house disaster” this holiday season, my friends!!! #gluedtomycrafts

Paper Gingerbread House Craft Supplies:

• Free Gingerbread House Printable {download here in COLOR or BLACK/WHITE}
• Color Printer
• White Cardstock Paper
• Colored Cardstock {a few different colors that makes your house POP!}
• Craft Scissors
• School Glue
• Cotton Balls
• Various Colors in Sharpie Markers
• Candy Themed Stickers or Embellishments

Directions:

• First download and print the FREE gingerbread house template listed above. You will want one printable, per “house” craft. If you print the black & white version, be sure to have kids color it before you move on to the next step!
• Next grab your scissors and the printable. Trim out the house shape. Discard excess paper around it.
• Now glue the house shape to the center of a single sheet of cardstock.
• Next up – grab another sheet of cardstock {preferably a different color} and cut out a door and some windows for your creation. Use markers to embellish them and then glue those onto the house.
• Now grab the cotton balls and your school glue. Line the roof of the house with “snow.”
• To finish off the Paper Gingerbread House craft, finish off by decorating it with various candy stickers and embellishments.
• Then set aside to let it dry completely and display proudly.

On Glued To My Crafts we recently also shared our “outside the traditional” Paper Christmas Cookie Sheet – Mixed Media Kid Craft post that you should check it out as well! It’s very similar to today’s crafty idea but doesn’t have the need of a printer, if this is a struggle for you!

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