The Easiest Gingerbread House to Make

Do you have the same problem I do? Gingerbread houses constantly falling apart! My kids always ask to make gingerbread houses around Christmastime, so I was determined to figure out an easier (and cheaper!) way to create these houses. I am so excited to share the easiest way to make a gingerbread house!

Here’s what you need to make this gingerbread house:

6 pieces of graham crackers
frosting
candy to decorate
hot glue gun

Let me also say this is a way to make it if you don’t eat the houses. I know many of you allow your kids to eat the gingerbread houses, so if that is you, make sure to use meringue frosting instead of glue! We just have fun decorating them and don’t eat the graham cracker pieces, so this way works for us.

You’ll start with 6 pieces of graham crackers.

You’ll use 2 full graham crackers, 2 crackers cut 2/3rds of the way up, and 2 crackers with diagonal cuts. To make the cuts, use a serrated knife and cut them using a sawing motion. You may have crackers that break or crumble, so make sure to cut them gently!

I made a video explaining how to create this house, which you can view at the bottom of this post. Here are the steps.

Start by gluing one side to the back piece.
Then glue the other side to the back piece.
Glue the top to the both side pieces.

4. Add glue to the angled sides and lay the roof pieces down.

5. Also add glue to where the two roof pieces meet.

Add frosting to your house and then place the candy decorations on!

We like to use homemade frosting because it’s so cheap and easy to make. This is our favorite recipe.

Now I know since I used hot glue to make the house that it’s not an edible house. However, we don’t ever eat our gingerbread houses! I let them eat some candy while we’re making them and then we just enjoy them as decorations!