Have you ever wanted to make a gingerbread house but weren’t quite sure where to start? Maybe you’d like to enter the gingerbread house contest, create something special for the holidays, or make one together with your family.

In this casual, show-and-tell and hands-on class, Karen will walk through the process from the initial idea to the finished gingerbread house. She’ll share how she uses templates and cardboard models to work through a design before baking, along with recipes for construction-grade gingerbread and extra-strong royal icing that will help keep your creation standing.

You’ll learn practical tips for baking and cutting pieces, assembling and supporting your structure, decorating without making it overly complicated, fixing those inevitable little mistakes, and deciding how early you really need to start.

And you won't just watch. Everyone will have a chance to practice piping with royal icing and decorate a 2D gingerbread house front to take home. It’s an easy, no-pressure way to try some of the techniques before tackling a full gingerbread house.

Saturday, Dec 5, 2026

11am - 12noon

Class fee - $15 - All proceeds will be donated to Community Thread

*Class limited to 12 participants