What’s a better way to get into the holiday spirit than by crafting a good old gingerbread house? No matter the topping, decoration, architectural, and design abilities you have, all it takes is a little creativity and innovation to make a spectacular gingerbread house. But, what really makes this activity a holiday favorite is adding in a little “friendly” competition, with your loved ones to see who can curate the ultimate gingerbread house. To help spark this excitement, we’ve each chosen a gingerbread house that we believe is the ultimate showstopper of the season and defend why that is so.
In this article, we discuss the following question:
Which gingerbread house is better?
| The Classy Winter Wonderland! | The Chaotic Childhood Display! |
| 1. Simplistic and Traditional When you imagine a classic gingerbread house, this is what comes to mind. It encapsulates this season, with its light dusting of “snow” perfectly spread out on the roof. Take another look at this house: don’t you feel the winter ambiance coming to life? The crackling and warmth of the fireplace? The smell of freshly baked cookies lingering in the air? Stare and marvel at this house as long as you’d like, and the holiday spirit will surely fulfill and rejuvenate you. | 1. Unique and Expressive This gingerbread house is the embodiment of a child’s imagination. It’s adorned with fun and interesting shapes with no set theme. While it may appear chaotic, it gives off a cheerful vibe, which is exactly what you want to aim for during the holidays. This house reminds me of one of the best Christmas movies of all time (not up for debate), How the Grinch Stole Christmas, as it resembles the houses we see in the movie. |
| 2. Affordable and Practical This house requires a very minimal number of ingredients: just the base of a gingerbread house and a bag of icing. These two key and crucial ingredients go a long way with a little creativity and holiday spirit. Additionally, unlike the other house, this design is a lot more manageable and easy to work with, making it a great option to recreate, for any degree of experience you have in crafting these festive houses. | 2. Resourceful This house can include anything. Got extra candy laying around from Halloween? You can pop it on top of this house and it won’t look out of place! This house allows people to use whatever is at their disposal to create something creative and fun. You could use year old candy (as long as you don’t eat it) and still be able to create a gingerbread house that reflects your holiday spirits. |