Make a gingerbread house with a free template

Make a gingerbread house with a free craft template

Find out how you can make a gingerbread house out of paper in just a few steps with the help of our free craft template.

Gingerbread house made easy

A gingerbread house is an essential part of Christmas! But even though gingerbread houses made from biscuits are beautiful to look at, they are not easy to assemble or really long-lasting ,which is why we are showing you today how you can easily make a long-lasting gingerbread house out of paper with the help of our gingerbread house template. It may not be edible, but it still looks sweet as sugar and is guaranteed to look good on the Christmas tree, as a gift tag or as a decoration in the living room or children's room !You can also give the gingerbread house you've made as a Christmas present to your friends or family members and hide a sweet message inside the gingerbread house.

What you need to make the gingerbread house

Our free "Paper gingerbread house" craft template (available below via the form)
Hole punch
Scissors and glue
A thin thread or a thin cord

And this is how it works

Step 1: Print and cut out

Download the craft template and print it out in colour.

Now cut out the pre-made template of the gingerbread house along the contour.

Download free paper gingerbread house craft template

Simply enter your details in the form below. You will then receive the gingerbread house craft template to print out free of charge and the crafting can begin.

Step 2: Labelling

Do you want to give the gingerbread house as a gift to grandma, grandpa, mum, dad or another family member? No problem, simply label the pre-made tag on the template and indicate who you have made the gingerbread house for.

Step 3: Filling

You can fill the gingerbread house with a folded letter, home-baked biscuits, Christmas sweets or other small surprises. There are no limits to your creativity!

Step 4: Glue together

Then apply glue to the areas labelled "Glue here", fold over the marked edges of the gingerbread house and glue the four sides of the house together accordingly.

Step 5: Punch holes and attach

So that you can hang up the gingerbread house later, punch out the two holes marked on the roof of the house with a hole punch. Then thread a piece of string through both holes and knot it once at the bottom and once a little further up to create a loop.

Tadaaa, your small but beautiful paper gingerbread house is ready!

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