I am excited to build a gingerbread house for the first time with my 3 year old daughter and am not ashamed to admit that we are going to do it the easy way – with a kit.

Here’s a wonderful “how to” article from Meredith Ford Goldman titled How to Build a Gingerbread House. The article includes helpful information such as the tools you’ll need, decoration ideas and icing recipes. It also includes colorful pictures that clearly display techniques that can be used by beginners or advanced builders!