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Traditional Gingerbread Houses

This type of build must be in the style of a traditional gingerbread house.  Can only use gingerbread cookie for the main structure and royal icing or caramel as the “glue."  Candies are to be used for decoration. 

Fictional Inspired Gingerbread

Builders will select a piece of fiction from a novel, TV show, movie or video game to create a character or scene out of gingerbread, icing and candies. Can use non-traditional building supplies. 

Ex. The Fellowship from Lord of the Rings, The Overlook Hotel from the Shinning, Max from Where the Wild Things are, Battle of Hogwarts from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Among Us etc.

Famous Landmarks

Builders will select a natural or man-made landmark from around the globe and construct it out of gingerbread, icing and candies. Can use non-traditional building supplies. 

Ex. The Eiffel Tower, The Grand Canyon, Golden Gate Bridge, La Quinta Public Library, The Pyramids, The Great Barrier Reef, etc. 

Works of Art

Builders will select a famous painting, sculpture or other medium and recreate it out of gingerbread, icing and candies. Can use non-traditional building supplies.  

Ex. Van Gough's "Starry Night", Grant Wood's "American Gothic", Leonardo Da Vinci's "The Last Supper", Rodin's "The Thinker," etc.