A common activity around Christmastime is building and decorating a gingerbread house. Start a new tradition with this less-mess, cut-out template that makes it easy for your kids to design their dream gingerbread house.

Be sure to share your final creations by tagging us @calvert_education on Instagram with #CalvertGingerbreadCheer

Directions

1. Download our free, printable gingerbread house kit.

2. Color and cut-out each piece.

3. Assemble and design the gingerbread house to your liking.

4. For further detail, glue the assembled gingerbread house to a sheet of paper to add details for the yard or winter background.