DIY Homemade Mini Gingerbread House Kits

Homemade mini gingerbread house kits. After amassing so many cute gingerbread cookies cutters and inspiration, it was about time to create some sweet little kits to give ones to assemble themselves. But filled with delicious cookies and tasty royal icing.

And of course wrapped up in very cute packaging! I collect small tins, bags and boxes through out the year for treats. So I had many perfect things for just such occasion.

Mini Gingerbread House Kits

Obviously the the homemade gingerbread house kits and houses do not need to be mini – full size would of course work too. Really depends on who you are making them for. However who can resist tiny shaped house things, really?! And somehow it seems like less commitment. Also they are just easier to assemble and stand too.

Keep in mind if the packing being used is card or paper to line with parchment or wax paper (or wrap the cookies in plastic first) so that the butter or fat from cookies does not seep through or make grease stains.

Some of the kits I included only enough for a single gingerbread house. Others I included multiples. The sky and your imagination is really the limit.

I use light weight, disposable piping bags from amazon (which i have learned are really the best and do not require piping tips) for both easy use and clean up. Once filled with royal icing, I tie up the end and do not cut a hole in the tip, therefore sealing the icing until needed. It will easily last two weeks like this. When ready to use simply massage the bag gently IF the icing has separated until back together. And then just cut a tiny bit off of the tip.

I personally can not resist a cute gingerbread themed anything. So between Michaels, Dollarama and Homesense I have many cute packages just begging to be used for this. But clear containers, old chocolate tins and ziplocks would work well too.