Christmas Party Games
Gingerbread House Contest Party Game
Build a house. Vote on sturdiest, prettiest, and most chaotic.
- Players
- 4–12
- Time
- 40–70 min
- What you need
- Kits or crackers, icing, and candy
Why it works as a party game
It is the long Christmas party game. Put it in the middle of the night so icing can set while you play something shorter.
How to play
- Teams of two get a kit or equivalent crackers and candy.
- Thirty to forty-five minutes on the clock.
- Hands off. Photograph, then vote.
- Eat the wreckage later, not during judging.
Hosting tips
- Royal icing beats whipped frosting for walls.
- A kids' graham-cracker heat is kinder.
- Cover the table like you mean it.
