Family Gingerbread House Competition Rules

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Family gingerbread house competition rules. Winner announced december 21. We can t thank you enough for your support of the 2019 gingerbread house competition and display. There are no size limitations. Prizes awarded in children family adult and visitor s choice categories.

We had a record 33 creative and beautiful entries and thanks to the funds donated for votes we surpassed our fundraising goal and raised over 5 600. You can pre bake small houses and then have each family decorate one to enter into the contest or you can ask each family to bring their own pre baked house with them for the event send them a link to this website for instructions templates and inspiration. Be sure to join us in 2020 registration for the 2020 event will open in the fall. We share the same rules as the national competition.

Ever since engelbert humperdinck s opera hänsel and gretel debuted at christmas in 1893 in germany people the world over have been enchanted by gingerbread houses. A gingerbread house contest doesn t have to be for professional bakers alone. Everything above the board base of your entry must be composed entirely of edible materials. To be eligible the designs had to be made of at least 75 percent gingerbread.

Prize basket can be picked up at the douglass community center on december 22. The omni grove park inn is revolutionizing the national gingerbread house competition the largest in the world. Edible materials are not limited to candies and icings you are welcome to use other edible items including gum paste fondant chocolate etc. Men against the women while wearing appropriate holiday headgear.

The rules are simple. Age 8 16 years family division. In america that fascination takes the form of community efforts to create the most incredible gingerbread fantasies that delight children and adults. Entries must be placed on a board base.

Group of 3 7 individuals. Host your own gingerbread party and competition for family or friends or both and get everyone in the christmas spirit. Gingerbread house contest all champaign county residents are eligible to enter the contest. Voting will take place between 12pm and 3 30pm all houses must be turned in with an entry form.

For the 2020 holiday season to ensure that the competition s legacy built on design innovation and tradition continues safely for future generations. After dividing into teams and explaining the guidelines for the competition allow half an hour to assemble the basic structure of the houses. The gingerbread house contest should be held in two parts. The 28th annual national gingerbread house competition announces modern and safe approach for 2020.

Age 17 years up child division. Limit one entry per person. Cannot spy on each other while decorating the gingerbread house. Entries must be turned in no earlier than november 23 rd and no later than 12pm november 27th lights on.