This festive Gingerbread House is simple to make and would make a great class project or after school club craft.
You will need:
- Large cardboard boxes x3
- Paper plates
- Shades of Pom Poms
- Polystyrene wreaths
- Glitter circles
- Pipe cleaners
- Acrylic gems
- Glitter paint
- Ready mixed paint
- Low melt glue gun
- Fairy lights
- Glitter Paper
- Gingerbread Men
- White Fabric
- Winter themed backdrop
Step 1 – the house
Start by opening out flat two boxes, then stand them upright to make a large square. Or, you can use one giant box. Two boxes can be joined together using clear tape or glue gun. Use the join of the boxes as the front of the house.
Step 2 – the doors
Cut out the door shapes from the front of the house. These can then be painted and decorated using glitter paint. To attach these back to the house, we have used the left over cardboard to create old fashioned style hinges – detailed below.
Step 3 – the window
Out of one side of the house, cut out a square. The piece of cardboard can be kept and split in half to make shutters. Stick these either side of the window. To frame the window and add texture we’ve simply glued white pom poms to the top and bottom.
Step 4 – the roof
Fold in the sides of the boxes and glue to create the slant of the roof.
Use the third box to cut out two triangles, which be can be used for the point at the front and back of the house, and glue into position. The remaining box will be used for the sides of the roof. Once opened out this can slide on and be glued into place.
Step 5 – finishing touches
Decorate the roof by glueing cut out paper plates into position. Add more colour and texture to the front of the house using giant mirror backed gems and twisted pipe cleaners to look like sweets and candy canes, paper plates wrapped in cellophane to look like giant sweets and glitter circles around the door, window frames and roof to add a magical glittery shimmer!
Finally, create a colourful 3D centrepiece over the door by decorating a large polystyrene wreath. We’ve stuck a combination of handmade, glitter and plain pom poms for a gorgeous tactile finish.
Once the house is built and in place, add fairy lights around the window, roof and doorway. The floor can be decorated with snow blankets to set the scene! Just add Giant Gingerbread men, a Christmas Tree and a Sign. We complimented the house with a Winter themed backdrop.
This Gorgeous DIY Gingerbread House Doormat Adds a Festive Touch to Any Entryway
Thanks to the snow and slush of Canadian winters, doormats are a must-have accessory this time of year. But doormats don’t just have to be practical – they can be stylish, too! Whether you love to bake (we can’t get enough of these gingerbread cookies) or simply want to elevate your indoor and outdoor winter decor, this gorgeous gingerbread house doormat is sure to make you and your guests smile. Give your friends and family a memorable first impression with this DIY doormat. They won’t believe you actually made it yourself!
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Materials Required:
- Coir doormat
- Painter’s tape
- White acrylic paint
- Firm paint brush
- Exacto knife and/or scoring knife
- Clear matte spray paint
Gingerbread House Doormat Instructions:
Step One: Cover the entire doormat in painter’s tape.
Step Two: Draw a stencil of a gingerbread house onto the painter’s tape.
Step Three: Use a scoring knife (or exacto knife) to cut through the painter’s tape, creating the stencil.
Step Four: With a firm paint brush, dab white paint inside the stencil lines.
Step Five: Pull away the tape to reveal the gingerbread house! Add on any smaller designs at this point.
Step Six: Flip the doormat over, and use an exacto knife to cut through the mat to create the shape of the house.
Step Seven: Spray it with a clear matte spray paint to seal it.
Ready to try this DIY? Watch for step-by-step instructions on how to create a gingerbread house doormat at home:
