For those with a creative spark and a big sweet tooth, the holidays are the greatest time of year. Between the delicious baked goods (peppermint bark, anyone?) and DIY Christmas decorations, the list of festive activities never ends. But of course, the best holiday traditions are the ones that include dessert. And now, thanks to Dollar Tree, you can build a gingerbread house from the ground up for just $1.25—no baking necessary!
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Shoppers are in a mad dash to scoop up Dollar Tree’s viral gingerbread house kit before it sells out again. The craft kit doubles as a sweet treat and comes with everything you need to build and decorate your very own gingerbread chalet, including pre-baked gingerbread pieces, ready-to-use icing, sugar pearls, confetti, and sprinkles.
Last year, the box kits sold out instantly. TikToker @itsgabbie_xo was able to snag a kit for herself this season and told followers that she "can’t even believe" it given their popularity.
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The all-inclusive gingerbread kits make building and decorating a breeze, but some shoppers are reserving the icing as a garnish and reaching for a hot glue gun instead. In a TikTok video, user @madebyb1, who keeps her gingerbread creations on display, revealed her secret hack for making gingerbread houses that refuse to crumble.
“If you are not hot gluing your gingerbread houses, what are you even doing? This is the best hack to get these to stay together and not fall apart,” she said.
With the extra icing, you can dangle icicles from the roof and make frosted windows. (It goes without saying that using a glue gun will only work if you don’t plan on eating your gingerbread house.)
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Some shoppers had questions about the kit’s quality, given its $1.25 price tag. But @madebyb1 said she was more than impressed. “I was so surprised,” she admitted, adding that the gingerbread pieces were “such good quality” and “really thick.”
“The kids had so much fun decorating them and did such a good job,” she added.
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Shopping expert and TikToker Melissa Houser is also urging customers to stock up on the gingerbread house kits before it’s too late. “Run to Dollar Tree because these sold out so fast last year,” she shared in a video, adding that they include step-by-step instructions and simple ingredients, making them ideal for kids.
“I bought these last year for my daughter’s classroom, and they absolutely loved making them,” she shared. “For $1.25, it’s not bad at all.”
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If you’re looking for more dessert-inspired holiday crafts, Dollar Tree is also selling pre-baked gingerbread cookie kits for $1.25 each. Similar to the DIY house kit, this one includes icing, sprinkles, and sugar pearls for decorating.
