I grew up in Bruce County, on the shores of Lake Huron. Once the snow hit, we were often at home for days on end due to blizzards and the resulting road closures. This usually didn't happen until exam time in January, but one year in grade 9 or 10, we had a week stretch at home before the Christmas holidays. I was bored about three days into it (we only had one channel and it was "pre-Internet"). I opened a magazine my mother had brought home from the library and there were instructions on how to make a gingerbread house from scratch (using their design of course). It was a multi-day project and since the CKNX weatherman had already assured us we were going to be stuck about the same time, I got to work. I had a blast. The family enjoyed it. The dog ate it some time in January when my mother put it outside for the birds. Through the years, I thought about it often, but I always wanted to create my own design.
A few years ago I thought about doing this with Google Sketch-Up but didn't have the time to sit down and figure out how that could be done. This year, I decided that finally, not only would I do it, but I would share the outcome of my work with you.
You can create a Gingerbread house plan and follow through to construction and decoration, or simply create a house in Sketch-Up and decorate and print it from there (likely the better choice for school!).
I had hoped to create one at home this weekend; however, I'm still up to my eyeballs in my actual house renovation. If you do create something from this, please send me a photo of your work and I'll create a slideshow. At some point, I'll post my own pics here as well.
Enjoy and have a wonderful holiday with your friends and family. Hopefully, this handout will start a fun tradition in your family.
Gingerbread House Sketchup
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