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Best gingerbread house this year?

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crackofdoom · 11/12/2024 11:48

We've assembled a Lidl gingerbread house together for years (and I swear our attempts get wonkier every year 😆), but this year they've changed it! It's basically a big tent this year, with way less detail. So perhaps it's time to jump ship. Which other supermarkets have good gingerbread house kits?

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Waffles21 · 11/12/2024 11:50

we’ve always used IKEA but can’t get to one this year so have a Waitrose one. I couldn’t see one in Tesco so Waitrose my only other option! We’ve had one sent before from
Lakeland. HTH

crackofdoom · 11/12/2024 12:54

Waffles21 · 11/12/2024 11:50

we’ve always used IKEA but can’t get to one this year so have a Waitrose one. I couldn’t see one in Tesco so Waitrose my only other option! We’ve had one sent before from
Lakeland. HTH

Ooh, there's fancy! I will be driving past the county's only Waitrose tomorrow, so hopefully I'll have time to pop in!

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LateMumma · 11/12/2024 18:15

We've got a Tesco one, yet to assemble, but looks good

TianasBayou · 11/12/2024 18:38

I saw an Instagram post showing one made out of toast(!) today.

xyz111 · 11/12/2024 18:46

We bought the Aldi train, but haven't made it yet. It looks quite good on the box!

Alltheyearround · 11/12/2024 18:57

We always had an Aldi one but bought extra sweets. Choc buttons for roof tiles, flakes for log pile. DS now 13 so possibly less interested than me now 😂

XelaM · 20/12/2024 09:01

We have the Morrisons one. Turned out very messy but it stands up 😄

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HPandthelastwish · 20/12/2024 09:03

Teen DD actually asked if we could make one yesterday, which is the first time she's shown any real interest in anything christmasy so far this year. So I'll be watching this thread to get some tips

crackofdoom · 20/12/2024 11:07

TianasBayou · 11/12/2024 18:38

I saw an Instagram post showing one made out of toast(!) today.

Toast 😆
I think I might have screwed up, actually. I went to Waitrose and they'd sold out, so I went back to Lidl- and they'd sold out, too 😱
We are going to Big Town on Saturday though, so I will try Morrisons, and maybe Tesco.

Failing that, maybe we'll go rogue and make something from scratch (Last time I tried that, years ago, it collapsed. The gingerbread gradually got softer and softer until the house fell down. Still, we're not in a damp granite cottage any more, so maybe it will be OK).

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XelaM · 20/12/2024 11:17

crackofdoom · 20/12/2024 11:07

Toast 😆
I think I might have screwed up, actually. I went to Waitrose and they'd sold out, so I went back to Lidl- and they'd sold out, too 😱
We are going to Big Town on Saturday though, so I will try Morrisons, and maybe Tesco.

Failing that, maybe we'll go rogue and make something from scratch (Last time I tried that, years ago, it collapsed. The gingerbread gradually got softer and softer until the house fell down. Still, we're not in a damp granite cottage any more, so maybe it will be OK).

I think amazon has some just in case you can't find any in town 😀

crackofdoom · 20/12/2024 20:04

twdad · 20/12/2024 19:37

We got the M&S one this year, it's lovely with everything included. https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/build-your-own-gingerbread-house/p/fdp60627769

Steady on, Big Town might be big to me, but it's not M&S big 😱

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Becsim · 21/12/2024 21:39

We made ours tonight. We got the Aldi one. We also got the train to do another day.
It was fun to make but we weren’t very good at it. Everything was included, though we added some more icing sugar.
I think it’s the same one Lidl used to do, as we’ve done this one before.

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