We’re grateful for the holiday tradition of building gingerbread houses. Seeing the handy work of so many bakers delights us and gets us that much more excited for Christmas. But as beautiful as they might be to behold, gingerbread houses certainly aren’t always sugar and spice to build. No, sometimes this holiday activity can be downright infuriating. Heck, even master craftsmen Ron Swanson has broken when facing off with gingerbread.
These houses are a feat of sugar and magic. (Have you seen the ones produced by the White House?) With nothing more than a piping bag of frosting, cookie walls and roofs are hoisted into upright positions and topped with more than their weight in candy. It’s no wonder they can be so tricky to build and keep standing.
Rather than lament our fails, let’s celebrate them. We turned to Twitter to find the worst fails of the holiday. We were not disappointed:
The House of Poo...when your kids try to build a gingerbread house with chocolate icing. #GingerbreadFail pic.twitter.com/LK5KEja5mn
— Tara Johnson (@TaraMinistry) December 22, 2015
Well we tried 😂 @jbc30 #gingerbreadfail pic.twitter.com/a149qyGf52
— Emily Gerlach (@Em_ily_95) November 24, 2014
This year's #gingerbreadfail strongly influenced by @SistersMovie pic.twitter.com/IQLrKBDrQV
— K Dot Jones (@khjones) December 25, 2015
#Gingerbreadfail #poorsnoopy pic.twitter.com/JNy7m5QC73
— Jennifer Friesz (@FreezeTX) December 23, 2013
It was nice for the 10 minutes it stayed together #gingerbreadfail pic.twitter.com/2ReH4pOU5M
— Emily Bremner (@emilyabremner) December 8, 2013
@DameSnarkula Wait till you see what happened next. I cannot speak - still mourning, still baffled #gingerbreadfail pic.twitter.com/5QzvKJcjRA
— isadora watts (@isadorawatts) December 21, 2014
Some helpful advice for National Gingerbread House Day. https://t.co/bK5sLALHzk #nationalgingerbreadhouseday #gingerbread #gingerbreadhouse pic.twitter.com/wo3rhKRlkv
— TeeFury (@teefury) December 12, 2016
Freakin' nailed it! Lol! Remember let it dry first... #merrychristmas #gingerbreadhouse #opps pic.twitter.com/yZsO3bL4sf
— Evan Abood (@evanabood) November 28, 2016
@TheEllenShow saw your picture on Instagram... Can you help us? #gingerbreadfail pic.twitter.com/yprZb7A9Hf
— Faith Williams (@FaithEm) December 20, 2015
If domestic godestry is a prerequisite to being a good mother. I'm a bad mummy #gingerbreadfail pic.twitter.com/zzlWgVLFSp
— Style After Nine (@StyleAfterNine) December 23, 2015
Building our first home together and it's starting out broken. Wonderful. #marriage #Christmas #gingerbreadhouse pic.twitter.com/TU8QMLlrKq
— Joshua Lindsey (@joshualindsey38) December 1, 2016
Is it just me or is this #gingerbreadhouse #notexactlyasshown? #family #christmasactivity #EpicFail #mirrorofmycareer pic.twitter.com/U8ekOGDUY7
— Lyle E Style (@mrestyle) November 27, 2016
