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    Home » Holidays » Christmas

    Cute DIY Gingerbread House Snow Globes and Free Printable Tags

    Updated: Dec 23, 2022 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 25 Comments

    Today I’m going to share with you a cute neighbor gift idea for Christmas, these DIY Gingerbread House Snow Globes. I’ve even included a free printable Christmas tag for you to download!

    Cute idea for friend and neighbor Christmas gifts! A snow globe gingerbread house made with a simple mold. Post includes a link to the free printable tag.

    Each year after Halloween I sit down and make a “list” of projects that I want to complete before Christmas. Some of the projects are purely for personal use and some are created to be shared with all of you here.

    Table of Contents
    • How to Make DIY Gingerbread House Snow Globes:
    • Gingerbread House Mold
    • Baking Tip
    • Packaging Details
    • Supply List & Sources

    Last year, I got the idea to make mini gingerbread house snow globes to give to my friends and family. My intention was to make them early, deliver them and photograph them so that I could share the idea (and free tag) with all of you before Christmas.

    Cute idea for friend and neighbor Christmas gifts! A snow globe gingerbread house made with a simple mold. Post includes a link to the free printable tag.

    Soooooooo…. we have the intention, and we have reality. The reality is they got delivered on Christmas Eve day (which in the end was okay because I’d like to think that my friends had a fun dessert to eat on Christmas day).  After Christmas, there was really no reason to share the idea with you, so I “filed” it away to be shared “next year”. Well, now it’s next year!

    How to Make DIY Gingerbread House Snow Globes:

    These snow globes are not as complicated to make as you think they would be. They are also not as expensive to make as you may think. I got the jars for $5, and the cost of the baking ingredients was also low.

    To summarize, here’s what you need to do.

    1. Purchase the Jars & Cake Mold.
    2. Bake, the Gingerbread House Cakes using the mold.
    3. Fill the bottom of the jars with marshmallows.
    4. Place the baked cakes in the jar.
    5. Dust with powdered sugar.
    6. Attach the tag & enjoy!
    Cute idea for friend and neighbor Christmas gifts! A snow globe gingerbread house made with a simple mold. Post includes a link to the free printable tag.

    I wanted to “bake” something for Christmas for our friends but was coming up short on ideas. I’d spied a lot of “snow globes” online that year and thought it would be cute to make one using food instead of miniatures.

    Gingerbread House Mold

    To create the gift, I used this gingerbread house mold (you can get it on Amazon) and the recipe that came with the mold. If you don’t have your recipe anymore, you can find it on the Nordicware site.

    Baking Tip

    I was able to bake two houses at a time and just started a day or two ahead. I left all the ingredients out on the counter and noticed it did not take much time to finish baking a dozen or so houses. Let me tell you, the house smelled AMAZING those two days!

    Cute idea for friend and neighbor Christmas gifts! A snow globe gingerbread house made with a simple mold. Post includes a link to the free printable tag.
    gingerbread-house-craft

    Packaging Details

    We (I say we because the kids totally helped)  decorated the houses very simply with powdered sugar and a few Christmas candies. We also added marshmallows to the bottom of the jars to help “prop” the houses up a bit!

    Cute idea for friend and neighbor Christmas gifts! A snow globe gingerbread house made with a simple mold. Post includes a link to the free printable tag.

    As a finishing touch, I tied a tag that I created to the top of the jar it reads, “We made this sweet treat for you to eat. Merry Christmas”.

    Supply List & Sources

    -Mini Gingerbread House Mold (purchased from Amazon)

    –Glass Jars (purchased from Target online; they had the best price, and we were so well packaged that none of them broke during shipping. If you can’t find the ones with glass lids, they also have ones with metal lids.

    I used a coupon code to purchase them. Keep an eye out. Target has a lot of online deals this time of year). You can also find jars at Hobby Lobby (also watch for sales)

    -Mini Christmas Trees – I used a toothpick to attach them to the chimney.

    -Gift Tag – you can download it for free on the TEMPLATES page (click here). Just make sure you READ the instructions at the top of the page! The tag prints in black or red. You can also add foil to make it “fancy.” If you don’t want to add the foil, I suggest printing the tags on some simple patterned or kraft-colored paper.

    -I added foil to the tags with my Minc. I used red foil. You can pick up a Minc. on Amazon. 

    Note: for the foil to adhere, you need to print the tags with a laser printer. If you don’t have a laser printer, you can use a copy machine or have them laser printed at a local copy shop.

    -Red Bakers Twine. I bought a giant roll a few years ago and still haven’t used it all!

    That’s it! I hope you enjoy this idea, and if you make them, be sure to drop me a line and let me know!!!

    Cute idea for friend and neighbor Christmas gifts! A snow globe gingerbread house made with a simple mold. Post includes a link to the free printable tag.

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    Comments

    1. Morgane @bear, dolly and Moi says

      November 09, 2016 at 3:57 pm

      these houses are super cute, and seem quite doable….now the real question is do I need one more baking pan?
      I am sure your friends love “the snow globes”

      Reply
    2. Ruth says

      November 09, 2016 at 9:59 pm

      These are adorable but just wanted to let you know there is a typo on your tag… Christmas!!
      Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but thought you’d want to know.
      Thanks for the inspiration x

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        November 10, 2016 at 11:23 am

        It’s been corrected. Thanks.

        Reply
    3. erin says

      November 10, 2016 at 7:00 am

      so cute!

      Reply
    4. Nancy says

      November 10, 2016 at 10:11 am

      Very cute and doable project……thank you!! I, too, can’t download the tag link…….when you click on the tag download it takes you to the Amazon site for the Christmas trees.?

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        November 10, 2016 at 11:12 am

        It’s fixed. Just a programming error

        Reply
    5. Nicole H says

      November 10, 2016 at 10:58 am

      These are sooooo adorable. Like so cute I don’t even care how much they cost! Thanks for sharing your brilliant idea! ( I was recently telling my husband something I read about on your blog and I was trying to sum up all your great ideas and why I love reading your posts and I told him your blog name. He instantly got it – I had him buying me polka-dot things all through Germany on his last business trips and I love chairs, and fabric and so many other things too. My kids are still too little for me to get much hobby time, but I live vicariously through your blog for awhile.) Have a blessed day!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        November 10, 2016 at 11:12 am

        Oh you just made my day!!! I love to hear things like that. Have a blessed day too!

        Reply
    6. Vivian says

      November 10, 2016 at 1:26 pm

      So cute!!! I am going to add these to my gift baskets this year. Thank you!

      Reply
    7. Tammy Lojacono says

      November 11, 2016 at 5:11 am

      Love this idea I went to print off the gift tag and it prints in black can I edit your file to make it red like the picture so festive Thanks for your ideas

      Reply
    8. Tammy Lojaocono says

      November 17, 2016 at 2:18 pm

      Melissa
      Looks like you had an enjoyable trip!!!!!
      Can you help me with changing the color on this tag or can you only get them red using the technique you mentioned int the instructions
      Thanks
      Tammy

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        November 17, 2016 at 2:28 pm

        The tags will only print black. If you don’t want to add the foil to them, try printing them on colored paper. A cute christmas themed scrapbook paper would look nice. Or a nice kraft paper.

        Reply
        • Tammy Lojaocono says

          November 17, 2016 at 2:59 pm

          Thanks great idea I have never added foil before and will use your advice for colored paper or card stock and research the minc
          Thanks again
          so creative

          Reply
    9. Julie Brack says

      November 30, 2016 at 9:04 pm

      I adore this idea and have received the gingerbread house mold and the jars I bought at Target. You are so creative! Would you send me a link to the recipe for the gingerbread house or email it to me? My mold did not come with a recipe and yours look so awesome I want to make sure the cake comes out with the great detail like yours. Thanks for all your inspiration–I look forward to your posts all the time! I am just getting into quilting but have sewed since I was 8 on a machine. It’s opened up a whole new hobby (addiction!)

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        December 06, 2016 at 3:50 pm

        A few people have asked for the recipe. I’ll find it and add it to the post.

        Reply
    10. Camille Burgard says

      December 03, 2016 at 1:42 pm

      I have a mold and have tried this several times with a recipe I found online, but don’t love it. Could you send me a link to the recipe you used instead?? Btw, this is just the cutest gift idea for our family members!! Love it.

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        December 06, 2016 at 3:31 pm

        Yes! Let me find it!! I’ll add it to the post and email you when it’s up.

        Reply
    11. Diana says

      December 20, 2016 at 3:34 pm

      Help! I need the recipe for the gingerbread house mold. Could you help? We are making them tonight to give to teachers as gifts. THanks…your idea is soo cute!

      Reply
    12. Tammy says

      December 27, 2016 at 2:41 pm

      I did this instead of Gingerbread I made Rum Cake amazing. Thanks for sharing your ideals it was a big hit. Found gift tags that said “Let it Snow ” perfect

      Reply
    13. Kate says

      January 04, 2017 at 8:32 am

      Love your idea! Plan to try this next year. Could you please share what the red and white candies are? Maybe candy canes? Thank you and Happy New Year.

      Reply
    14. Annette D’Amico says

      December 15, 2017 at 1:34 am

      Don’t see gingerbread recipe. So cute!

      Reply
    15. Carrie says

      April 25, 2021 at 4:56 pm

      First, I love these! Love the whole idea, thanks for sharing. Would you happen to have the jar dimensions or basic size? It doesn’t look like target sells them anymore (I’m super late to the game on this one) thanks!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        April 28, 2021 at 6:34 pm

        I’m not 100% sure since I gave ours away, but my best guess would be 10″ tall with a 6″ diameter.

        Reply
    16. Paula L says

      October 31, 2022 at 10:01 am

      I just came across this. What a great idea! I cannot find the jars at Target or Hobby Lobby. How big are they? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        November 03, 2022 at 8:21 am

        They are Anchor Hocking brand, over by the kitchen stuff at Target usually. I’ll check next time I’m there.

        Reply

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