The elves get the day off after Christmas. The Ferris wheel is made of gingerbread painted with edible paint and the railing is pasta. Elves are made of gumpaste.

My entry was inspired by my granddaughters’ love of playgrounds! It has 4 platforms, 3 spring riders, 2 slides, a ladder, swings, monkey bars, sandbox, ball pit, sliding pole, rock wall, rope ladder, rope bridge, captains’ wheel, tic-tac-toe, bubble window, snack shack and picnic table! 36 gingerfolks are having fun and our traditional Bear is enjoying cookies and cocoa at the snack bar! It is 100% edible made using gingerbread, ginger clay, cereal treats, pasta, fondant, royal icing and love!

My teapot was made this spring so I needed a spring theme what could be better than a Bunny themed tea pot 😀 the teapot is made of gingerbread ,bunnies , fence ,eggs ,flowers are made of fondant . The grass inspired royal icing and the supports on the swing are bucatini pasta

Gingerbread plate and stand decorated with Royal icing design and flowers on a base decorated with Royal icing. Entirely edible except for the base.

gingerbread, royal icing, course sugar, candy canes, chocolate

Gingerbread, royal Icing, candy canes, chocolates, marshmellos

This entry was made by my 9 year old, Finn. He brought the viral "Word of the Year" to holiday life by creating "Santa's 6 7 Town". He baked gingerbread cutouts in the shape of 6 7 and added lots of candy and little gingerbread houses to the front and back yards. Santa is a gingerbread boy with a fondant Santa hat. The swirly pops add bright color and gumdrops & snowflakes fill the front yard. There are many pounds of royal icing holding the structure together. He hopes you like it!

My husband and I always strive to create something that hasn't been done before. Musical inspiration led us to the idea of "Santa of the Opera" where Santa is playing a pipe organ. Our structure and floor are completely gingerbread. Santa and the piano keys are fondant. The music sheet is edible rice paper. We did not use candy this year because we wanted to let the gingerbread shine. Some pieces are painted with edible luster dust and flat sprinkles are used for organ knobs.

Eiffel Tower is all gingerbread held together with royal icing. Tree, plant pots and holly are fondant. Street lights are battery operated string lights.

Gingerbread, flooded royal icing and melted candy in windows.

My intention for this piece was to be interactive with our 2 year old granddaughter. No "Do not touch" with this one. The animals are 2 cookies so they stand on their own and fit nicely in little hands. Construction grade gingerbread and royal icing.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Christmas special is the inspiration behind this piece. The abominable snow monster, Hermey, some of the toys from the Isle of Misfit Toys, Santa, and Rudolph all hand sculpted from homemade modeling chocolate and fondant, isomalt windows, hand sculpted candles and winter greenery. Fondant covered rice cereal treat mountains, isomalt lake with iceberg, sugar lace mini trees, and royal icing Christmas tree ice cream cone. Braided corn husk reins

I love St. Louis. I made this display entirely of gingerbread . I used candy canes, soft peppermints and sprinkles. Trees are from waffle cones and icing and Santa and Dalmatian are from fondant.

My 8 year old son designed and assisted in the creation of this gingerbread pirate ship under attack by a Kraken! Three brave pirates are desperately trying to defend their ship from the sea monster.

This is Spark, the dragon king. He is a gingerbread dragon made of stacked gingerbread, a layer of gingerbread puffed cereal, and pastillage. The treasure around him is made of elements of gingerbread, pastillage, isomalt and chocolate. With the dragons eggs being chocolate. His wings are gelatin.

Next stop: Platform 9¾! This gingerbread Hogwarts Express was made for anyone who still feels the magic of the holidays and Harry Potter. Crafted entirely from gingerbread, icing, and candy, it captures the nostalgia of the winter season.

It’s a play on Jurassic Park. It depicts a group of dinosaurs wrapping Christmas gifts.