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Gingerbread Template Skill Levels

Gingerbread-By-Design provides Gingerbread Templates for a variety of skill levels to, allowing the skill growth for every gingerbread builder, and to ensure the success of every gingerbread project.

Gingerbread House Skill Levels

Templates with a Child skill level may include these design elements:

Child

Four walls with one roof ridge

Roof Styles:

Open Gable, Shed (half-Gabled)

Templates with a Beginner skill level may include these design elements:

Beginner

Four walls with one roof ridge

Roof Styles:

Open Gable, Shed (half-Gabled)

Templates with a Novice skill level may include these design elements:

Novice

More than four walls or more than two roof pieces.

Roof Styles:

Open Gable, Shed (half-Gabled), Saltbox

Templates with an Intermediate skill level may include these design elements:

Intermediate

At least eight walls with at least two roof ridges

Bay Windows:

Flat Dormer, Shed Dormer, Triangular Eyebrow Dormer

Roof Styles:

Open Gable, Shed (half-Gabled), Saltbox, Clerestory, Cross Gable, Gambrel, Pent, Stepped Gable

Templates with an Advanced skill level may include these design elements:

Advanced

At least eight walls with at least two roof ridges, Square Tower

Bay Windows:

Flat Dormer, Shed Dormer, Triangular Eyebrow Dormer, Gabled Dormer, Hipped Dormer, Hipped-Deck Dormer, Oriel, Polygonal Bay, Square Bay

Roof Styles:

Open Gable, Shed (half-Gabled), Saltbox, Clerestory, Cross Gable, Gambrel, Pent, Stepped Gable, Box Gable, Cross Hipped, Flat with Eaves, Flat with Parapet, Half-Hipped, Hip roof with Deck, Mansard, Parallel Gable, Pyramidal, Square Pyramid, Simple Hip.

Unique Elements:

Balcony, Columns, Square Gazebo

Templates with an Expert skill level may include these design elements:

Expert

At least eight walls with at least two roof ridges, Square Tower, Hexagonal Turret, Hexagonal Tower, Octagonal Tower, Octagonal Turret.

Bay Windows:

Flat Dormer, Shed Dormer, Triangular Eyebrow Dormer, Gabled Dormer, Hipped Dormer, Hipped-Deck Dormer, Oriel, Polygonal Bay, Square Bay

Roof Styles:

Open Gable, Shed (half-Gabled), Saltbox, Clerestory, Cross Gable, Gambrel, Pent, Stepped Gable, Box Gable, Cross Hipped, Flat with Eaves, Flat with Parapet, Half-Hipped, Hip roof with Deck, Mansard, Parallel Gable, Pyramidal, Square Pyramid, Simple Hip, Hexagonal Pyramid, Octagonal Pyramid.

Unique Elements:

Balcony, Columns, Square Gazebo, Hexagonal Gazebo, Octagonal Gazebo.

Templates with a Master skill level may include these design elements:

Master

At least eight walls with at least two roof ridges, Square Tower, Hexagonal Turret, Hexagonal Tower, Octagonal Tower, Octagonal Turret, Round Tower, Round Turret, Round and Curved walls.

Bay Windows:

Flat Dormer, Shed Dormer, Triangular Eyebrow Dormer, Gabled Dormer, Hipped Dormer, Hipped-Deck Dormer, Oriel, Polygonal Bay, Square Bay, Bow, Curved Eyebrow Dormer, Polygonal Dormer.

Roof Styles:

Open Gable, Shed (half-Gabled), Saltbox, Clerestory, Cross Gable, Gambrel, Pent, Stepped Gable, Box Gable, Cross Hipped, Flat with Eaves, Flat with Parapet, Half-Hipped, Hip roof with Deck, Mansard, Parallel Gable, Pyramidal, Square Pyramid, Simple Hip, Hexagonal Pyramid, Octagonal Pyramid, Conical Cone Roof, Dome Roof.

Unique Elements:

Balcony, Columns, Square Gazebo, Hexagonal Gazebo, Octagonal Gazebo, Cupola.

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