2019 Gingerbread House Competition & Display

We can’t thank you enough for your support of the 2019 Gingerbread House Competition and Display! We had a record 33 creative and beautiful entries, and thanks to the funds donated for votes, we surpassed our fundraising goal and raised over $5,600! Be sure to join us in 2020 - Registration for the 2020 event will open in the fall.

Congratulations to the Winners:

People’s Choice (the entry who raised the most money in votes): 

1^st place - “The Grinch Stole Griggs-mas" from Dave Griggs Flooring America

2^nd place - “Up, Up, Hooray!" from The Pixie Chicks 

Business Division:

1^st Place – “The Grinch Stole Griggs-mas" from Dave Griggs Flooring America

2^nd Place – “Christmas Time SWAG" - Shelter Insurance Women's Advocacy Group (SWAG)

Group Adult:

1^st Place –  “Up, Up, Hooray!" from The Pixie Chicks 

2^nd Place – “O Christmas Tree House" from The Lile Family 

Group Youth:

1^st Place – “Ho, Ho, Ho, Off We Go" from the Price Family 

2^nd Place – “Candyland" from the Massey Cousins 

Individual Adult:

1^st Place – “Holidays in the Forest” from Evelyn Tanner

2^nd Place – “Time to Donate" from Cindy Keck

Individual Youth:

1^st Place – "Winter Wonderland" from The DuCharme Family 

2^nd Place – “T's Sugar Rush House" from Tyler Silvers 

Additional Awards:

"Most Calories" - Truman's Den from Miller, Bales & Co. 

"Pinterest Fail" - Psychedelic Frank Lloyd Wright Christmas from MU Strategic Communications

"Most Humorous" - The Griswolds - First Midwest Bank 

"Most Traditional" - Where the Stained Glass Windows Glow from Cottonwoods RV Park

"Most Colorful"  - Christmas in Paradise from the Massey Cousins 

"Rookie of the Year" - Stars & Tiger Stripes from MU Student Center 

"Spirit of Christmas" - Ronald Marshmallow World from Children's Orthopedics 

"Best Non-Traditional Creation" - Greenhouse for the House from Range Free 

"Cutest Design" - Gnome Place Like Home from Terri Gray 

"Best Use a Gingerbread Man" - ACT (Alternative Community Training) 

"Best Pop Culture Reference" - Bag End from Lady Geeks

"Most Likely to be Featured in Martha Stewart Living" - Gingerbread Jesse Hall from Love Coffee