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title: Gingerbread House Competition | Otterbein Cridersville
description: Enter yourself or a team in our annual holiday gingerbread house contest. Use your imagination to bring your creation to life for a chance to win!
image: https://resources.otterbein.org/hubfs/gingerbread-lp-hi.webp
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# OTTERBEIN CRIDERSVILLE

# Annual Gingerbread House Contest

### Register for the Contest Below

## Contest Rules:

- Gingerbread structures can be houses - or anything your imagination comes up with.
- Gingerbread structures must be constructed mainly of gingerbread and icing (Styrofoam and other support materials are not permitted).
- All components of the display, except for the base, must be made of edible materials. Edible materials are any food items that do not include wrappers or sticks.
- All entries should be placed on a sturdy base and delivered to the Otterbein Cridersville campus center **on Tuesday, December 3, between 1 and 3 p.m.**

Winners will be announced on Monday, December 16. All entries will remain on display through December 26.

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### ![deer gingerbread](https://resources.otterbein.org/hs-fs/hubfs/deer.png?width=200&height=200&name=deer.png)

### Think Outside the Box

Train stations, barns, birdhouses, lighthouses, bridges, ships, or anything else your imagination comes up with, are all options.

### ![snowflake gingerbread](https://resources.otterbein.org/hs-fs/hubfs/snowflake.png?width=200&height=200&name=snowflake.png)

### Use Edible Materials

Edible materials you could try include candy, nuts, cereal, cookies, crackers, and dry pasta.

### ![dove gingerbread](https://resources.otterbein.org/hs-fs/hubfs/dove.png?width=200&height=200&name=dove.png)

### Win Prizes

$50 Visa gift card for 1st place – One for each category  
$50 Visa gift card for overall People’s Choice – One winner

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