The Gingerbread House Kit That Becomes a Family Tradition

Why Biscuiteers' DIY Classic Sells Out Every Year
There are Christmas traditions, and then there are proper Christmas traditions. The kind that don’t just fill a weekend but live in the memory for years. Somewhere between the first airing of The Snowman and the ceremonial lighting of the naff garden reindeer, the gingerbread house has quietly become one of those cherished rituals. And if you're going to do it, do it properly. That means icing bags, sticky fingers, laughter, and the sweet scent of spiced biscuits filling the kitchen. That means the Biscuiteers DIY Gingerbread House Kit.

This is not your average kit. It’s not slapped together in a plastic tray with stale panels and an icing tube that wheezes its way into early retirement. No, the Biscuiteers kit arrives in a beautiful square-edged keepsake tin, packed with hand-baked gingerbread walls, piping bags of royal icing, and enough sweets and sugar snowflakes to make Hansel and Gretel weep with envy. It’s a tradition in a tin – one that sells out every single year.
A Christmas Centrepiece Worth Crowning the Table
The Biscuiteers gingerbread house measures 15 x 9 x 18cm when built. That’s large enough to impress without taking over the turkey. And it looks spectacular. Every piece is hand-crafted in the Biscuiteers’ London bakery using traditional techniques and the finest locally sourced ingredients. These aren’t mass-produced slabs; they’re golden-baked panels infused with cinnamon, ginger, and Christmas spirit.

For parents, this kit is more than a craft activity. It's the soundtrack of December in biscuit form: kids covered in icing, adults negotiating the delicate engineering of the roof apex, and that proud moment when everyone steps back and admires their edible masterpiece.

For grandparents, it’s an ideal gift. A box of festive joy that invites grandchildren into the kitchen and onto the floor, to build something tangible, messy, and filled with laughter. It beats socks and novelty tea towels hands down.
A Storybook Kit With Real Provenance
The Biscuiteers story began in 2007, founded by Harriet Hastings and her husband Stevie Congdon. Their aim? To bring hand-iced biscuits into the realm of luxury gifting. What followed was a revolution in biscuit craft. Their designs became iconic. Their tins, instantly recognisable. And their gingerbread house? A seasonal best-seller, featured in The Standard’s Best Gingerbread House Kits 2024, Good Food’s must-buy list for 2023, and recommended by Delish and Good Housekeeping alike.

The appeal isn’t just in the taste – although, to be clear, it tastes better than it has any right to. It’s in the experience. The ritual. The joy of making something beautiful together. The sweet squabbles over who ices the door. The decision to eat it immediately or let it grace the mantelpiece until Boxing Day.
What You Get Inside
The Biscuiteers DIY Gingerbread House Kit includes:

• 6 pre-baked gingerbread house panels (made with cinnamon, ginger, and molasses)
• Royal icing and piping bags
• Sweet decorations, red and green sprinkles, sugar snowflakes
• A step-by-step building and decorating guide
• Everything tucked inside a reusable square-edged keepsake tin (23.5 x 11.5 x 9cm)

And the best part? It’s all hand-crafted in their London bakery. No corners cut, no factory-line production. Just real bakers, real icing, and the unmistakable warmth of a biscuit made properly.
Why It Sells Out Year After Year
Because it isn’t just a product. It’s a moment. A memory. A thing that brings people together in the way only Christmas can. Once a family makes it a part of their festive ritual, they come back. Parents who built it with toddlers are now buying it for teens. Grandparents who gifted it once are now asked for it by name.

It’s tactile. It’s screen-free. It smells like Christmas and looks like joy.

And when you’re done? You’ve got a delicious centrepiece, an afternoon well spent, and a keepsake tin to refill with biscuits, baubles, or memories.
Make This the Year You Start a New Tradition
If you've ever stood in a supermarket aisle with a flimsy kit in your basket and a creeping sense of regret, consider this your sign. The Biscuiteers Gingerbread House Kit isn’t cheap. It's not supposed to be. It’s luxurious, yes, but not in a fussy, impractical way. It’s luxurious in the way a handwritten card is luxurious. In the way traditions are luxurious.

So whether you're a mum looking to create something magical with the kids, a dad hoping to build memories (and walls), or a grandparent searching for the perfect gift that actually gets used, this is the one. But act fast: like the best bits of Christmas, it doesn’t hang around for long. Order yours now before it sells out for another year.