LEGO Creator Expert Gingerbread House 10267 Building Kit (1,477 Pieces)

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As the Gingerbread Baby is still an infant, he/she (it?) is still co-sleeping and has a cute little crib set up right next to its parents’ bed. LEGO have another classic Winter set on their hands with 10267 Gingerbread House, and it’s not an understatement to call this one of the best Winter Village sets of all time.

They’re based off the same Gingerbread Man mould from LEGO Minifigures Series 13, with a few small cosmetic changes such as the aforementioned facial features, but also red candy buttons on their bodies. The architectural details of the Gingerbread House are astounding, and it seems like I discover little design flourishes, such as the railings beneath the windows.I also love that the designers included a pram for the Gingerbread bub, and a bottle of milk as well. The pram has some neat little details such as chocolate bars for decoration, and also chocolate cookie-rimmed wheels. It was fun to build and I quite liked that everyone made a bit of it. It’s part of the Creator range but we didn’t find it particularly difficult to build. The set includes a lovely gingerbread house with lots of detail, a gingerbread man and lady figure with baby, a Christmas tree with presents and toys. In my head, yes, it does fall within the theme as I view this set as an actual Gingerbread House in a Winter Village home, lovingly baked and set up before being devoured by a hungry family at Christmas.

I took it away with us this weekend and built it whilst everyone was asleep. I love building Lego and have been building a lot of Disney Princess sets lately. It was lovely to build something I actually wanted to make 🙂 So the main question – does this set belong in LEGO’s Winter Village theme? Aesthetically it does, but it does raise a concerning thought that humanoid Gingerbread People living side by side with regular minifigures. It’s kind of a shame that LEGO didn’t modify the baby mould and turn it into some infant gingerbread monstrosity, but the printed gingerbread baby tile is still adorable as anything. The last time LEGO veered from your typical Winter Village build was with 2014’s Santa’s Workshop, so this kind of feels like we get a fantasy build every 5 years.The design evokes such strong festive vibes with its amazing design. The design is just outstanding, and LEGO have really captured the whimsy of an actual Gingerbread House so well. I absolutely love the roof on the gingerbread house, which gives this model its signature look. It mimics the look of icing on the gingerbread house which also doubles as a heavy cover of snow. It does raise a few questions. Firstly, it’s good to know that Gingerbread people poo just like us, but more importantly, what is the bathtub filled with? Don’t they get soggy if Gingerbread gets soaked in water? We tried to help him organise his Lego sets by labelling each drawer. This lasted a few days before everything got mixed up again! Here’s a look at the completed and wow, the end result is such a beautiful, unique and eye-catching model.