1.   Gearing up for the holidays, Matthes and crew are already contemplating the construction of several festive and regionally specific gingerbread houses.

2.   The gingerbread house represents an existence based on the most primitive satisfactions.

3.   All of the decorations on the gingerbread house were edible.

4.   Among other touches are a gingerbread house displayed in the State Dining Room.

5.   A potential buyer of the actual house insisted on purchasing a freshly made gingerbread house.

6.   A. My goodness, a gingerbread house, the envy of many a house buff, including the handyman.

7.   After a short talk about the history of gingerbread houses and its medieval roots, the children select decorations from bowls of candy canes, gumdrops and peppermints.

8.   Cherie and Kelly want you to try making a gingerbread house.

9.   Colonial Williamsburg floral designers, bakers and chefs teach participants to make interior and exterior decorations, gingerbread houses and create memorable holiday meals.

10.   Details like the Tootsie Roll mailboxes and pretzel stick woodpiles give gingerbread houses their charm.