Minecraft gingerbread house: an easy candy build
This gingerbread house is 13 blocks wide, 11 blocks deep and 13 blocks tall. It takes 524 blocks: brown terracotta walls, a brown concrete roof with white concrete icing, candy-cane corners and posts, candy buttons, iced glass windows, a brick chimney and a snowy board.
- Blocks
- 524
- Layers (tall)
- 13
- Wide
- 13
- Deep
- 11
Time to build by hand: about 27–53 minutes. You can take breaks: the guide saves your progress on this device.
Start buildingPut it in my worldWhat you need
| Block | How many | In stacks of 64 |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Terracotta | 158 | 2 stacks + 30 |
| Snow Block | 144 | 2 stacks + 16 |
| White Concrete | 106 | 1 stack + 42 |
| Brown Concrete | 90 | 1 stack + 26 |
| Red Concrete | 15 | 15 blocks |
| Glass | 6 | 6 blocks |
| Bricks | 3 | 3 blocks |
| Lime Concrete | 2 | 2 blocks |
Playing in Creative? You already have every block.
Layer by layer
Start at layer 1 on the ground and go up. The build guide shows each layer from above, with the next blocks in yellow.
| Layer | Blocks | Which blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Layer 1 | 143 | 143 Snow Block |
| Layer 2 | 37 | 6 Red Concrete, 31 Brown Terracotta |
| Layer 3 | 37 | 12 White Concrete, 25 Brown Terracotta |
| Layer 4 | 38 | 6 Red Concrete, 26 Brown Terracotta, 6 Glass |
| Layer 5 | 36 | 10 White Concrete, 26 Brown Terracotta |
| Layer 6 | 58 | 53 White Concrete, 3 Red Concrete, 2 Lime Concrete |
| Layer 7 | 40 | 4 White Concrete, 18 Brown Concrete, 18 Brown Terracotta |
| Layer 8 | 36 | 4 White Concrete, 18 Brown Concrete, 14 Brown Terracotta |
| Layer 9 | 32 | 4 White Concrete, 18 Brown Concrete, 10 Brown Terracotta |
| Layer 10 | 29 | 4 White Concrete, 18 Brown Concrete, 6 Brown Terracotta, 1 Bricks |
| Layer 11 | 25 | 4 White Concrete, 18 Brown Concrete, 2 Brown Terracotta, 1 Bricks |
| Layer 12 | 12 | 11 White Concrete, 1 Bricks |
| Layer 13 | 1 | 1 Snow Block |
How to build it
- Get the blocks from the list above.
- Pick a flat spot that is at least 13 by 11 blocks.
- Press Start building. The guide shows one layer at a time. Put blocks on the yellow squares and press I placed them.
- After each layer you get a little party. After the last one, you get a badge in My builds.
Good to know
- The icing is white concrete: on the wall tops, the roof edges, the ridge and around every window.
- Build the snowy board and the walls first, then the roof one step at a time: each step goes 1 block in.
- The candy canes are red and white blocks stacked in turn. The room inside is 9 by 7 blocks.
Questions
How do you build a gingerbread house in Minecraft?
Build brown walls 5 blocks high on a snowy floor and leave holes for a door and windows. Put white icing blocks on the wall tops and around the windows, then build a step roof with white edges. Add candy canes and candy buttons. This one takes 524 blocks.
What blocks look like gingerbread in Minecraft?
Brown terracotta looks most like gingerbread. Brown concrete, brown wool or spruce planks work too. Use white concrete, quartz or snow for the icing, and red and white blocks for candy canes.
How big is an easy gingerbread house?
This one is 13 by 11 blocks and 13 blocks tall, small enough to build in an afternoon.
Is this the gingerbread house toy kit?
No. It is a build you make in the game with normal blocks, so you need no kit and no mods.
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