Students draw and color a gingerbread house using pencils, pens and colored pencils or crayons. In this lesson two different ways of drawing the houses are demonstrated. For younger children there is a simple front view and for third graders and older, a three dimensional view. The lesson discusses straight lines, curving lines and parallel lines, encourages students to compare the height of the roof to the main part of the house, and demonstrates shading the snow and putting a shine on the candy. The lesson also briefly relates the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel. .

Originally released by JoyUs Productions, 2010. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 10, 2015.

Gingerbread House Lesson Supplies (0:42); --Gingerbread House Introduction (0:53); -- Gingerbread House Layout (1:57); -- Gingerbread House Frame (4:05); -- Sketching Frosting (3:34); -- Windows and Doors (4:55); -- Gingerbread House Decoration (4:13); -- Hansel and Gretel (1:21); -- Background Options (2:40); -- Horizon Line (1:31); -- Frosted Evergreens (2:33); -- Outlining (6:12); -- Erasing (2:36); -- Shiny Effect (2:45); -- Shading (3:18); -- Final Details (0:48); -- Credits: Gingerbread House: Art with Joy (1:00); .