eBaked Holiday Gingerbread House

A super simple, educational and tasty method to illuminate the long winter solistice night.

Complete DIY How-To instructions are on my Instructibles page.

Make a Paper Prototype and mark the electronic circuits
001 Prototype

 

Gather supplies
007 Process
 

Cut the gingerbread according to the paper pattern
002 Pattern
 

Include the conductive thread and LEDs
005 Cookie Test LED
 

Test the LEDs with a 3V coin cell battery
006 Cookie Tray Test LED ON
 

Bake the gingerbread, conductive thread, and LEDs in at 250F degrees for an hour. Once the gingerbread is cooled test the circuits again.

009 Baked LED Test 2
 

Decorate the gingerbread house with sugar icing electronic symbols.

013 Icing Symbols
 

Assemble the eBaked Gingerbread House by tying the conductive thread to complete the circuits.

012 Conductive Thread Corner COnnections
 

Power on and await Santa’s goodness! Happy Holidays!

018 LED on
 

Instructable 31 December 2011