So I ' m in culinary school and our assignment was to make a gingerbread house . Originally I was going to do a log cabin , but that idea got taken from me by the kid sitting next to me . So In spite of the teacher not allowing me to do my second idea a ginger bread strip club I decided an igloo was the best option . In doing so I surprised a few people because they didn ' t think it was possible . Each section was made from a brick that I made from gingerbread . Surprisingly in the end I realized I made the exact amount of little bricks that I needed . To finish it off . I dusted the whole platform in coconut snowflakes , then I added some candy canes and a penguin with some small presents , 2 trees . And finally I dusted the entire thing with powdered sugar so that it looked more snowy . Hopefully you guys like it . It took me about 15 hours .