How to make a Christmas gingerbread village with cardboard

Creating a festive gingerbread village using cardboard is a fun and imaginative project that can bring a lot of holiday cheer to your home.

You can easily transform simple cardboard pieces into delightful little houses, shops, and other festive structures.

I changed my faux fireplace decor several times this year, and I finally decided we need a Christmas village for the holiday season.

So I grab a cardboard box and made some cute gingerbread houses. I think it looks even cuter with the lights on the back. What do you think?

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How to make a Christmas gingerbread village with cardboard

It’s super simple to make and you only need a few supplies:

• Some cardboard (used boxes)
• a pair of scissors
• a cutter
• white paint or a white marker
• Tracing paper
• Glue stick
• Glue gun

Grab your cardboard box and open it to have a flat surface.

On the back draw, some house shapes with windows and doors. It doesn’t need to be perfect, just draw different roof shapes and different house sizes.

Using scissors cut following the marks to create your little village. Use the cutter to cut out the windows and door openings.

Take the nicest side of the cardboard and decorate your gingerbread houses with white paint.

You can draw stones, bricks, roof tile, wreath…anything that will make your village looks pretty. I used white acrylic paint, but you can also work with a white marker.

Once the paint is dry, flip your cardboard piece and glue tracing paper on the back. The paper needs to cover all the windows and door openings.

You can glue a big piece of tracing paper on the back or cut out small squares to cover every opening…do what’s easier for you.

To have your village standing on itself, cut small triangles in the cardboard leftover and glue them on the back to hold the village.

Your gingerbread village will look even cuter with some lighting. You can place a cord light or small LED candle on the back of the houses.

Look how cute you can turn a plain piece of cardboard! I love it!

Don’t you think paper decors are the best for the holiday season? They are so easy to make and budget-friendly. I have a few more easy Christmas crafts that you will enjoy as:

• Paper house Christmas decor
• The paper Christmas angels
• 3 ways to wrap presents with brown paper.

Another gif because it’s so pretty and cute to see the lights in these gingerbread houses.

I hope you like this easy DIY as much as I do, please don’t hesitate to share your make, I love to see your creations.

Drop me an email at amaohoh(at)gmail(dot)com or leave a comment.

This DIY Cardboard Christmas village is very easy to make.

Let your imagination run wild. You can cut out various shapes for roofs, windows, and doors, then decorate them with glitter, stickers, or even some cotton for a snowy effect.

This DIY project not only brings out your creativity but also adds a personal touch to your holiday decorations, making it a perfect activity to enjoy with family or friends.

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Look how cute is the Christmas village Irina makes with her girls! I love to see your creations. Send me an email at amaohoh(at)gmail(dot)com or leave a comment.