Are you supposed to keep gingerbread houses?
Are you supposed to keep gingerbread houses? Properly sealed and protected, you might be able to keep a gingerbread house looking good up to a year. If you are okay with making your house a non-edible creation, spray it with a clear lacquer, which is available at craft and hardware stores. You might need several coats for maximum protection.
Do you throw away gingerbread house?
But as long as the house is fresh, it can be eaten within a few days of being assembled. If it sits around for a week or more, it will be stale. Then you can wrap it up carefully and take it out again next year, strictly for display.
Are gingerbread houses for Christmas or Thanksgiving?
Making gingerbread houses is still a way of celebrating Christmas in many families. They are built traditionally before Christmas using pieces of baked gingerbread dough assembled with melted sugar.