Gingerbread House Fails

'Tis the season…for gingerbread houses! And there's some real gingery talent out there, exemplified by Molly Yeh’s gorgeous gingerbread farm and Teresa Layman’s gingerbread house stamps.

But let’s be real: Constructing a house made of cookies and candy is hard work! Frosting together hinges and making sure that heavy gumdrops stay adhered to a roof are not super-simple tasks. And now, thanks to Instagram, we can witness these struggles from a safe distance with the helpful hashtag #gingerbreadfail.

Here are 10 delightful but not-so-structurally-sound gingerbread houses.

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"Holding it together. #gingerbreadfail.” Photo: lee.felicia

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"Yea…so my gingerbread village turned into an outhouse and a crack house. Way to keep it classy. #gingerbreadhouse#gingerbreadfail.” Photo: tocksickmegg 

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"So uuuhhhh…our "gingerbread igloo" is a bit of a bust…looks more like a turtle buried in snow covered in shtuff…we declare defeat!  #gingerbreadfail.” Photo: materialgirlkirsten

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"#gingerbreadfail." Photo: sstroud33

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"Does anyone ever get these to stay?!?#gingerbreadfail.” Photo: spolen75

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"Well that went nothing like I imagined #gingerbreadfail.” Photo: britmaack

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"The poor thing never had a chance. #gingerbreadfail.” Photo:gracefields819

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"I would say this was a success. #gingerbreadfail." Photo: arinsmidt

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"Our gingerbread house didn’t turn out so hot!  #gingerbreadfail #gaveup #brokenhome.” Photo: devincobb

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"…people not builders #gingerbreadfail.” Photo: sondra1504

Gingerbread House Success Stories:

Molly Yeh raises the gingerbread house bar

How cute are these stamps?

Danny Castellano’s gingerbread house obsession

What kind of gingerbread house would you make? Success or fail?