Deadline Approaching for Gingerbread House Competition

Show off your "green" creative side by participating in this year's Sustainable Gingerbread House Competition and Exhibit at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center (GEHC).

As part of the competition -- now in its fourth year -- designers are asked to create environmentally friendly houses out of edible materials that highlight sustainability and green building design.

“This is a great opportunity for families, businesses, civic groups, students and/or individuals to get into the holiday spirit and show off their gingerbread building talents and green building ingenuity,” said Jason West, GEHC director of programming, in a released statement. 

Each entry must include at least three sustainable building elements such as solar panels, rain barrels, windmills, etc.

The houses may be constructed of gingerbread, bird seed cakes or any other edible product and may include pine cones, leaves, twigs and other materials from nature.

Categories include:

• Pre-K to second grade (group and individual) 
• Third to sixth grade (group and individual) 
• Teen (group and individual) 
• Adult (group and individual) 
• Family (group) 
• Professional (group and individual) 

The overall winning entry will receive a $75 gift card from the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center Foundation.

Each participant must complete an online entry form by Nov. 25.

Entries may be dropped off at GEHC between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013; between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013; or between1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013.  Judging will take place during the week of Dec. 2, 2013.

Awards will be presented during the GEHC’s Green Your Holiday Program on Dec. 14, 2013, at 11 a.m.  Entries will be available for viewing at the GEHC until Jan. 3, 2014.

Click here for additional information about the competition.