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Gingerbread House Decorating Contest & Fundraiser

Photos from The Home for Little Wanderers' Gingerbread House Decorating Contest

Make festive memories this holiday season while supporting youth and families across the Northeast, by joining The Home’s 18th annual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest!

Gather family and friends or participate as a company to showcase your decorating skills and compete to take home one of our team titles! Experience fun for the entire family, with activities, entertainment, refreshments and more, as we come together to celebrate the season and create better, brighter futures for kids. 

With your entry, you enable The Home to help build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for kids and families in our care.

Registration launching soon!

EVENT CO-CHAIRS

Jeanna Atchinson
Samantha McCourt
Alexandra Sullivan
Julianna Syron
Lauren Coyne, Honorary Co-Chair

EVENT COMMITTEE

Christina Athens
Casey Buckley
Amy Carney
Annie Schneidman Coleman
Heidi Dooley
Kyle Karp
Elizabeth Katz
Polly Hackett Kraus
Brooke Larner
Katie McCafferty
Anna Noon
Lynne Plavner
Hadley Sullivan

2025 WINNERS

HFLW Gingerbread House Decorating Contest 2025 - Best Theme Execution

Best Theme Execution:
The Carney Family

HFLW Gingerbread House Decorating Contest 2025 - Best Holiday Spirit

Best Holiday Spirit:
Coldwell Banker Realty Cares Foundation

HFLW Gingerbread House Decorating Contest 2025 - Best Use of Candy

Best Use of Candy:
Winchester Winter Warriors

HFLW Gingerbread House Decorating Contest 2025 - Best Use of Non Edible Materials

Best Use of Non-Edible Materials:
The Plavner and Lakin Family

THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 PARTNERS

Royal Icing Sponsor

TJX Companies

Sunday, December 13, 2026

Omni Boston Hotel at The Seaport
450 Summer St. Boston, MA 02210

10:00AM - 1:00PM

REGISTRATION
COMING SOON!

RSVP BY DEC. 2

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Our kids aren’t just wishing for toys or a bike…
they’re hoping for a loving family and a place to belong.

Help us grant their biggest holiday wishes!