Gingerbread Contest

Announcing the Winning Creations for 2020:

adults

Best in Show: Bonnie Mahony
Technical Award: Susie Frank
Creativity Award: Jamie Donatuto & Team GingaNinjas
HONORABLE MENTION:
Becca Gray/Team Swan Lake
Rose Baker
Melanie Trygg/Team Carmelot
Louise Sasan
Clover Dewees/Team Clover/Haylie

Teens

BEST IN SHOW: Sofia Mahony-Jauregui
CREATIVITY AWARD: Ava Ashcraft
TECHNICAL AWARD: Theodore Vaccarella
HONORABLE MENTION:
Lily Bouchard
Angelo Vaccarella

kids

BEST IN SHOW: Maeve Sprenger
CREATIVITY AWARD: Eolande
Summers
TECHNICAL AWARD: Mia Ashcraft
HONORABLE MENTION:
Gabe Schmidt
Serafina Buck

littles

BEST IN SHOW: Hank Gable
TECHNICAL AWARD: Owen Neal
CREATIVITY AWARD: Odin Summers
HONORABLE MENTION
Leslie Gable
Isabella Malo

Entries

Register using form below by 6 p.m. on Thursday Dec. 10. Entries must be delivered in person on Sunday, Dec. 13
between 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
at Orcas Center.

Prizes

3 awards given per age group for a total of 12 prizes, ranging from $25 to $500, all privately donated. Winning creations will be displayed at Island Market!

en espanol

About the Contest

Hello, and welcome to the 1st Annual Funhouse Gingerbread House Contest! To enter, you must fill out the digital entry form here – one per entry – before 6pm, Thursday, Dec. 10th.

Prize Money

The prizes in each category are: “Best in Show”, “Creativity Award” (based on playful, unique and magical thinking), & “Architect’s Award” (observing complexity, construction detail, and precision).

LITTLES:
Best in Show: $50; Creativity & Architect’s Awards: $20ea.

KIDS:
Best in Show: $100; Creativity & Architect’s Awards: $50ea.

TEENS:
Best in Show: $250; Creativity & Architect’s Awards: $100ea.

ADULTS/OPEN:
Best in Show: $500; Creativity & Architect’s Awards: $150ea.

The 4 Best in Show winners will name any Orcas non-profit to receive an additional matching donation, equal to their prize! Island Market has graciously volunteered to pay the matching gift for the Adult Grand Prize winner!

Rules

Elements

Gingerbread “houses” may also be any other imaginative structure you can dream up (train station, barn, birdhouse, space station, lighthouse, etc.). Up to (1) single battery-powered element may be used – though not required.

Edible Materials

For only the LITTLES category, graham crackers and/or kits are acceptable. All other entrants must use at least 50% homemade gingerbread for their entry’s basic structure and all work must be original – no kits please (except for 6 and under). For all participants under 17, help is allowed with the baking and materials. However, after this preliminary assist, ALL ACTUAL DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION must be done strictly by the entrant personally, with no outside help. ANY form of edible material – icing, candies, nuts, cookies, sugars, etc. – is allowed to build and decorate. All elements (except for the base, any battery element and lollipop sticks) must be 100% edible. Please do not use materials that require refrigeration.

Submitting your entry!

Please submit your entries on a flat, sturdy surface (e.g. plywood, thick cardboard, etc.). No plates or pans please.
Please write your name and contact info on your base.
Deliver your entry to Orcas Center between Noon-4:00 pm, on Sunday, 12/13. Funhouse personnel will meet you outside the main entrance – please be masked.

Participation Details

Winners will be announced on Monday, 12/14. You will be notified via email or text.
The (12) winning entries will then be transported by us & displayed at Island Market from Tues., 12/15 - Wed., 12/23 for all of your Island neighbors to see and appreciate! (We will also post a large, photo collage of ALL participants entries)
Any winning participants who want to keep and take home their entries, will need to pick them up on Christmas Eve, Thurs., 12/24, during Island Markets’ normal business hours. Otherwise, they may be given away or discarded.
If your entry does not win an award, you may pick it up at Orcas Center anytime Tues., 12/15 between 4-7:30pm. Remaining entries not retrieved may be given away or discarded.
If you absolutely cannot make one or more of these dates, please email nicole@thefunhouse.org as early as possible and we will explore alternate arrangements.

Fine print

To ensure objective fairness, all entries will be assigned a random number, so judges won’t have any names associated while judging. No housemates nor family members of judges will be allowed to participate.
Please note that if one entry happens to receive the top score in more than one category, the 2nd place entry will then be crowned the winner of the lesser category of the two. That is, no entry will win more than one award.
You agree that we can use your name and/or a likeness of your creation in our publicity and, while we will make our very best efforts to handle, place and move all entries with care and caution, you agree to hold us harmless from any liability for any reason regarding any aspect of this competition and your creation.
We are not judging the taste of your entries, partly because we want to keep them intact and due to COVID. YOU, however, are welcome to eat them once you bring them back home!

tips

It is recommended to use Royal Icing, as egg-based or buttercream frosting could turn rancid & disintegrate – and ideally allow each section to dry and harden before moving.

It’s best to bake your gingerbread pieces (and spares!) at least a couple of days in advance so it can do any shrinking before assembling.

¡Primer concurso anual de casas de jengibre de Funhouse!

¡Regístrate para nuestro concurso de casas de jengibre gratuito -adaptado a las pautas de Covid- para TODAS LAS EDADES con PREMIOS EN EFECTIVO!

Todos los niveles son bienvenidos.
Hay 4 categorías:

LOS MÁS PEQUEÑOS (hasta 6 años)
NIÑOS (de 7 a 11 años)
ADOLESCENTES (de 12 a 16 años)
ADULTOS (de 17 años en adelante)

Se entregarán 3 premios por categoría, lo que hace un total de 12 premios en efectivo que van de $25 a $500, todos provenientes de donaciones privadas. Las creaciones ganadoras se exhibirán en Island Market, así también como las fotos de TODAS las obras presentadas.

Puedes registrarte online hasta las 6 p.m. del jueves 10 de diciembre en www.FunhouseCommons.org. Recibiremos las obras en el Orcas Center el 13 de diciembre de 12 a 4 p.m.

PREMIOS EN EFECTIVO

Los premios en cada categoría son: “Mejor obra”, “Premio a la creatividad” (basado en la imaginación, el carácter alegre o de juego y la originalidad) y “Premio a la arquitectura” (se observarán la complejidad, el detalle de la construcción y la precisión).

LOS MÁS PEQUEÑOS: Mejor obra: $50; Premio a la creatividad y a la arquitectura: $20 c/u.
NIÑOS: Mejor obra: $100; Premio a la creatividad y a la arquitectura: $50 c/u.
ADOLESCENTES: Mejor obra: $250; Premio a la creatividad y a la arquitectura: $100 c/u.
ADULTOS: Mejor obra: $500; Premio a la creatividad y a la arquitectura: $150 c/u.

¡Los 4 ganadores del premio a la Mejor obra podrán elegir a cualquier organización sin fines de lucro en Orcas para que reciba una donación igual a la de su premio!

Las Reglas

Inscripción individual y en equipos

Se presentará solo una obra por individuo, pero se podrá presentar más de un individuo por hogar.

En la categoría ADULTOS UNICAMENTE, se podrán presentar obras hechas por una persona o un equipo
con número ilimitado de miembros de cualquier edad (amigos, familia, etc.). Pedimos a los reposteros y panaderos profesionales abstenerse; el concurso es solo para aficionados.

Elementos

Las “casas” de jengibre podrán ser también cualquier otra estructura creativa que imaginen: estación de trenes, pajarera, estación espacial, faro, etc. Se podrá utilizar hasta 1 elemento a pila o batería (opcional).

Materiales comestibles

UNICAMENTE en la categoría LOS MÁS PEQUEÑOS, se podrán utilizar Graham crackers o kits para hacer casas de jengibre. Todas las demás obras deberán estar hechas de al menos 50 % de pan de jengibre hecho en casa para la estructura de su obra y deberán ser originales (no se podrán utilizar kits prefabricados).

Los participantes menores de 17 años podrán recibir ayuda con los ingredientes y para cocinar; pero después de esta ayuda inicial, TODO EL DISEÑO Y LA CONSTRUCCIÓN deberá ser realizado estricta y personalmente por el participante, sin ayuda.

Se podrá utilizar CUALQUIER tipo de material comestible, como por ejemplo cobertura o glaseado, golosinas, frutos secos, galletas, azúcar, etc., para contruir y decorar. Todos los elementos (excepto
por la base, la parte que lleve pila o batería y los palitos de paletas) deben ser 100 % comestibles.
No se utilizarán materiales que requieran refrigeración.

Presentación:

Recomendamos entregar las obras sobre una superficie plana y robusta como por ejemplo de madera, cartón grueso, etc.

Contest Entry Form

*The contest is closed for 2020. Thank you to all the participants!*

Individual & Group Registration

There may only be one entry per individual, though multiple individuals from a single household are permitted to enter.

In the ADULT category ONLY, entries may be created by an individual OR a team, w/unlimited team members of any age – friends, family, etc. (Please, no professional bakers – this is strictly for amateurs.)

Entrants of any age may choose to take their chances and enter the Adult category if they so choose!

questions?

Please email Nicole at nicole@thefunhouse.org