If you’ve got a sweet tooth for holiday traditions, the 2025 Gingerbread Extravaganza is the ultimate treat—and it’s returning to Central Arkansas on December 14.
Now in its 38th year, the beloved Decorating and Holiday Coloring Contest invites amateur cake decorators and elementary school artists to submit their entries into a sugary competition.
Proceeds will provide Christmas gifts for Arkansas foster children.
Here’s how:
Gingerbread House Decorating Competition
- Between now and December 5 (or while supplies last), pick up a Gingerbread House Kit from the Treatment Homes office at 700 West Fourth Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, Monday through Friday during regular business hours.
- Choose from Small ($15), Medium ($20) or Large ($30). Each kit comes with everything you need: a pre-assembled, baked gingerbread house, ready-to-use icing with tip, assorted mini candies and instructions. All you add is your own creativity.
- Or you can bake and decorate your own gingerbread house.
- Enter the competition by calling 501-372-5039 or emailing this completed registration form to gbhouse@treatmenthomes.org no later than December 5.
- Deliver your decorated masterpiece to the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock between 8.30 and 9.00 a.m. on Sunday, December 14.
- Return in the afternoon and vote for your favorites between 1 and 2 p.m. Winners will be announced between 2 and 3 pm.
Prizes will be awarded in the categories
- Youth—Grades K-3
- Youth —Grades 4-6
- Youth—Grades 7-12
- Adults
- Teams.
Holiday Coloring Contest
Elementary school students in grades PreK-5 may participate in the Holiday Coloring Contest by coloring this gingerbread house with markers, crayons or craft paint. AAA Business Systems is sponsoring the distribution of coloring sheets to Central Arkansas schools, but if your child needs an extra copy, download it here.
Complete and submit it to Treatment Homes as directed no later than December 5.
Prizes will be awarded in the categories
- PreK—1st Grade
- Grades 2-3
- Grades 4-5
Winning entries will be on display at the Arkansas State Capitol Rotunda on December 14, along with the submissions of the Gingerbread House Decorating Competition, the Celebrity Tour of Homes and Photos with Santa.
Winners of the Gingerbread House Decorating Contest and Holiday Coloring Contest are eligible to receive gift cards ranging from $10-$100.
Admission is free, and the public is invited.
For more information, please call the Treatment Homes office at 501-372-5039.
