A fence will have posts of straight sticks ... If you have never made a gingerbread house, this might be your year. Though my grandchildren have each made several, that never happened in my ...

The gingerbread house pictured above uses royal icing tinted green for a piped-on garland. Erect a pretzel fence; sprinkle coconut for snowy ground cover; and lay a path of pebbly candies ...