I think if you have all the basic skills and a good icing recipe that you know works, it wouldn't be that hard. We just saw it done somewhere and thought we could do it but we didn't have the icing right so it didn't harden properly. By the time we had two wall stuck together (finally) we were just so over it we didn't feel like doing anymore. Also the shapes we cut out didn't work the greatest - we were a bit over ambitious with the size and they warped slightly while cooking. I did see after Christmas though, you can buy sets from the kitchen shop that are cookie cutters for gingerbread houses which is better than the templates we used and cut with a knife. They wouldn't make huge houses, but they looked alright so we might try them this year if we are brave enough. I really want to make one that kids can decorate but we may just stick to star Christmas trees - they are bit more foolproof.