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Hands piping royal icing onto a decorated cookie from€65p.p.

Cookie decorating and gingerbread house workshops in Amsterdam

Decorate your own cookies with royal icing or build a gingerbread house. Small groups, everything is ready for you, and you take your work home.

  • Beginner workshop €65 per person
  • max 8 people
  • materials, coffee and tea included

For the Ukrainian Community. A little piece of home, warmth and creativity in Amsterdam — workshops run in Ukrainian, no language barrier. Learn More

Open dates

There are no open dates in the schedule at the moment. As soon as a group is planned, the date, time, language, neighbourhood and number of free places will be listed here.

Coming alone or as a pair? Pick a date from the schedule. No date that suits you? Message us and we'll find you a place in a group.

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Workshops

Choose the workshop that suits you

Beginner Cookie Decorating

€65 per person

Learn the basics of royal icing, piping techniques and create your own beautifully decorated cookies. No experience needed.

  • 2.5 hours
  • Max. 8 people

Gingerbread House Workshop

€95 per person

Build and decorate your own gingerbread house. Learn assembly techniques, advanced piping and creative decoration.

  • 3 hours
  • Max. 8 people

Advanced Cookie Art

€95 per person

Master wet-on-wet techniques, brush embroidery, intricate lace patterns and 3D cookies. For those with prior experience.

  • 3.5 hours
  • Max. 6 people

Kids Party

€30 per child

A creative experience for children: they learn to decorate cookies with colourful icing and sprinkles.

  • 1.5 hours
  • Min. 6 children

Hen Party

€65 per person

Celebrate the hen party with a creative and fun workshop. Make personalised bridal cookies together.

  • 1.5 to 2 hours
  • Min. 4 people

Team Building

From €85 per person, excl. VAT

A team-building activity combining creativity and collaboration. Tailored to your company goals. Custom quotes available.

  • 10 to 20 people per session, larger groups on request

Seasonal: Sinterklaas · Christmas

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Order

Custom gingerbread for every occasion

Your home in gingerbread

From €495

A gingerbread house modelled on your own home, built to scale from your photos. Delivery time 3 weeks.

Gift voucher

From €65

Valid for all workshops, 24 months after purchase.

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Gingerbread cookie with a colourful kalyna motif

About Oksana

Hi, I'm Oksana. I make gingerbread from my own recipes and run both intimate and group workshops for children and adults. Here you can not only order a beautiful gingerbread but also learn to turn it into a small work of art yourself.

More about Oksana

Why Ginger House

Authentic Heritage

Recipes and techniques rooted in Eastern European tradition, refined over 8+ years of professional practice.

Truly Small Groups

Maximum 6–8 guests per session means real one-on-one guidance — not a packed classroom assembly line.

Language of Instruction

Workshops are taught in Dutch, Ukrainian or Russian. Larger groups are joined by an English-speaking assistant. Need English? Tell us when you book.

Everything Included

Materials, tools, drinks, gift box — even the apron. Just bring yourself.

Flexible & Friendly

Free reschedule up to 48 hours before. Custom themes, dietary swaps, on-location corporate events — we make it work.

How it works

  1. 1

    Pick a date

    From the schedule, or request a date for your own group.

  2. 2

    Confirmation and payment

    You get a confirmation by email. On working days we reply within 24 hours.

  3. 3

    Come and create

    Everything is ready. You take your work home.

Frequently asked questions

Can I come on my own?

Coming alone or as a pair? Pick a date from the schedule. No date that suits you? Message us and we'll find you a place in a group.

Where are the workshops?

In Amsterdam. You get the exact address after booking. For companies and larger groups we can also come to your venue.

Which language is the workshop in?

Workshops are taught in Dutch, Ukrainian or Russian. Larger groups are joined by an English-speaking assistant. Need English? Tell us when you book.

What is included?

All materials and tools, pre-baked cookies and royal icing in several colours, coffee, tea and water and a take-home box for your work.

How do I pay and can I cancel?

You confirm your place with a 50 % deposit (iDEAL, Tikkie or bank transfer); the balance is due no later than 7 days before the workshop. The deposit is non-refundable on cancellation. Rescheduling is free up to 48 hours before, once between 24 and 48 hours, and not possible within 24 hours. See the cancellation policy.

From what age?

From 14 years old in the open workshops. For children aged 6 to 14 we run the kids' party.

Get in touch

A question or booking? WhatsApp is fastest — or send a message below.

+31 6 87 48 14 36

gingerhouseamsterdam@gmail.com

We reply within 24 hours on working days.

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