# Create a Gingerbread House at Franklin Park Conservatory > Event for families in the Columbus area (OH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fri, Nov 27 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM - Where: Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1777 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43203 - Ages: Family - Price: $10 per house kit; admission to Conservatory not included - Organizer: Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens - Official page: https://cart.fpconservatory.org/events - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/create-a-gingerbread-house-at-franklin-park-conservatory--listing-cdde7addd661d1d40b004445 ## About The day after Thanksgiving, Franklin Park Conservatory sets up a gingerbread station in the Wells Barn: families take a short fall walk to the barn and build a mini house from graham crackers, icing and candy. Each $10 reservation covers one house kit, so a family sharing one house needs one reservation and a group wanting a kit per child books one per kit; at least one reservation is required. Reservations open Monday, October 26 at 11 a.m., and general admission to the Conservatory must be bought separately for the same day (the page walks through adding both to one cart). 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