# Build-A-Gingerbread House with a Ritz-Carlton Pastry Chef > Event for families in the Jacksonville area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Nov 28 (+2 more dates) · 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM - Where: The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island (Cumberland Room), 4750 Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island, FL 32034 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: Booked through the resort's festive events page (Fun 4 First Coast Kids lists $399; not confirmed on the official page) - Organizer: The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island - Official page: https://ritzcarltonameliaisland.ipoolside.com/services/festive/festive-season-events-2026 - 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 42 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/jacksonville/activities/build-a-gingerbread-house-with-a-ritz-carlton-pastry-chef--listing-5a9955615c03781ac1cb6dc1 ## About A family gingerbread-house workshop at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, where a resort pastry chef guides each family through building and decorating its own gingerbread house, a resort holiday tradition. The finished house is packed for safe transport home. Three Saturday-morning sessions in the Cumberland Room. ## Similar picks in Jacksonville - [Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island Christmas Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/ritz-carlton-amelia-island-christmas-tree-lighting--listing-8847931d92a99dcb4ef500aa) — Wed, Nov 25 · 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island (Courtyard) · checked Oct 24. The annual lighting of the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island's 45-foot Christmas tree, held the night before Thanksgiving in the resort courtyard. The program includes live holiday… - [Family Fun: Holiday Cookie Decorating at Sur La Table](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/family-fun-holiday-cookie-decorating-at-sur-la-table--listing-25441120960486156c5f2031) — Sun, Dec 20 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Sur La Table St. Johns Town Center · Ages 7+ · From $69 · checked Oct 24. A two-hour hands-on family cooking class at the Sur La Table store in St. Johns Town Center, where kids and their grown-ups learn to decorate gingerbread and sugar cookies with… - [Cookies for Santa Baking Workshop](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/cookies-for-santa-baking-workshop--listing-fc8c843f826059c9a2aaaec9) — Wed, Dec 23 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · JAX Cooking Studio · From $70 · checked Oct 24. A Christmas-week cookie workshop at JAX Cooking Studio: families bake hot chocolate crinkles with a gooey caramel center, walnut snowball cookies, and holiday sugar cookie… - [Creative Kids: Holiday Ornament Painting](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/creative-kids-holiday-ornament-painting--listing-2cfd31b5901fb94c6aa53100) — Thu, Dec 3 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · From $15 · checked Oct 24. December's Creative Kids session at the Cummer Museum, for kindergarten through fifth graders with a caregiver, takes its cue from the Tiffany or Ti-Phony? exhibition. Children… - [Classic Christmas Treats Baking Class](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/classic-christmas-treats-baking-class--listing-65a937b504f925b5812ed38c) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · JAX Cooking Studio · From $75 · checked Oct 24. A two-hour holiday baking class at JAX Cooking Studio that families can take together. The menu: baked peppermint mocha doughnuts with chocolate drizzle, melted snowman sugar… - [Jacksonville Holiday River Fest and Light Boat Parade](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-holiday-river-fest-and-light-boat-parade--listing-8bee521e607e56ba78e93dbe) — Sat, Nov 28 · 5:00 PM · Riverfront Plaza · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. One evening that bundles downtown Jacksonville's big holiday traditions. Holiday River Fest opens at Riverfront Plaza at 5 pm with hot cocoa, festive treats, food trucks and… ## More for families - [Christmas and holiday events for kids in Jacksonville](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/christmas) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/christmas.md) - [This weekend in Jacksonville](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Jacksonville](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville.md)