# Tween Extreme Gingerbread Challenge (Ages 8-12) — Northwest Branch, Lake Mary > Event for families in the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Wed, Nov 25 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM - Where: Northwest Branch Library (Seminole County Public Library), 580 Green Way Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746 - Ages: Exclusively for ages 8-12 - Price: Free (all materials provided) - Organizer: Seminole County Public Library - Official page: https://seminolecounty.librarycalendar.com/event/tween-extreme-gingerbread-challenge-exclusively-ages-8-12-northwest-38023 - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 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 Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), 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/orlando/activities/tween-extreme-gingerbread-challenge-ages-8-12-northwest-branch-lake-ma--listing-4f3bdbc4e59af60175c77937 ## About Seminole County Public Library's Extreme Gingerbread Challenge for tweens comes to the Northwest Branch in Lake Mary on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Instead of a standard gingerbread house, kids aged 8 to 12 design and build their own sweet structure from graham crackers, icing and a spread of candy, and library staff judge the results at the end of the 90-minute session. The most creative builder at the branch picks a brand-new book to keep. 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