Thanksgiving Weekend! - Gingerbread House Decorating & Candle Making

Schedule

Thu, 27 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

3414 W Foster Ave | Chicago, IL

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Festive Mess Express: Ugly Gingerbread + Candle Pouring - After the food and football, join us at Above Average Candle Studio!
About this Event

This Thanksgiving break, come make a BEAUTIFUL candle… and an absolutely TERRIBLE gingerbread house.

It's the Festive Mess Express: Gingerbread House Decorating + Candle Making! Join us at Above Average Candle Studio for our first-ever Terrible Gingerbread House Decorating Workshop + Candle Pour Party!

Bring your siblings, cousins, besties, holiday visitors, or show up solo and make new friends. You’ll be guided through a festive candle-making experience and compete in the most chaotic, giggle-filled gingerbread house decorating session of the season. There will be a prize for the Most Beautiful Gingerbread House and a prize for the Worst Gingerbread House.

We’ll provide:

Gingerbread house kits- Over-the-top candies & decorating toppings - Festive vibes + holiday playlist - A full candle-making experience - A Lite Snack + Spiked Apple Cider (optional depending on you)

Perfect for:

Bored on Thanksgiving Day?

Need something fun to do with family the day after?

Looking for a new holiday tradition?

Want to escape your house for a few hours?


Come get messy. Come get creative.

Price is $65.00 Per Person -

SALE! Book Now Until Monday 11/24 and SAVE!


What’s Included:

Gingerbread Making Kit

Icing and Decorative Candies

Small Lite Snacks (one snack per person)

Free Refreshments (Soft Drinks, Bottled Water, Spiked Cider)

Fun games, music, and social activities during the session

Props for Photo Ops

All Participants Must Be Over 8+ yrs old.


Above Average Candle Studio has over 1K+ 5 Star Reviews - Voted Best Date Night in Chicago by UrbanDaddy.com

FINE PRINT:

We don't want you to miss out on the fun. We recommend that you arrive early. We only have a 10 minute grace period. We are VERY FIRM on this policy. We do not offer refunds for late participants. We do offer class credits. You will have an entire calendar year to reschedule your experience. If Above Average Studio cancels your class for any reason, we will offer you a discount to reschedule or a full refund. In the event of a cancellation, we will contact you via phone/email/text - Please keep in mind that we do NOT ANSWER calls during class sessions. Text/Chat/Email is the best way to contact the studio. All sales are final.

email: [email protected]

text: 773-657-5507

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Where is it happening?

3414 W Foster Ave, 3414 West Foster Avenue, Chicago, United States

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Tickets

USD 71.21 to USD 279.28

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