What does the set depict?

A wintery gingerbread house with an icing-style finish, built from 1,465 pieces.

How many minifigures are included?

Four minifigures bring the winter scene around the house to life.

Which colours dominate the model?

Warm reddish brown and tan for the structure, accented with red and white.

Christmas

Gingerbread House

Gingerbread House recreates a wintery gingerbread house from 1,465 pieces, complete with icing details and a festive surrounding scene. Four minifigures bring a bit of winter activity to life around the house. With 223 different pieces, the set offers plenty of material for seasonal detail.

Set number: 4002023
Year: 2023
Pieces: 1,465
Minifigures: 4
Theme: Christmas
Different parts: 223

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 223

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (65)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 4

Dark Tan Torso, Reddish Brown Overall, Reddish Brown Hair fig-0144864 pieces × 1
Bright Light Blue Torso, Dark Blue Legs, Reddish Brown Hair fig-0144874 pieces × 1
Kid - Bright Green Torso, Reddish Brown Legs, Reddish Brown Hair fig-0144884 pieces × 1
Kid - Bright Blue Torso, Reddish Brown Legs, Medium Nougat Hair fig-0144894 pieces × 1

Description

A house of gingerbread and icing

At the centre sits a house whose walls and roof, in warm reds and browns, evoke freshly baked gingerbread, while white elements suggest icing and snow. With 1,465 pieces, the model has noticeably more structure than smaller Christmas sets, including details such as sweet-themed decoration across the façade. This build makes the house one of the more elaborate seasonal designs, well suited as a winter display piece. That level of detail sets the model clearly apart from smaller advent-calendar sets or simple winter houses.

Four figures for a winter scene

Four minifigures populate the area around the house, adding small everyday winter moments rather than leaving it as a purely static build. Together with matching accessories, they allow different scenes to be acted out around the gingerbread house, from arrival to a shared celebration outside. That is a comparatively high figure count for a seasonal set, giving more scope for role-play than purely decorative builds. That creates a small, self-contained winter story around the house rather than just a quiet building on display.

Red, white and reddish brown as the winter palette

The choice of red, white, reddish brown and tan deliberately creates a warm, festive mood that stands out from the cooler tones used in many other sets. Reddish brown and tan form the building's base structure, while red and white add accents to the roof, windows and decoration. This page's colour overview shows how these four colours are spread across the 223 pieces. Even under artificial light, this colour choice reads as warm and inviting, matching the set's festive character.

223 pieces built for the season

With 223 distinct elements, the focus sits clearly on detail rather than sheer piece count, typical of a decorative seasonal model. Many pieces, such as ornamental shapes, small sweet-like elements or roof shingles, also work well in other winter build projects. The full parts list on this page makes it easy to find exactly these seasonal special pieces in red, white or brown. Anyone already planning winter build projects will find extra shapes here that combine well with other seasonal sets.

FAQ

What does the set depict?: A wintery gingerbread house with an icing-style finish, built from 1,465 pieces.
How many minifigures are included?: Four minifigures bring the winter scene around the house to life.
Which colours dominate the model?: Warm reddish brown and tan for the structure, accented with red and white.