Good Day Sacramento Feature — The 5-Foot Gingerbread House That Went Viral

One of the most unforgettable moments from my early YouTube era was when Good Day Sacramento came out to film a full news segment on a holiday project my team and I built entirely by hand: a 100% edible 5-foot tall gingerbread house. What started as a fun idea for our weekly YouTube uploads quickly turned into a local viral story that spread across Northern California during the holidays.

The news crew showed up to our house amazed — not only by the scale of the build, but by the fact that every single inch of it was edible. Custom-cut gingerbread panels, icing, candy shingles, edible décor…the works. It was easily the biggest and most ambitious holiday project I had ever attempted at that age, and seeing it recognized by Good Day Sacramento gave the entire moment a life of its own.

A YouTube Special That Escaped the Screen

At the time, I was uploading weekly videos built around creativity, challenges, and DIY ideas — long before today’s YouTube ecosystem of high-budget builds. The gingerbread house was meant to be just one episode in our holiday special series… until it started attracting attention from local communities, schools, and news outlets.

Good Day Sacramento picked up the story after the build went viral on social media, turning our living room into a full-on holiday studio for the segment. They filmed the entire structure, interviewed us about how it was made, and showcased the behind-the-scenes process that went into baking and assembling something of that scale.

It was one of the first times my online content crossed over into real-world media — a moment that showed me how powerful creative ideas can be when they resonate with a community.

A True DIY Team Project

The gingerbread house wasn’t a simple baking project — it was a full-blown engineering challenge. We designed it like a real set piece:

• Massive gingerbread walls baked in batches

• Hand-crafted candy roof tiles and trim

• Royal icing functioning as the “cement”

• Custom internal supports built entirely with edible materials

• A multi-day production schedule, filmed for YouTube as we worked

Good Day Sacramento highlighted the work and teamwork behind it, giving viewers a glimpse into how a small team of teenagers could pull off something most people thought was impossible at home.

It became a community moment — friends helping friends, everyone covered in flour and icing, building something magical purely out of imagination.

When Local News Meets Viral Creativity

The segment aired across Northern California and quickly became one of the standout stories of the holiday season. People sent photos recreating the idea, teachers used the clip in their classrooms, and families began messaging me saying the video had become a part of their holiday traditions.

For me, it was a lesson in how far creativity can travel when paired with consistency and a willingness to push beyond the usual. It also strengthened my drive to keep producing weekly content and experimenting with big, cinematic YouTube projects.

Good Day Sacramento’s coverage validated that what we were creating online mattered beyond the algorithm — it was impacting real people.

A Milestone That Set the Tone for Everything After

Looking back now, that news feature is an early preview of the creator and producer I would eventually become:

• Building ambitious projects

• Turning ideas into real experiences

• Bringing communities together

• Creating content that blends entertainment, creativity, and physical production

That same mindset eventually expanded into Crisis Magazine, Round Two Magazine, fashion productions, livestream shows, and large-scale creative direction — but the gingerbread house was one of the first times the world caught a glimpse of that potential.

The Good Day Sacramento segment holds a special place in my creative journey because it represents the exact thing I still value most:making something imaginative enough that people can’t help but talk about it.