With the holidays quickly approaching this upcoming week, we're expecting many gingerbread homes opening up for tiny little gingerbread folk to move into on Christmas morning. 

IKEA Canada, however, is taking the furnishing of those homes quite seriously. So much, in fact, that they've released step by step instructions on how to properly construct gingerbread furniture. 

You can create bookshelves, chairs, beds, rugs, and even a dining room set, entirely out of gingerbread. 

All you need to do is print out the instructions, whip up some gingerbread cookie dough, and start molding and gluing your pieces together. 

Those eager to try their hand at building IKEA gingerbread furniture can download the printable instructions here. As someone who has a hard enough time with regular IKEA furniture, however, I'll sit this one out and watch my nieces and nephews enjoy the holiday activity.