Kmart Australia’s highly anticipated festive season décor range has landed in store.
And there’s one particular Christmas décor item that has already been singled out by several Kmart superfans.
The standout piece? The Light Up Ceramic Gingerbread Book Store, priced at $12.
The charming trinket, which depicts a book shop with adjoining cafe, is part of a range of several miniature ceramic gingerbread stores. Also available are a matching light-up Patisserie and Toy Shop, both priced at $12 each.
Together, they can be combined to create a whimsical Christmas village.
Matt Hey was among the early festive season shoppers to visit Kmart and spot the must-have decoration.
‘Dangerous things are about to happen because I’m in the Kmart Christmas section,’ the content creator said at the start of a recent TikTok video, which has been viewed over 357,000 times.
The Aussie comedian revealed he’d walked into Kmart only minutes after store workers had stocked the shelves with seasonal merchandise. ‘I’m here to take it all!’ he added with a laugh.
Several Kmart superfans have singled out the Light Up Ceramic Gingerbread Book Store, $12 as a festive decor standout
Comedian Matt Hey joked in a video posted to his @alright.hey account that ‘Dangerous things are about to happen because I’m in the Kmart Christmas section’. The content creator’s video highlighted his standout items from the early season festive range
Matt immediately noted that the overall vibe of this year’s Kmart Christmas décor was ‘starting off strong’, with one of the first items to stop him in his tracks being the Light Up Ceramic Gingerbread Book Store.
‘Oh my god, the Book Store. You’re joking,’ he exclaimed in the video shared to his @alright.hey TikTok account. ‘Like, imagine that on the bookshelf.’
‘I better get the Patisserie as well, he added, picking up the matching piece.
‘They’ve got a whole village. I could do a whole village,’ Matt added.
The avid shopper also offered an overall assessment of this year’s Kmart seasonal decorations. ‘I am noticing a theme. It’s basically everything Adairs had last year, but Kmart version,’ he said.
The video has earned over 40,000 likes and hundreds of comments – with many shoppers also immediately taken by the statement ceramic piece.
‘I NEED THE BOOK STORE,’ read one adamant reply. This type of sentiment was repeated throughout the comments section.
‘I’m imagining it now on my mantle!’ another person said of the decorative piece.
The Light Up Ceramic Gingerbread Book Store was highlighted as a must-have Christmas decor item. It is one of a number of ceramic gingerbread stores in the range
Other delightful pieces in this seasonal decoration range are the Light Up Ceramic Gingerbread Patisserie (left) and Light Up Ceramic Gingerbread Toy Shop (right)
‘Love the book store and patisserie!’ agreed another.
One self-declared festive season naysayer replied: ‘Hate everything about Christmas – but those book store decorations were cute.’
The overwhelmingly favourable reception of the miniature ceramic bookstore even saw Matt chime in the replies, saying he was ‘already regretting not getting two’.
Matt wasn’t the only Kmart mega fan to have taken note of the ceramic gingerbread stores.
NSW woman Kate Jones also popped into her local Kmart shop to share a video highlighting her favourite festive finds.
And again, the ceramic gingerbread bookstore was pinpointed as a standout.
Like Matt, Kate observed in a TikTok video shared to her @Dedikatedlifestyle account that Kmart’s Christmas decorative items had levelled up in 2025.
‘I really feel like Kmart is giving luxe, it’s giving elevated,’ she said in the just minute-long video. ‘Kind of like Adairs, Pillow Talk, David Jones vibes’
Kate Walsh shared a video to her @Dedikatedlifestyle account, noting that Kmart’s 2025 Christmas decorative items were giving ‘luxe’ and ‘elevated’
Her prime example? The ceramic gingerbread store.
‘This little Book Store and Patisserie had to come home with me. Like, are you joking?!’ Kate excitedly declared in the video.
‘Kmart’s designer deserves a clap, because everything is top tier.’
The miniature Light Up Ceramic Gingerbread Store is 18.5cm in height, 17cm width and 8.8cm in diameter.
The light up trinket contains a warm white LED bulb. The battery-operated light requires 2xAA batteries.
The cute décor item is described in the online listing as ‘perfect for tabletops mantels or seasonal displays.’
