Gingerbread Houses

AND BRACES.........................

My grandson Matt and I make a gingerbread house every year.
This year it was a bit more challanging because the day before we built it he got his braces
put in. Top and bottom. Yup......he looks like the grill of a  big ol'Buick. AND......can't eat any of the candy we used. Bummer. No sticky, gummy candy.

 

My husband, knowing I had "gingerbread house kit" on "my list",

helpfully brought this home for us. HUH?????

This was so not gonna happen.

 

So...........................inspired by Tim Burtons'

"Nightmare Before Christmas",

And maybe Steven Kings'  "It"

as well as  a bit of Scooby Do and his

penchant for ending up in scary houses...........

well, I think you'll get the idea.........

 

 

"Welcome Scooby, come on in"

(said the spider)

 

 

If you look close you  can see the handyman from

Home Depot....he's on the roof, wrapped in spideys web.

 

 

Another spider.......and the handymans ladder, still leaning

against the house......it seems to have

a big green gummy worm using it now.

 

 

One end of house.....it has a guard of

green frogs as well as more green gummy worms

on patrol.

(and another spider on the roof)

 

 

Hey! Here's a good look at the roof...........

Big Spider.......and his Christmas dinner

"on hold".

 

 

Closeup of spider and his  (her?) web.

 

By Matthew Hajek, age 9 1/2

 

(as a memorial to all the candy he can't eat

for a long time)

 

OK..........................that gives you an idea of what

Christmas looks like at our house.....:):):)