We saw some haunted house kits at the store a while ago, and we thought it would be a fun thing to do on our own for a date. We got some chocolate graham crackers, Twizzlers, candy corn and pumpkins, Twix, gummy raspberries, Runts, and gummy worms to see what we could manage. We dyed the Royal Icing purple for a spooky feel.
Here's the overall view, except that you can't really see the candy corn roofline.
From this angle you can see the side room and the spider on the roof a lot better.
Here's the dirt pile with worms crawling out of it, courtesy of Chris.
Skull and crossbones second story.
I had a lot of fun paving the front walk with candy corn and lining it with pumpkins and orange Runts. We used the Twizzlers for the spider, the fence railing in the back, and the pillars by the front door.
From this angle you can see the worms crawling around the back of the house and out of the hole in the first-level roof, plus the Twix and Twizzlers fence running around the pumpkin patch.
Here's a close-up of the pumpkin patch in all its glory.
We had a lot of fun making this for a holiday besides Christmas. It makes me realize that we could do this for almost any holiday!
Here you can see the handmade leaf earrings I also got. So cool!
Here's Chris in the kitchen making dinner. We had loaded mashed potatoes (mashed potatoes, bacon, and cheese!), chicken alfredo pasta, biscuits, and raspberry lemonade. It was so yummy!
Here's the set-up. I had to leave the room while he set the table and lit the candles. It was so much fun!
After dinner, we went to Nielson's for some frozen custard. We brought it home to eat while we watched the movie, Get Smart. It was a great day!
Thanks to everyone else for the phone calls and messages! Kathy made me these sweet fingerless gloves for the cold weather that is on its way. Maybe one day I can be as cool and crafty as my older sis.
