Well, really three castles, because my father is building a REAL one in Georgia. But since we don't get to see it very much yet while it is being built and since we live across the country, he built two for us over Christmas.
A gingerbread house?
Why would we ever be satisfied with a gingerbread house?
Complete with a Sugar Plum Fairy Princess.
The gingerbread castle only lasted a few short days until every turret was licked clean and eaten, so dad began a larger, more substantial project. We always played with cardboard boxes growing up, so it has been natural to enjoy every big cardboard box of medical supplies to its fullest, and we've gotten a TON of BIG boxes in the last month.
It is tall enough for Elsa to stand up in the middle,
wide enough for two little girls to have snack time together,
and it even has a "purple grape vine" that Elsa insisted grow all the way up to Maid Marian's window.
And yes, the drawbridge really works.
I showed my girls this post, and they were struck dumb with wonder before they all began loudly exclaiming in amazement. This is so cool! Your dad is talented, and, obviously, his apprentices are as well. It makes me want to go buy a refrigerator...for the box, of course.
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