Yesterday I went to the Gingerbread Village at the Sheraton. This year's theme was Harry Potter! There were six large gingerbread sculptures all about the series, and one, cool Harry Potter themed Christmas Tree. I was a little surprised how many people were there to see the exhibit already, but it was great!
If you haven't gone to the exhibit, you may not want to look at all my photos quite yet. Wait till you have the chance to see these things first, because they are obviously so much better in person! If you have seen the exhibit, or have no way of getting there, I hope you enjoy these photos! After visiting, you may notice a few details in my photos that you did not notice at the exhibit before. I sure did.
The first part of every gingerbread exhibit starts with a themed Christmas tree. This tree was particularly fun, with a burgundy and yellow scarf instead of tinsel, large round spectacles, and other ornaments all associated with the Harry Potter series.
The first two sculptures in the Harry Potter exhibit were of Hogwarts, both cool, but interpreted a little differently.
I really liked this detail of Hagrid:
I also noticed on the side, they had Fluffy, the 3-headed dog:
The next Hogwarts was very tall and had the dining hall (shown through the window on the bottom left):
The next sculpture had the Knight Bus, it was cut so you could see all the detail inside (I really liked this detail):
This next sculpture was from the Goblet of Fire. It looked even better in person. I thought it was awesome.
I was really impressed on the next sculpture, which had a very detailed Dumbledore holding a phoenix:
The last sculpture had Ron and Harry, with a Patronus in the background, that also looked much better in person. You can also see Hedwig in a Christmas Tree.
All the sculptures were pretty great. I love all the thought and details that went into every one of them.
Here appears to be Dobby and another House Elf:
Dolores Umbridge, in her pink outfit, though I have to say she looks a little more thin and prettier than she is probably meant to be:
Harry Potter on his Nimbus 2000:
I also just noticed while reviewing my photos, there are several Harry's here (above) in separate parts of the story!
The car that Ron crashed into the Whomping Willow:
The chess game, with Nearly Headless Nick and other ghosts watching (also a large Hedwig below):
Here is Ron, Hermione, and Harry with Buckbeak in the pumpkin patch:
My absolute favorite detail was the moving staircase in this Hogwart's sculpture. It actually moves! It is so amazing! If you look closely, you can also see Harry, Hermione, and Draco on the steps. Very well done!
To the bottom right of the moving staircase, the sink area in girl's bathroom can be seen, and Moaning Myrtle is looming above it! I just noticed Myrtle after I got home!
The Gingerbread Village at the Sheraton is a great activity for the whole family to enjoy. The exhibit is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, from November 22, 2016 - January 1, 2017. The exhibition is free, but donations of $5 per person are encouraged in efforts to find a cure for diabetes 1, and it's complications. For more information on the Gingerbread Village exhibit, go to http://gingerbreadvillage.org.
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