Extreme Gingerbread Houses

New Year's day means gingerbread houses for the Hendersons. The last few years have brought out the creative side in all of us. Each year we stretch the possibilities. This year a few of us went a little overboard. Several weeks before this event Devin and I began brainstorming what we should make. Last year we made a carousel. We decided to keep with the "Fair" theme and this year we'd make a ferris wheel. In order to make the ferris wheel we needed to break with tradition, which is using the store-bought kit in some way. Devin drew out the plan using random bowls, cups, apple cutters, funnels, and other random kitchen objects. I made the gingerbread and we carefully cut out the pieces we would need. Then on New Year's day we took the pieces over to my mom's house and glued them together and decorated our ferris wheel. I think it turned out great. The best part is that we really made the whole thing ourselves.

Now we thought our's was cool. We thought we had spent a little extra time. My little brother Peter went all out this year. He made Spaceship Earth, which is a large golf-ball shaped ride at Epcot Center in Florida. He is amazing! Not only did they make it out of gingerbread, but he has this little chip program thing inside that makes the lights flash and stuff. Now that is amazing! For full details you should see his blog.
This defiantly sets a new standard for gingerbread houses. We are now making extreme gingerbread houses. The sky is the limit. Any suggestions for next year?