Edible real estate: Gingerbread houses at Frelinghuysen Arboretum

BUMBLES BOUNCE! At the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
BUMBLES BOUNCE! At the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
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Skating at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Skating at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove

By Jeff Sovelove

The Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morris Township has been transformed into a Gingerbread Wonderland until Dec. 11, 2016, much to the delight of children and adults.

Gingerbread houses are on display from families, Scouts, school groups, adults, and special needs children, and the only limitation is the builder’s imagination.

There are Sponge Bob scenes, dogs, cats, the Starship Enterprise, a TIE fighter, Frosty the Snowman, the Abominable Snowman, and an ugly Christmas sweater factory, just to name a few.

Slideshow photos by Jeff Sovelove

BUMBLES BOUNCE! At the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
The Heat Miser at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
The Winter Warlock at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Emily from Roseland looks with wonder at the exhibit at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Rockaway Girl Scout Junior Troop 5126 with its entry, the library, at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Snoozing at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Stocking stuffer at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Seascape at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
DEAL ME IN at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
PENGUIN POWER at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Scarlett is one tough cookie... at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Gingerbread Nativity, at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Birdhouse at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
The 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Out of the doghouse, at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Home, SWEET home, at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Magic Shop at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
So this is where those sweaters come from... at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Skating at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
The 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Snoopy's doghouse is nicely decorated, at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Frosty the Snowman at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Sunbathing at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Even Santa needs a vacation, at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Octopus' Garden at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Christmas trees at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Sponge Bobbing at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Feeling ducky at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Snowman at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Woof woof! The 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
The Morris County Park Commission at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
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More than 1,800 people turned out for the exhibit’s opening day, with more than 10,000 expected in total.

The entire staff at the Arboretum has gotten into the holiday spirit. Or maybe it’s just all the sugar in the air.

One young visitor, Brady from Montville, surveyed the gingerbread mansions and summed it up best: “I want to eat them!”

They did indeed look good enough to eat.

Admission to the Gingerbread Wonderland is $2; ages 2 and under, free.  Through Dec. 11, at 353 E. Hanover Ave.

Frosty the Snowman at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove
Frosty the Snowman at the 2016 Gingerbread Wonderland. Photo by Jeff Sovelove

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