candy house

Sweet fairy-tale dwelling

A candy house is a confection shaped like a small building, typically made from gingerbread with icing and candy decorations.

The image comes from the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, where a witch lures children with an edible cottage.

Making candy houses is a popular holiday craft activity: The kids spent the afternoon decorating their candy houses.

Related

oven · frosting · gumdrop · fairy tale · sweet · sweet tooth · cottage · lollipop · icing · chimney · forest · enchanted · sugar · spun sugar · sugar plum · licorice · peppermint · roof

Categories
Opposites
deception vs. authenticity

candy housesafe haven

Protected place of shelter

sanctuary · fortress · stronghold · what you see is what you get

material substance

candy housebrick house

Building of stacked blocks

stone house · fortress · castle · bunker · concrete bunker

fairy tale symbolism

candy houseenchanted castle

Magical royal dwelling

Family

candy, house, candies, candied, houses, housed, housing, housekeeper, housework

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Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G