January 19, 2012

Think Spring....With This Adorable Castle Playhouse!

Looking for a cure for the wintertime blues? Then think blue skies, warm weather, and playing outside in this activity-filled Castle!

Isn't this the most adorable thing you've ever seen??! Check out the detailing: stone, stucco, exposed brick, finials, ornamental tower, Spanish-tile roofing...the list goes on and on.


Now, look at all the wonderful activities: spiral slide, straight slide, swings, knotted rope & disc, rock climbing wall (see photo below), plus secret room accessed through the fireplace! WOW!

There's even a bridge connecting the family's deck to the top platform in the tower! 
There's just no end to the hours and hours of fun and creativity the kids will have inside this charmer! 

January 6, 2012

Russian Castle Update

Have you been watching the construction of the amazing Castle we designed for a family in Russia?

We are now finished (!) - and the castle has been packed and is awaiting shipment. 

While you are waiting for the final installation photos (and Steve flies to Russia to oversee the project!), why not browse through the Custom Castle Photo Gallery and see this playhouse come to life, right before your very eyes!!

Another Christmas morning delight!

No matter where you live, I bet you heard the squeals of delight on Christmas morning from the four little girls in Hallandale Beach, FL who found this adorable customized Cotton Candy Manor in their backyard!!
With modified paint colors and roof shingles, this classic playhouse would be breathtaking in any backyard, but especially on the Intercoastal Waterway!! 

It surely will be a "happy new year" in this backyard!!
 

December 28, 2011

What A Christmas Morning It Must Have Been....

Imagine being 6 years old and waking up Christmas morning and finding this in your backyard:
WOW! I'm not sure I would be able to sit down and open any other presents!

Did I mention there's a rock climbing wall and a slide in the back?



And check out the play kitchen inside!


This surely will be the present that gives years and years of joy and memories to children and adults alike!

Merry Christmas!






December 2, 2011

Cure For Your Sweet Tooth

I confess.  I have a sweet tooth.  Truth be told, I have a really big sweet tooth.

But even I couldn't handle this:


The master craftsmen at Hershey's Chocolate World have really outdone themselves this year.  (See Photo Gallery for more photos.)

Look at the detail:
*York® Peppermint Patties, Green and Red Hershey-ets® Candies, Hershey’s® Kisses® Brand Candy Cane Mint Candies, Hershey’s Bliss with White Chocolate with Meltaway Centers line the trim along the gables of the house.
*The gables are covered with over 100,000 pieces of the new Hershey’s® Milk Chocolate Drops and Hershey’s® Cookies ‘n’ Crème Drops.
*Over 130 ft of Green and Red Jolly Rancher Crunch ’N’ Chew® Candy accent the edges of the turret, house and gables.
*Porch: Kit Kat® Wafer Bars with White Crème and Cherry Twizzler’s Pull ‘N’ Peel® Candy cover the posts around the porch. The pathway to the house and the porch floor are covered in Hershey’s® Air Delight® bars. Underneath the porch ceiling there are 277 Hershey’s® Cookies ‘N’ Crème bars. Total of 460 Kit Kat® Wafer Bars with White Creme cover the porch posts, balcony railing and house edges. Over 100 feet of cherry Twizzler’s Pull ’N’ Peel® Candy cover the porch posts and turret.
*Over 700 Hershey’s® Special Dark® Dark Chocolate Giant Bars and 700 Hershey’s® Milk Chocolate Giant Bars cover the roof top.
*32 World’s Largest Hershey’s® Kisses® Hollow Milk Chocolates top the roof ridges and weigh 45 oz. each (21 on roof top, 10 on front gable and 1 on Turret).
*Balcony: Balcony door is covered with Strawberry Twizzler’s® Candy and lined with Hershey’s Bliss® Dark Chocolate with Caramel and railing is covered in Kit Kat® White Wafer Bars and accented with Holiday Hershey’s® Kisses® Chocolates garland. Balcony floor is covered with Hershey’s® Air Delight® Aerated Milk Chocolate. Hershey’s® Kisses® Chocolate craft wreaths ornate the front door and the side gable. Hershey’s® Kisses® garland. Clear Jolly Rancher® Hard Candy snowflakes hang in the air above the house to create a mystical snowfall.
*Turret: On the turret, 50 pounds of melted and moulded Hershey’s® Cinnamon Chips and Hershey’s® Butterscotch Chips create the appearance of a copper-covered top. Jolly Rancher® Crunch ‘N Chew® Candy lines the edges of the top of the turret. The middle of the turret is covered with Hershey’s Bliss® White Chocolate with a Meltaway Center, green Good & Fruity® Candy pieces and are wrapped with 6 pounds of cherry Twizzler’s Pull-N-Peel® Candy. Cherry Twizzler’s Pull-N-Peel® Candy is also wrapped around the turret walls.
*Windows: The frosted windows weigh approximately 100 pounds and are made of clear Jolly Rancher® Hard Candy.  Window frames are made of red colored Hershey’s® Premier White Chips.
 Amazing. Incredible. Awesome.  Somehow words just aren't sufficient in describing this masterpiece. Hats off to Hershey's Chocolate World!!





 

November 29, 2011

A "Sweet" Playhouse!

Hopefully you watched the video of the incredibly talented craftsmen at Hershey Chocolate World decorating our Grand Victorian playhouse, but the finished product is amazing: http://www.facebook.com/HersheysChocolateWorld

I'm speechless.  The Grand Victorian playhouse is 17' wide x 9' deep x 11' high, folks. 

And it's not just covered in candy, it has been spectacularly layered and ornamented with beautiful and delicious Hershey candies.  Even the windows are made from poured sugar.

It's official: the people at Hershey's Chocolate World are my idols!






November 23, 2011

IAAPA Follow Up Newsletter

See Photos from IAAPA 2011 in Orlando!
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