Gingerbread Wonderland Opens In Morristown [PICTURES]

MORRISTOWN, NJ — The annual Gingerbread Wonderland is back for 2017 at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown, and Patch has a preview of what you can expect this year.

Now in its 26th year, over 150 gingerbread houses are on display at the education center in the Arboretum. Houses were built by local residents and submitted in different categories: students and scouts, special needs, family, and adults only. While hard work was put into all of the confectionary constructions, some of the larger houses took up to 200 hours to make.

Attendees can vote for their favorite houses, and the winner will receive a blue ribbon to display. Houses with a conservation theme are marked with a green ribbon in the exhibit.

The Gingerbread Wonderland opens Dec. 1 and runs through Dec. 10. It's open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, and stays open until 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Admission is $2 per person and includes entry to the weekend craft show.

Check out some of the houses here:

This entry, called "Reindeer Vacation," took the Bernard Family in Long Valley over 200 hours to make.

Chatham Girl Scouts show off a cabin they've stayed at in Jockey Hollow. It took them 36 hours to complete.

Special needs students from local schools submitted their gingerbread creations for display. All gingerbread houses had to be covered in totally edible decorations.

Brownie Troop 96634 took inspiration from the Jurassic Era for their creative gingerbread entry.

All images Katie Kausch for Patch