"Snow Village"

This evening, my family and I went to go see the "Snow Village".

It all started with a little white plastic church. As a child, Lyn, would look at this little church and imagine the little town it was a part of. She loved this family Christmas decoration and spent many hours looking at it.

As an adult, becoming a mother for the first time, she found this same little plastic church at a rummage sale. The church flooded her with wonderful childhood memories. She had to have it. It cost all of .25 cents!

One day, as she was shopping, she found a little house and thought, "This would go well with my church." The rest was history! Her collection has expanded over the last 25 years, finally creating a whole village.

At first, she would make little vignettes around her house. When her collection expanded to a village, her husband said, "Why don't you set it up in the garage." So that's what she did. (It takes her about 100 hours to completely set everything up!) This year, for the very first time, she has opened up the viewing to the public. The entrance fee is a non-perishable food item (per person) or $1 (per person) to go to the Idaho Food Bank. She's open EVERY night from 5:00-7:00pm through Dec 23rd.

I would highly recommend going to see it. She said that it's been pretty slow, so here's my part in letting more people know about it and supporting a great cause.

Location: 2017 E Lochmeadow Ct
Meridian, ID

Directions: N on Locust Grove (from Fairview), E on Chateau (light), go 2 blocks and turn Left on Laughridge, go to the end of the road, turn Right on Lochmeadow St, go 1/2 block and turn Right on Lochmeadow Ct. It's the 1st house on the Right. Look for the cardboard box signs and the signs on the garage.

Fine print: No public restrooms. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No touching. Not responsible for accidents or injuries when attending.

Go see the "Snow Village" and let me know what you think.

PS-I thought about taking some pictures, but got side-tracked and forgot to ask if it was ok. If I go again, I'll try to remember to ask, so you can see some of the cute detail.