Gingerbread Houses, Elves, Reindeer And Holiday Lights In Newark

NEWARK, CA — Otto Pfaeffle has turned Christmas decorations into an art form at this Newark home, at 35851 Cherry St.

"This is my first year going this big for Christmas," Pfaeffle said in an email to Patch. "My gingerbread houses were made from old children’s playhouses that were either being given away or sold for $20. I cleaned them up and painted them." He made new half-doors for the playhouses, along with adding fake candy and lights.

"I also made 12 elves from skeletons from my Halloween display."

Pfaeffle spent three days setting up the display.

You can see the display during the day, or check out the lights from about 5:15 to 9:30 p.m. every night.

Happy holidays from Patch!