In a long standing tradition, the Moon family is preparing once again to share their unique and creative talent and vision with the Uintah Basin, all in the form of gingerbread. This year is shaping up to outdo them all. The theme is the Triwizard Tournament featured in the book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. For those unfamiliar, in the book, Harry Potter completes three tasks as part of a competition. To accommodate the theme, the 2 foot by 6 foot display is divided into 3 sections featuring Harry trying to get a golden egg from a dragon, Harry rescuing hostages from merpeople, and Harry in a giant hedge maze filled with monsters. He estimates that it will take about 2 hours to set up the display. “It is all cookies, candy, and frosting, with no wooden supports or wires,” shares Stephen Moon. “The closest to a non-edible item this year are cinnamon sticks used as supports. Yes, they are edible but I don’t know too many who want to just sit and eat them,” Moon muses. “Sabrina, my wife,” he continues, “has been doing amazing work on the dragon. Actually cutting out and attaching individual scales.” The Moon’s 5-year-old son Matthew has also been a help this year, making people out of fondant. “He personally feels that [Harry’s] tasks are too easy and that there should be at least 4 dragons on the first panel, a dozen sharks and a zombie whale on the second guarding the hostages, and many, many more monsters in the maze including a giant turtle,” explains Moon. “Harry was very lucky J.K. Rowling wrote his story instead of Matthew.” In addition to their love for Harry Potter is a special tribute to comic book legend Stan Lee. “If you look closely at the students in the stands watching the first challenge you will see that a Ravenclaw is reading an X-Men comic book,” shares Moon. “Our whole family is huge Stan Lee fans and felt we needed to honor his passing in some way.” Barring any unexpected problems, the display will be at the Roosevelt Branch Library, where Moon is the Director,
from December 3rd to the 31st.
Be sure to check out the process at T
he Moon Gingerbread Creations
Facebook Page.
