CANDY HOUSES

Record-Eagle/Jan-Michael Stump
Ayra Hebel, 4, left, and Taylen Hebel, 5, sneak a taste of their building materials during the Traverse Area District Library's candy house building event at the Woodmere Branch in Traverse City. Participants received six graham crackers, a bowl of frosting and an empty milk carton to build the house around, with assorted candy condiments on each table for builders to customize their house. "They build to their hearts delight," said Linda Thalman, an assistant in the library's youth services department. "I call it chaotic fun."

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