Gin-GRR-Bread Habitat Contest 2011
Longtime readers may recall that last year I entered the inaugural Gin-GRR-bread Habitat Contest at the National Zoo. My entry turned out better than I had ever expected, and I was fairly certain I was going to win. Well, that is, until it broke when I was transporting it to the zoo.
So, when the National Zoo announced this year’s Gin-GRR-bread contest, I was very excited – I was going to redeem myself this time! The theme this time was “Winter Wonderland on the Farm”, because the Zoo’s children’s farm was saved from closure this year by a generous donation from State Farm. I debated between doing a literal interpretation of the theme or thinking a bit outside the box – which one would the judges embrace?
I decided to go a little outside the box with my entry: Winter Wonderland Country Fair. Here’s the final entry:
The contest had a few requirements:
- food and drink for the animals
- space to move around and explore
- and shelter from the heat or cold
I added one secret ingredient to my entry – Ares and Duncan, the two cats that our household lost this year:
So, how did I do this year?
I won my category!!!!
Hmmm…does this mean I’ll have to be even better next year? Dear Lord, I hope not! I was already a crazy gingerbread-woman for a couple weeks in November…I’m not sure Andrew could take more.