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Bulbs come in a variety of sizes and colors. Arthur Tilley/Creatas/Getty Images The soft glow of Christmas lights against pure-white snowdrifts is a magical sight beloved by both children and adults. Come December, streets begin lighting up with festive displays, and many homeowners take great pleasure in designing their electrical landscapes. This year, make your lawn one of the most eye-catching Christmas displays in the neighborhood by going bigger, brighter and more creative.
Santa's Runway
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Make your lawn a runway for Santa and his reindeer. Donder, Blitzen and the rest of the team can be assembled using pre-lit reindeer lawn ornaments hitched together with strings of red or green Christmas lights. Simulate a runway with two lines of rope lighting. Paint an old wooden desk in bright red or green and flip it upside down to create Santa's sleigh. Fill a Santa suit with stuffing, or buy an inflatable Santa Claus, and set him in the sleigh.
Forest of Lights
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Buy green icicle lights and white-light netting. Wind the icicle lights around the top of each tree and shrub in your yard, draping the lights along the branches so they look like sparkly boughs. Wrap white net lights around the bottoms of the trees to create the appearance of white trunks. This bright forest of lights will provide a festive scene for passersby and is especially cozy-looking when snow accumulates on top of the lights.
Gingerbread House
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Turn your home into a life-sized gingerbread house by outlining the edges in large, colorful bulbs. Frame each window in lights, and create the illusion of rounded cookie roof tiles by tacking up strings of lights on the top of the house in a repeating U-shaped pattern. Buy a lighted gingerbread boy and put him in the front lawn, or hang lights on the front of the house in the shape of a gingerbread person.
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