Are the houses decoration or snack? It depends on which child you’re talking about. A few of our grandkids always have very symmetrical houses with lots of candy patterns. One packs as much candy onto his structure without any plan other than to have plenty for later. Another always uses the candy to create faces, so this year he had a monster house. The youngest usually has most of the candy picked off and eaten before pictures are taken. But my favorite of all time was the house constructed by a practical grandchild. Wondering why she had placed all the chocolate Santas and snowmen face first into the frosting, she explained the candy would be easier to get out of the wrappers that way.