These tropical fruits, often eaten in slices, have bright green rinds and juicy red interiors.
Watermelon
M&Ms and Skittles, i.e.
AND
"Coca Cola, made with real _______ sugar!"
Candy Cane
This crucial part of your gingerbread house - perhaps made with candy canes or pretzel sticks - helps to to vent smoke and might need a sweeping every once and a while.
Chimney
Milk, cocoa powder, sugar (warmed)
Hot Chocolate
New York City
Red and green are key colors of this spicy nightshade often used in cooking, whether roasted, stuffed, or sliced raw.
Bell peppers
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall ' s
AND
Polite words of welcome or recognition
Season's Greetings
These channel rainwater away from your roof and help to prevent water damage. In your gingerbread house, they might be built using licorice ropes.
Gutters
Milk, heavy cream, eggs, sugar, nutmeg, vanilla extract
Egg nog
In The Polar Express, the children's train journey leads them to this magical desitation.
The North Pole
If these two NFL teams, one based in Arizona and the other in New York, clashed on the football field, it would be a frenzy of red and green!
Arizona Cardinals | New York Jets
Precipitation
AND
Green & Yellow Tractor Manufacturer
Reindeer
Whether frosted or left bare, this feature keeps your gingerbread home from sinking into a pile of sugar.
Foundation (or base)
Flour, butter, sugar, eggs, mixed dried fruit, nuts, molasses, spices, brandy (or rum).
Fruitcake
DAILY DOUBLE
The Plaza Hotel
On a felt table, these items come in many colors, but red and green often represent mid-range values in this high-stakes game.
Poker chips
Precipitation
AND
The earth
Snowglobe
These are typically mounted on the exterior of windows for both decoration and protection from the elements. Your gingerbread house might feature them using small chocolate bars or cookie pieces.
Flour, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, butter, sugar, eggs, and baking soda
Gingerbread
This real-life department store plays a central role in the holiday magic of Miracle on 34th street.
Macy's
This country's flag prominently features red and green sandwiching a strip of white which displays a coat of arms.
Mexico
Petite
AND
Ringo Starr, Dave Grohl, i.e.
AND
XY
Little Drummer Boy
These wooden beams support the roof of a house. The gingerbread version might include thick pretzel sticks or licorice twists.
Rafters
Vanilla custard, sponge cake, fruit jam, sherry, and whipped cream—layered in a glass bowl
Trifle
It's a Wonderful Life is set in this small fictional town.
Bedford Falls