Christmas decorations for Obama’s last holiday there

Jaiyeorie December 03, 2016

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The White House xmas theme is ‘The Gift of the Holidays,’

Highlights include 56 Lego gingerbread houses – one for each state and territory – nestled in the branches of the trees in the State Dining Room.

300-pound gingerbread White House, made this year from 150 pounds of gingerbread covered in 100 pounds of bread dough.

The Lower Cross Hall, where Hillary Clinton’s portrait hangs, has been decorated with snowmen lining the corridor.

Michelle kept the two first dogs, Sunny and Bo, on their leashes while children made holiday treats with the help of chefs

What a gift: A large ribbon displayed outside the East Wing of the White House makes it possible to stand in a virtual gift box

The White House Christmas tree is in the Blue Room, which the president uses to greet guests such as foreign heads of state

A team of designers and the first lady begin to work on the White House's Christmas decorations six months ahead each year

Towers of silver gifts have been built inside the Cross Hall, which opens onto the Blue Room with the Christmas tree inside

The White House unveiled this years' Christmas decorations on Tuesday. Pictured is the Vermeil Room with its three trees

Frosty friends: A pair of snowmen have been placed on each side of a painting of Hillary Clinton in the Lower Cross Hall

A nutcracker stands in a corner of the White House's East Room, which is used for official events such as press conferences

The North Portico of the White House is decorated with a couple of matching trees covered in red bows, framing the doorway

This year's gingerbread White House is made of 150 pounds of gingerbread on the inside, 100 pounds of bread dough on the outside frame, 20 pounds of gum paste, 20 pounds of icing, and 20 pounds of sculpted sugar pieces

Another Lego creation: The Lego gingerbread houses in the State Dining Room represent the 56 states and territories

Two trees sat on each side of the chimney in the State Dining Room, while gingerbread men guarded a portrait of Lincoln

Merry Christmas, bookworms: The Library of the White House too is decorated with plenty of colorful ornaments

Larger-than-life replicas of presidential pets Bo and Sunny, made with more than 25,000 yarn pom-poms, sit in the East Wing

Children of military parents knelt down in the State Dining Room and spoke with the first lady on this festive Tuesday

The gingerbread White House dates back to the 1970s and has graced the State Dining Room since the Nixon administration

The China Room (pictured) has been decorated with three Christmas trees - and the chimney mantel has its own ornaments

The aptly-named Red Room, one of three state parlors on the state floor, also looks festive with additional touches of green

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