SERVICE MEMBERS. WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THE HOME OF ALAN AND PATTI THOMAS IN VERONA, AND THEIR DISPLAY OF DOZENS OF MINIONS, 60 IN ALL ACROSS THEIR PROPERTY, CREATING OBVIOUSLY HERE QUITE THE ATTRACTION TO GIVE BACK A LITTLE BIT. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY WE SHOULD PUT OUT A BASKET TO COLLECT FOR THE FOR THE LIGHTS AND STUFF, BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT IT’S ABOUT. I DON’T WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW, TO COME BY TO SEE THEM. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF JOY AND THIS IS WHAT I CAN GIVE BACK. ALAN SAYS YOU’RE WELCOME TO STOP BY AND TAKE A LOOK, BUT WARNS TO AVOID
‘Minion House’ brings joy to a Verona neighborhood for the holidays
Updated: 5:01 PM EST Dec 8, 2025
Dozens of “minions” are on display at the home of Allen and Patty Thomas in Verona, Allegheny County.There are 60 of the yellow creatures across the lawn at the “Minion house” on White Oak Drive, creating quite an attraction for the holiday season.See the “minion house” in the video aboveAllen Thomas said he created the display “to give back a little bit.””A lot of people say we should put out a basket to collect for the lights and stuff, but that’s not what it’s all about. … I just want to give a little joy, and this is what I can give back,” he said.Thomas said he welcomes people to stop by to see the minions. Just don’t go into the yard because of the tripping hazards.
VERONA, Pa. —
Dozens of “minions” are on display at the home of Allen and Patty Thomas in Verona, Allegheny County.
There are 60 of the yellow creatures across the lawn at the “Minion house” on White Oak Drive, creating quite an attraction for the holiday season.
See the “minion house” in the video above
Allen Thomas said he created the display “to give back a little bit.”
“A lot of people say we should put out a basket to collect for the lights and stuff, but that’s not what it’s all about. … I just want to give a little joy, and this is what I can give back,” he said.
Thomas said he welcomes people to stop by to see the minions. Just don’t go into the yard because of the tripping hazards.