I bought out the candy aisle at Aldi and then went searching for ideas online. One person recommended using graham crackers, so we did that and it worked pretty well. Next time, we'll leave some wait time between the constructing and decorating to give them time to solidify. We just did it all at once, and the roofs all fell flat, but then as James was munching on his the next day, it had hardened into a pretty indestructible structure.
(Another tip online was to stick the houses together with hot glue! We went for the all-edible version, which is good, because Spark ended up eating part of one, too.)
James is of the "more is more" mindset:
Another tip was to prop them up with canned goods inside, which we did.
So serious:
Here's the finished product:
Leah with hers:
And James with his:
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