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Building Your Dream House

On-Line Tools


Fun Cut Designs
Print out these
simple shapes and build
all kinds of structures.

Sugar Cube Homes
Build your dream home out of sugar cubes!

Have you ever built a house or helped someone build a house?  Now is your chance!

Pick Your Materials

Designing a house is often a challenge because you need to decide what the house will look like, and also what the house will be made of.

First, get into a group of three or more people in your class and think about what kind of a house you want to build together.  Make sure each of you is happy with what the house looks like.  Next, as a group, design your house for a mouse!  You already know what a basic house has in it: a sleeping chamber, a place for storing cheese, a main exit, and an escape exit. You also know this house is on the ground and must provide protection from cats, dogs, and birds. Working with your partner architects, decide what other information you will need to find out how to design the ultimate mouse house and present it to your client and the class. Be  prepared to explain why you chose various design features.