Cob: Grandson's playhouse

[Amanda Peck]

Melanie Kleiner asked about building with her toddler grandson.

There are cob houses EVERYWHERE, from Yemen to the arctic circle, according 
to Ianto Evans' (et al) book.

I can't speak to a toddler being the other builder.

But at least up in North-East Iowa, you do have patches of good clay.  I can 
remember collecting buckets of what I think made pretty good stoneware with 
my mom, when we were up visiting her sisters one summer.

Foundation (feet) and roof (hat) might be a lot more work than the cob.

But they might be "normal" enough to get the rest of the family involved.

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