2nd December 2019

Older readers of this blog will remember Fisher Price toys, and may even have owned the classic A Frame House, a 1974 design that allowed the house to open up and the Little People (and Animals) to go in and out.

Two illustrators from Alameda, Jo Anne Yada and Michael Fleming, were inspired to create a gingerbread house in the same design. Here it is:

It looks great, and even has Little People made out of fondant icing!

The original house looked like in this advert:

If you are a fan of classic toys and design (for me it's especially Galt Toys) you should check out this book from Phaidon:

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Advent Calendar 2025

1st December 2025

Hello! We've sort of lost count, but think the first Advent Calendar was back in 2003, the Internet Archive Wayback Machine says it looked like this: Of course all the links are dead, but the thing it has in common with this year's is that it is still coded in HTML, probably the last thing I will ever rely on coding for. Now it looks like this: Happy Advent! We have gone for the Bonne Maman JAM Calendar again this year, after leaving it too late last year and it selling out at both Fenwick and Selfridges! We get a fresh pot of jam every day to enjoy with our tartines and Ovomaltines. We also have the Domino's "Merry Crustmas" leaflet, and a MUJI calendar we'll show you later in the month. Do let us know what you are opening every day! You can leave a message below, or email us your ideas and suggestions for future days at robotmaths@outlook.com Have a great day!

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