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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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