Mud houses

The Mud Ants live in houses made of mud. Sometimes, when it rains the mud houses melt. The Mud Ants do not mind. They like making new mud houses.

Find out about mud houses. What sort of mud houses do some people live in? Where do you find mud houses? How do you make mud bricks? How do you build with mud bricks? Do the mud bricks melt in the rain?

Here are some ways you can find out about mud houses:

• Visit a mud house
• Talk to someone who has built a mud house
• Go to the library and look for anything about mud bricks and mud houses
• Find books, magazines or leaflets about mud bricks and mud houses
• Search for “mud houses” and “mud bricks” on the Internet with the help of an adult.