When a group of African immigrants builds a cardboard village between the pews of a church soon to be closed, an elderly priest must choose between his calling and his orders.

There was a resurgence of the village trend in the 1970s and 1980s as sturdy ceramic houses came onto the scene, replacing the fragile cardboard structures. These were easier to store from year to ...

Thin cardboard, such as cereal boxes, might not be as durable but can work if you’re creating smaller houses. Can I use ...