Rainy Day Fun - Building Giant Card Houses

It looks like rain today, so I'm hoping for an afternoon of finishing up our latest audio book (Swiss Family Robinson), and building card houses with the girls.  Not just any old card houses, though.  Not when we've got a deck of Monster Mega Playing Cards.

I picked up the cards, a while back, to have on hand for a birthday party.  They've turned out to be pretty nifty.  Something about their size (8.25'' x 11.75'') makes even the most mundane of card games - like for instance, Solitare...

...interesting and new.  They can be a little bit of a challenge to shuffle - I generally have to brace them between my feet while shuffling with my hands (no pictures of that, thankfully).  And, while they are glossy, and look like their smaller cousins, they aren't quite as sturdy as regular playing cards.  Though, they are still just sturdy enough to make basic card houses...

...as long as there is no trace of a breeze in the room, and you hold your breath while placing the cards.

We bought our deck of cards off of Amazon, but I understand they can sometimes be found at the Dollar Store as well.  And, I've been told that the Dollar Store variety are thicker and even more playing card-like, which would really make them great for giant card house building.