As with all our designs, this one comes flat-packed. You'll just pop out the pieces and snap them together. No glue is required, but feel free to secure pieces permanently if you like. The kits are natural, light wood. You're welcome to paint and customize the designs in a way that makes it personal to you! These kits do make great gift ideas for anyone who appreciates the retro design. All 5 punch cards come shrink wrapped with a simple set of instructions. -The Birdhouse kit includes over 40 parts to build the miniature camper with awnings on 3 sides, plus flowers for the 2 window boxes, curtains, a spare tire, leveling jack, a Welcome mat, 2 flamingos, even a classic Weber style grill we all had as a kid. -The Smaller, desktop mini is slightly less detail, minus the extra accessories.. but still builds the same and makes a fun project! The main photo is the "Natural (Unfinished) kit" that we spray painted individual parts in vibrant colors. The finished size of the birdhouse is roughly: 9 inches long, 6 inches wide (with awnings), and almost 5 inches tall. The Desktop Mini is about 1/2 the size at around 4” long, 3” tall, and 3” wide. It still comes flat packed on 5 miniature cards in this tiny kit.