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Kids Crafts Making a Dolls House
Every little girl should have one - but the price of dolls houses now even
cheap plastic ones can break the bank. Why not give your children a dolls house
that won't cost more then a few quid. Your daughter will have hours of fun making
this dolls house and it can be changed as often as she likes. This project is
not only good fun but she will be learning at the same time without even knowing
about it.
Materials for the house:
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2 large cardboard boxes.
- Poster paint
- Masking tape
- Sharp scissors and craft knife (Remember to supervise children when using sharp
objects)
Glue
- Scrap material
- Wallpaper, wrapping paper any paper that you wish to use.
- Thin cardboard boxes
For a full-size dolls house, use a large strong cardboard box for the main
structure and build a removable roof out of the top flaps and triangular bits
cut from other boxes. Stick together with masking tape then paint it your desired
colour and leave to dry.
To make a two storey house divide the house using a piece of card support by
brackets made from very thin tubes glued to the side of the box then glue the
divider on top of it. If you want you can add as many rooms by doing the same
thing just length ways instead.
Cut out some window and doors. To decorate the window make some curtains out
of scrap bits of material and hang them on cocktail sticks used as curtain poles
(see below). To make the out side of the house look more attractive paint some
window boxes with flowers and a bush or two near the door.
Using scrap bits of wallpaper, wrapping paper, tissue paper or paint begin
to decorate the walls. If you are having more then one room decorate them individually
to make the house real looking.
For the floors you can use either scrap material and just glue them down or
you can paint them. If you have any scrap bits of carpet lying about the house
this will be even better.
If you want to make stairs it isn't as hard as it sounds. Using some card fold
it like you would to make a fan (one way then the next and so on). When this
is done glue one end to the ground floor and the other to the first floor. You
will of course need to cut a hole in the first floor and hey presto a set of
stairs for the dolls.
Now that you have built the house it is time to furnish and add some little
finishing touches.
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