Everyone knows that girls love to play with dolls, they can sit and dress them in different clothes for hours, imagining how their beautiful doll is dancing with a prince at a ball or walking in the park. And how much more fun the game becomes if you make a dollhouse! With your own hands at home, you can make not just a house, but a real fairytale castle. To do this, just turn on the imagination and remember the lessons of labor.
Of course, in toy stores you can choose a
doll house for every taste, but after all, a house for a doll with his own hands will not be just a toy, it will help the child realize his desires and fantasies, because it is so interesting to create something with your own hands. It is impossible to remain indifferent to such an undertaking; the process will involve and interest both the child and the adult. In addition, I want to note that not only girls will be interested in such crafts, boys, too, may be interested in playing in such a house with their little ninja guys or superheroes.
So, where do you start to make a dollhouse with your own hands and what will you need?
First you need to decide for what kind of dolls to make a house, so that in the built house its residents look harmonious. Then choose the material, for small dolls you can use shoe boxes, and for larger dolls, cardboard boxes are suitable. You can also calculate and make a structure of wood or plywood. A house can be one-story or have several tiers, a complete admiration for a child will cause a multi-story house in its growth.
Simple doll house
A simple house is made of thick cardboard or plywood, the blanks are two identical rectangular figures, in the center with slots: one from the bottom to the middle, the other from the top to the middle. Using these slots, the parts are combined into one structure and form four cross walls in which you can cut holes for windows and doors.
Shelving as a house
The usual shelf with the help of proper design will easily turn into a dollhouse. With your own hands, a child can paste over or paint a shelf in the desired colors, on the walls you can draw windows and doors. If the rack is installed near the wall, then on it you can stick the roof from the wallpaper (or even draw), which will create the feeling of a real house.
Fantasy has no limit
It’s not necessary to fill the doll’s house with purchased furniture, because you can do it yourself. Furniture can be glued from matchboxes or perfume and cream boxes, or plain cardboard. The main thing is to think over a piece of furniture and supplement the box with the necessary elements. So, a box with glue and juice tubes can easily turn into a stool, and if you add a back to it, then a chair will come out. The design of the boxes can turn into a sofa, armchair or bed. And taking a larger box, you can make a table, for this one side of the box remains untouched, and legs of the table are cut from four edges going down from it. Finished furniture can be painted, decorated with stickers. This is also a very exciting activity that the child will definitely enjoy. As you can see, it’s quite simple to make doll furniture with your own hands at home, the main thing is to stock up on everything you need and turn your mind on.