Kids crafts Dolls houseEvery 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:
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 ain`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.