Inspire hours of imaginative play with this DIY cardboard box dollhouse. With a little bit recycled materials and fun you’ll transform an old box into a home for your barbies, baby dolls or miniature dolls.
Materials Needed
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- Cardboard box or shoe box
- Scrapbook paper
- Paint and paintbrushes
- Fabric
- Water bottle lid
- Popsicle sticks
- Hot glue
- Scissors or Exacto knife
Important: This fun activity is great for all ages, but adult supervision is advised to ensure a safe craft experience. Especially since you’ll be handling a hot glue gun and cutting popsicle sticks!
DIY Cardboard Box Dollhouse
Paint the outside and inside of your cardboard box. Also, paint your popsicle sticks with brown paint. (This box used about 33 popsicle sticks.)
Once the box is dry, cover the inside back and sides with scrap book paper to resemble wall paper.
If you’d like to make windows and doors now is the time to carefully cut them out. You could also take fabric pieces and a wooden dowel to resemble a curtain and rod to place over the window. Additionally, you can use more fabric to make a small carpet.
Next, carefully cut both ends of your painted popsicle sticks.
Hot glue the popsicle sticks onto the bottom of the box to make a wooden floor.
Next take a water bottle lid and carefully poke a hole in the centre. Place a piece of string through the hole and tie into place. Hot glue a piece of fabric around the lid to resemble a lamp shade.
Tape or glue the string to the top of the box to make a light fixture. We also wrapped some aluminum foil around a bracelet and made a mirror!
Now just add more more furniture or make your own!
There are so many ways to decorate your own dollhouse. Add doll furniture you already own or use extra cardboard to make furniture and accessories.
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