Today, Chinese manufacturers offer toys for every taste and budget. But you can remember your own childhood, when fantasy helped turn a cardboard box into a magic castle, and a frosty doll into a princess. Why not develop a child's imagination by teaching him how to make simple crafts for the game? For example, most dollhouse furniture is easy to make in a couple of evenings. And there, you see, the baby already independently assembles new housing for the baby doll, showing ingenuity and ingenuity.
It is necessary
- - corrugated cardboard;
- - scissors and a stationery knife;
- - glue stick;
- - gouache or acrylic;
- - felt;
- - self-adhesive wood-like film.
Instructions
Step 1
Pick up the pieces of corrugated cardboard. Thick-walled boxes from large equipment are best suited for making crafts. The thicker the cardboard, the faster you can assemble the furniture.
Step 2
Based on the size of the dolls, draw silhouettes of future furniture on paper. Note that the legs should not be too thin, or the details will be more difficult to cut.
Step 3
Transfer the outlines of the parts to the cardboard so that they all lie in the same direction. Using a utility knife and a ruler, cut out the elements and glue them in several layers. The number of layers depends on the thickness of the board. Use a glue stick, as liquid glue can deform the structure. Press down on each layer so that the cardboard holds well.
Step 4
Let the assembled furniture dry and carefully trim the edges with a utility knife.
Step 5
You can decorate the resulting toys in different ways. The easiest way is to paint them with gouache or acrylic, using a wide brush and making sure that the paint gets into all the recesses.
Step 6
For an ottoman, you can sew a cover made of felt or other non-crumbling fabric. Draw a sweep of the cube without one side, sew the sides with a seam "over the edge", twist and pull the cover over the cardboard base.
Step 7
The chair will become more elegant by gluing a strip of fabric to the back and seat. It is more convenient for this to use a glue gun or glue of the "Moment-Crystal" type. Attach self-adhesive tape to the rest of the parts, turning the sections into the structure.
Step 8
It is easy to make beds, chairs, benches and other furniture using this technology. By the way, by increasing the scale and getting enough sheets of cardboard of a large size, you can make furniture of human sizes. Of course, in this case, you will need beautiful covers, but it will be light and cheap.
