Make Your Own Dollhouse

September 17, 2008

Our girls love a great doll house. One for Disney Princesses, one for Polly Pocket, one for the little Wizard of Oz dolls Mommy keeps making them collect from McDonald’s, etc. I went looking for an idea of how to make more dollhouses and be able to customize them. That’s when I found this idea from Cookie Magazine. I will be heading out to find some foam board. This looks like a fun project! It’s portable too!

Directions:

Start with a piece of 20″x30″ foam core board (a standard size at art-supply stores), and using a box cutter and a T-square or yardstick, cut 10 inches off of the longer end to make a 20″x20″ square.
Cut the board horizontally right across the middle to create two 10″x20″ rectangles.
Measure 10 inches across the bottom of one rectangle, and cut a notch 1/4-inch wide and 2 inches tall. At the top of the second rectangle, make a notch the same size.
At the bottom of both rectangles, measure 4 1/2 inches from both ends, and cut doorways 2 inches wide and 5 inches tall.
Slide the notches into each other to form the x-shaped house.