How to build a dollhouse gift idea?

Whether you are deciding gift ideas for Christmas, Birthday, or just to be giving a gift, there are steps you can take to save money. If you have a child, especially a little girl it is easy to make a dollhouse from scratch and it will not cost you a fortune.

This article is an informative piece, however I feel that offer step-by-step tactics in devising your own doll house from scratch, is not only informative, it is a step to helping you to learn to do things on your own when gift ideas creep in and money is not available. The dollhouse we are considering will make your child smile. All you will need is a couple of cardboard boxes, egg cartons, a bit of lace, linen, and clothes, and a tad bit of patients.

You can buy these dollhouses as well for a low cost by having someone experienced to create this house for you. Otherwise, you will need the basics to start, which is scissors, egg cartons, clothe, scotch tape, needle and thread, pencil, staple gun and staples, glue/paste, cardboard boxes, popsicle sticks, lace and linen.

Once you have all the accessories get a medium size, {or large if you like} cardboard box. You can leave the flaps on or take the flaps off. You will need to leave the top half of the box open for the child to look inside her dollhouse with ease, since inside the house will be furnisher, curtains, doors, etc.

With a pencil in hand, line the door and windows on the cardboard box. Next, cut each line carefully with the scissors or other sharp object you have chosen to carve out the windows and doors.

Cut the egg holders out carefully so that you do not disturb the circular trait. With the flap of the egg carton cut backs for the chairs. If you would like to make beds, use pop cycle sticks and pieces of the cardboard box. Cut the pieces in the form of a bed and use glue or paste to hold the materials together. You can also make chairs, tables, desks, and so forth with the remaining cardboard, egg cartons. Whether you want 2” or 4” inch chairs is up to you, but make sure you cut the cardboard and/or egg carton in four 2” or 4” squares.

Cut out design for curtains with your chosen patterns. Leave room for a slit if you want ties for the curtains. Sew the top of two pieces of the lace or cloth together leaving the center open. Use paste, staples, or scotch tape to hold the curtains to the windows.

The doors you will need to leave flaps so that they can open and close. 4” by 2 inches across is the suggested cut.

Depends on the child, whether you want carpet in the dollhouse, either way, this can be accomplished by lining the floor area, cutting a pattern of terry clothe and then layout the design. Other gift ideas are available in later articles.

After you have completed these steps, you may also want to design a kitchen table, end tables, or what have you. This too can be accomplished by laying out the patterns based on the chosen size, cutting the cardboard into the shape of a table and using Popsicle sticks as legs. You may have to place a rounded object at the bottom of the sticks to make them stand.

Now you have finished. Again, it depends on the child whether you want extra’s in the home or not. Small mirrors can be purchased or cut from wounded mirrors if you would like to design the walls with mirrors. Otherwise, you can also purchase finger paints and create a design as well.