All girls love to play with dolls, and each of them, probably, dreams of furniture for her favorite. One of the main items is the crib. After all, no matter how nice it was to put your girlfriend to sleep next to her, I want her to have her own place to sleep. This piece of furniture can be bought, but it is more interesting to do it yourself. To do this, stock up on some materials and knowledge on how to make a bed for dolls.
Choose a model and material
Not every parent can afford to purchase an expensive high-quality set of toy furniture for their child, but a cardboard, plywood or wooden bed for a doll made by their own hands is an idea that can be implemented. Moreover, the baby can be involved in the creative process. First you need to decide what exactly the girl needs, it can be a single, double or even a two-story bed for dolls. There are a lot of options for creating such a toy, any improvised material can go into play here: cardboard, foam rubber, wooden planks and even matchboxes.
Wood bed
Perhaps this is the most standard option. How to make a bed for dolls from wood? In fact, there is nothing complicated here. You will need a thin board, wood glue, a jigsaw and waterproof paint. A plank of suitable width is measured along the length of the pupa and sawed off. Next is a series of legs and headboards. Here you can use a wooden dowel, from which it is necessary to saw off 4 identical parts and glue them in the corners to the main board. For the back, you can take a suitable piece of plywood. The final stage is decoration. The toy must be painted so that the child does not drive a splinter in his fingers.
Cardboard bed
How to make a doll bed using cardboard? Here you can take ordinary cardboard boxes from under shoes or equipment or simple matchboxes. Even the child will be able to work with the latter. In this case, the cot is made up of parts, like puzzles, everything is glued together and pasted over with papier-mâché. After complete drying, it is stained. If you use cardboard boxes, you need to cut the bottom of the bed along the length of the doll, it is better if it will consist of several layers. Then the back is cut out and glued, and pressed corks of wine bottles are suitable as legs, which are cut and fastened with hot glue to the bottom. This bed can also be strengthened with papier-mâché or painted with gouache and PVA immediately.
Dressing
As already mentioned, blanks need to be painted, however, using improvised materials, you can create a real masterpiece. How to make a bed for dolls with a soft back or canopy? Here you need a little imagination. On the back you can glue foam rubber, covered with fabric and stitched with rhombuses, in the corners of which glue beads. Such a glamorous option will appeal to any girl. For a canopy, you will need either wooden dowels or culinary long skewers that will act as legs for the roof. The base of the canopy is made of cardboard covered with fabric, with beautiful hanging curtains or threads with beads.