Play dolls up to 35 centimeters in height are today one of the most popular toys for girls around the world. On sale you can find not only whole puppet families for every taste and budget, but also various accessories. The real dream of all girls is a dollhouse with furniture. But is it worth it to buy if a lot for an exciting game can be made with your own hands? Today we will tell you how to make a kitchen for dolls at home.
Sketching and material selection
Repair in the house always begins with the project, why is the
dollhouse worse
? Before embarking on the creative process, you should draw a sketch, or better yet an accurate drawing with all the dimensions of the future kitchen. Decide on the place where the furniture will be located, and the desired configuration. Required minimum: sink,
work desk, gas stove. If there is enough space, you can add hanging cupboards, a refrigerator and a dining area. For inspiration, go to your own kitchen or look at magazines with photos of real interiors. How to make a kitchen for dolls with minimal cost? Look for suitable materials: in almost every home there are leftovers from wallpaper, self-adhesive film and plastic panels. All this is useful for our doll crafts. Instead of building materials, you can use colored paper and cardboard for children's creativity, try printing suitable drawings on a printer. The furniture itself is most conveniently made from thick cardboard or plywood.
How to make a kitchen for dolls: step by step instructions
The most popular material for home-made doll furniture is cardboard. It is more convenient to take several small boxes at once. At this stage, your task is to glue them together and cut through the doors in the right places. If you have only sheets of cardboard or large boxes at your disposal, make your own base for furniture of a suitable size. In fact, it is not difficult to assemble cardboard structures. Practice on a square box, to create it you only need to glue around the perimeter 6 identical in size parts that have the shape of a square. It is more convenient to make a kitchen set integral - glue all the work tables and cabinets together. If your sketch has hinged cabinets, glue a solid back wall to the lower tier of furniture. Shelves and display cases can be attached to its upper part.
Kitchen furniture for Monster High
Question: "How to make a kitchen for dolls with your own hands?" - Excites not only Barbie fans. Doll furniture is also useful for playing characters from the Monster High series. In size, these dolls are similar to Barbie, they are distinguished by their unusual appearance. Monsters, as their owners like to call, love everything dark and unusual. Accordingly, the design of furniture for them will have to work with imagination. How to make a kitchen for Monster High dolls and not go wrong with style? Each doll from this series has its own special style and individual character. A universal option is to choose dark tones with bright elements. Monster High dolls will surely enjoy the black and pink kitchen set. Decorate your finished furniture with cartoon skulls or gothic patterns. An interesting idea is to use fragments of branded boxes from dolls, clippings from magazines about them, or ready-made stickers with Monster High symbols for decorating the kitchen.
We equip and settle in the kitchen
You already know
how to make a kitchen for dolls with your own hands, but it is unlikely that your daughter will be interested in playing cardboard boxes with opening doors. The most interesting stage of work is furniture decor. Tape the kitchen set with
self-adhesive film, the remains of wallpaper, wrapping or colored paper. All opening lockers should be decorated inside. Glue the handles to the furniture, you can make hooks. Do not forget to make a sink - a lid from a cosmetic jar is suitable for its creation, just stick it on the countertop or fix it in the slots corresponding to the diameter. The faucet can be made from a tube or wire, and the handle of the mixer from beads. Curly buttons or balls made of plasticine are suitable for the manufacture of toggle switches of a gas stove. Do not be too lazy to draw or print on the printer and glue the tile apron over the sink. That's all, your kitchen is ready, dolls can start creating the first culinary masterpieces.