I really enjoy Pinterest and all the ideas of things you can make. Particular favourites are for stuff you can make that uses things from the house I already have.
Last year I made a cardboard camera for Aubrey that is still played with now. Aubrey has a big imagination and loves toys that she can pretend are the real thing, and she loves this big camera that is just like moms with a big screen at the back that you can pretend shows a photo.
We started getting a Koala Crate this year, a box of fun crafts that comes in the mail every month. 3 months in I have started collecting a few cardboard boxes and wondering what to do with them.
With travel season coming up I decided to make Aubrey a cardboard box doll house that we could take with us to play in the car or the trailer.
A little bit of cutting and taping of the flaps from 2 of the crates and I had four good sized rooms to fit some small figures Aubrey has. I painted the walls and floors and then found a cute printout for the furniture on a website Vegie Smugglers.com.au. As my box is slightly different from a shoe box I cut out each item and put where they fit best.
I also painted the cover of the box with a house and a tie to keep it closed. The rest of the box is still yellow but it could be painted as well. It was a hit and she played with it all afternoon long until I hid it to save it for traveling. One box now has a new use and I am very happy with it.
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