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Portable dolls’ house

DIY for kids
30 mn--9 Steps

This pretty DIY dollhouse is very practical and easy to make in a flash!

You can interlock these two A4 pieces to create a pretty and stylish house for your toys.

You can take this portable dollhouse everywhere – on a train, a weekend picnic, holidays, etc.

Perfect for toys or figurines of 7-10 cm.

DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse
DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse

For this DIY, you will need:

  • 2 printable templates to download (n°1, n°2)
  • a pencil
  • 2 A4 cardboard sheets (those that you received with your personalised lunch box are just perfect!)
  • scissors or a box cutter
  • and… strong glue
Download the template
DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse

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DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse
Step 1: download and print out the two templates in colour. We also cut off the white edges so that it looks more pretty 🙂
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DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse
Step 2: use a pencil to outline the size of the template on the cardboard.
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DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse
Step 3: then cut out the shapes.
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DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse
Step 4: glue the first template on both sides of the first piece of cardboard. Repeat the same step with the second template and the second piece of cardboard.
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DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse
Step 5: you should have two double-sided pieces like in the photo.
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DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse
Step 6: use scissors or a box cutter to cut out the dotted lines of the two templates. Attention - the width of the space cut out has to match the width of cardboard.
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DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse
Step 7: interlock the two pieces into each other.
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DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse
Step 8: there you have a pretty portable dolls' house!
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DIY Ideas for Kids - Portable Dollhouse
Step 9: your favourite toys can start living in a new house!

Finished playing? Separate the two pieces and it’s tidy!

It was our Wednesday DIY!

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