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Dollhouse Kit present

June 18, 2013 Ticia 6 Comments

A few years ago I put together a simple dollhouse kit present for a birthday party, and it was a huge hit.

 

I wrote up a quick post about it, and had several people comment “It’s brilliant, I’m so doing this,” and so on and so forth.

Make your own dollhouse kit present

Fast forward to now, and I had another birthday party, and this time I was a bit more intentional, and organized about the plans.  So, I wanted to share my updated dollhouse kit present.

 

dollhouse kit present

First you need a dollhouse, I picked mine up at Hobby Lobby.  They have the same or similar over at Michaels.  I haven’t found a good online source to recommend.

 

dollhouse kit present supplies

Next grab a selection of various wooden things, I order my peg dolls and such in bulk from Casey’s Wood Products.  If that doesn’t seem like a plan to you, here’s where you can get 5 different peg dolls in one set.  I also included: craft sticks, clothespins, Wood Shapes, and corks, all of which I had stashed away in my craft supplies.

 

dollhouse kit odds and ends box

Then I loaded up an empty Altoid tin with a supply of buttons, and odds and ends to play with.  Princess was over the moon stuffing this full.  To make it look pretty I glued some pink paper on top and bottom.  If you’re feeling a bit more crafty and less pressed for time you can really gussy up that box.

 

dollhouse kit decorating supplies

Finally you need the dollhouse kit decorating supplies: scrapbooking paper of all sorts that can be glued onto the sides.

 

If the family is less than crafty I’d also include a glue bottle and a pair of scissors to trim up stuff.

 

dollhouse kit present wrapping

Put all of the supplies inside the dollhouse.  Wrap it all up in a nice little blanket that can also double as a play mat, tie it with a ribbon, and you have a huge hit at birthday parties.

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Comments

  1. Kylie says

    June 19, 2013 at 2:52 am

    This is a fabulous idea!!!

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  2. Natalie says

    June 19, 2013 at 9:00 am

    I think it makes an excellent present! I have to think about this when we have the next birthday party to go to.

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  3. Claire says

    June 20, 2013 at 1:50 am

    That is a seriously, seriously good idea. Of course, I would actually have to remember about the birthday in the first place…..I’m incredibly bad at date remembering.

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  4. Almost Unschoolers says

    June 20, 2013 at 7:56 am

    I wonder if my girls would notice if I gave them a shoe box with windows cut out, instead of an actual doll house…

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  5. Sharla says

    June 20, 2013 at 8:57 am

    Such a fabulous idea! This is something that would occupy them for hours and be something to keep and play with after the creative bit was done. I would have never thought of it…thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  6. maryanne @ mama smiles says

    June 21, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    I love this gift idea!

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