Dollhouse

Wyatt did something that was incredibly cute the other day. We were out on a walk to the store and he found some pinecones, and carried them around the rest of the day. He had two little ones which he told me were the babies, and a big one that was the mama. He said "Where's the daddy pinecone? He's at work!"

So, I've decided to make Wyatt a dollhouse. I don't want to build a big heavy one since we're due to move in a few months and I worry about something tipping over. I'd rather build one than get something premade, because most of those are plastic, they wouldn't ship such a large package here, and they usually look like the Pepto Bismol fairy threw up all over them. Also, this will give me a chance to use bits of things I find to make some furniture. For the main parts, I'm using these wooden crates and painting them. The bigger crates run about 12 bucks a piece, and the small ones are about 7. I thought of attaching them but I'll leave them be so Wyatt can arrange them how he likes and I can use them later as storage boxes.

We had some leftover paint from Wyatt's room, so I got to painting the box straight away. It was really relaxing just slapping the paint on. It's a lovely shade of blue and I'm glad I get to use it again as it's not enough to do another room, but an awful lot to chuck out.

Here's what it looks like so far. During the week I'll probably round up some cardboard, fabric scraps, and the like and make a bed, table, and chairs. What I really need is to find some popsicle sticks. Then I would get to play with paint again . :)

I'll leave you with another picture. You can tell these two have life so hard, right?