Saturday, September 10, 2011

Home Made FUN: How to make a Kinder *Play Tree house....

For a long time I have been wanting a pretend & play treehouse for the kinders....
There are some really adorable ones out there.. but also pricey. They range from $75-$125.00 plus shipping.  So I decided to make one.
And here is my little Tutorial!


Here were my inspirations:


                             Here is what I did. I found an old wooden plant stand for just $2. 



Differant sizes and levels.... Look at all the options of what you can create!!




You can find these at Thrift shops, and yard sales and even on Ebay...
I then found some flat pieces of wood.. a few of mine were old butcher cutting boards.. I found at a flea market for $1 each. And another is a craft plaque... you can find these at your local craft shop or here. They are not expensive..


I bought some "ladders" at the Pet store in the Bird section for .79-1.00 each. I unscrewed the hooks and they were the perfect size.

Next ,I used Gorilla Glue to glue the wooden pieces right on top of the plant stand.
I used heavy books to hold it down while it dried, as gorilla glue expands! 



                                                                             Here it is!

I made a hammoc by just sewing together a few scraps of canvas fabric. Cut the sides with pinking shears for extra cuteness, And hung it with yarn.


After I let it dry for a few hours, I then hot glued small wood branch slices for the steps. These you can find in a craft shop or go outside and have the Daddy in your house cut you some. I bought mine in a store in france, for $1 euro. I washed them and let them air dry. Then I glued them on.


I hot glued some more pieces together to make little chairs and a table.


                       I then used green felt ( grass) and glued it down on the bottom level. 





                              I  hot glued some rocks, and some craft faux mushrooms. 
                            In the End I don't think I spent more then $10 for everthing!



KT loves it and plays with it all the time.
It fits her Callico Critter toys perfect!


                                                                             joining in with


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6 comments:

  1. OhmyHECK! This is the cutest idea-- and so much fun! I have boxes of the old Maple Town and Sylvania dolls from when I was a little girl {is that what these little guys are too?} and am definitely going to make this when my little girl is big enough to play with them.

    I LOVE ideas like this... Taking throw away type stuff, adding some love and creativity, and making a super cool, unique thing, for super cheap :) You rocked this one!!

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  2. So impressed this is a wonderful idea, thank you for sharing with us. I am inspired and will share if I am ever to source some suitable materials for the project. Well done. Blessings, Renelle

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  3. So creative and thrifty to use thrifted plant stands! I've been wanting to do this and this makes it so much more doable. Thanks for the inspiration! Great job too. =)

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  4. Wow! Very creative! What a great way to reuse an old plant stand. Thanks for sharing on It's Playtime. I'm sharing this on FB right now!

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  5. Gorgeous! I've long been eyeing off those beautiful tree houses too - with school holidays coming up I think you've inspired me to give it a go creating my own.l

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  6. This is so very creative!

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