Dollhouse

Here’s an update on our DIY dollhouse (yes it’s still alive!).

✅️ Pool – our milk carton got a fresh coat of purple paint and tada! Outdoor pool is ready

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✅️ Sofa – only a pink one will do for this little pinkie, made from juice carton

✅️ Sofa pillows – She drew squares on Red felt, asked for help to cut and glue them, and insisted on looking for cotton to stuff them with ➡️ this one was a fail, they fell apart, so will probably need to sew them together

✅️ Bunting banner – She made it all by herself: drew triangles on paper, colored and cut them, and asked mommy to help string them together

✅️ Curtains – pipecleaners for the rod and unknown for the curtains–paper towels didn’t pass our 5yo’s quality check
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There are so many wins on this project:

👉 It’s ongoing, so it helps build sustained interest and a longer attention span. We’ve been working on her dollhouse for almost a month, and she’s still coming up with ideas for it.🌈

👉 Hours (not minutes) of focused, creative play.

👉 Planning: she’s the architect, mommy is just her assistant

👉 Problem-solving, especially when things don’t work

👉 Resourcefulness: she now sets aside random things because “maybe I can use it to make something for my dollhouse.”

💛 On Yellow Day, check the WIPs in your life: the open projects that excite and challenge you, hold your attention (and time), and keep you imagining what’s possible and what’s next.🙃

Happy Wednesday!