Every little girl dreams of her own dollhouse. Nowadays you can find a lot of them in stores, but they are all of the same type and expensive. From this article you will learn how you can make an original dollhouse without spending a lot of money. Such a house will become unique, the child will be able to furnish it the way he wants. Your whole family can have a great time creating their own masterpiece.



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There are many different workshops on making dollhouses. The materials used are very different: wood, plywood, drywall, laminate, boxes, bookshelves, folders for documents. It's not far yet full list offered materials.

The front wall of the house is either not made at all, or made in the shape of an opening door. This is necessary for the convenience of the game. We invite you to choose what suits you and get to work.

From plywood, laminate

The option of making a dollhouse for girls from wood is one of the most popular. The undoubted advantages of such a house are its strength and durability. It is easy to decorate both from the outside and from the outside. inside. However, to make a wooden house you will need male help.

If the house is built with high quality, it will be indistinguishable from the one purchased. You can make the drawings for building such a house yourself, or you can use ready-made ones. You can attach wheels to such a house and then it will become mobile.


What will be needed:

  • Laminate or plywood, it is better to choose a thickness of at least 7 mm;
  • jigsaw;
  • glue – wood glue, PVA;
  • self-adhesive film, which we will use to cover the floor in our house;
  • wallpaper, they are useful for covering walls in rooms;
  • simple pencil;
  • roulette.


Approximate drawing of a plywood house

Step by step instructions:

  1. We cut out the walls of the house from sheets of plywood, according to the dimensions in the drawing.
  2. We mark where the windows and doors will be located and cut them out.
  3. Using wood glue, we assemble the structure as shown in the figure. You can use small nails to secure the structure.
  4. Make a roof. Cover it with corrugated cardboard and paint it to imitate tiles.
  5. Glue ready house on a piece of plywood larger in size than the floors in the house. This will give it more stability. You can make a lawn on the plywood that remains on the sides of the house.
  6. Now we cover the walls in the rooms with wallpaper, and the floors with film.
  7. We arrange the furniture.
  8. We decorate the interior with textiles: curtains for windows, rugs, tablecloths for furniture.










Watch the next video for a master class on making a dollhouse from plywood.

See the necessary drawings from the video below.



From plasterboard

Many of us, after renovations, are left with pieces of drywall that are no longer needed. Why not put them to work and please your little princess? You can make a wonderful dollhouse out of it.

A house made of plasterboard has a lot of advantages, including: ease of working with it, its lightness. Even if you don't paint the walls of your house after assembly, they will still look neat thanks to it. white color. A significant disadvantage of such a house is its fragility. As soon as you put a little pressure on any part of the house, it will immediately break.

In order to make a house from plasterboard, you can use the diagram given above, or you can simply make cross-shaped partitions to save space in the nursery. These partitions will separate the rooms from each other, external walls and there will be no roof.



From large sheets plasterboard can be made into a full-fledged one beautiful house. Watch the master class in the next video.

From foam plastic

If you have sheets of packing foam lying around the house, you can build a house out of them. To work you will need:

  • foam sheets;
  • glue gun;
  • toothpicks;
  • wooden rulers;
  • bamboo sticks;
  • corrugated cardboard;
  • pieces of wallpaper;
  • acrylic paint;
  • foam sponge;
  • pieces of ceiling plinths;
  • necessary accessories for the interior: pieces of carpet, curtains, furniture and everything that your imagination is capable of.


House frame made of thin foam plastic

Step by step instructions:

  1. First you need to think about what your house will be like and make a drawing. To save space in the apartment, the house can be built in height.
  2. We cut the foam according to the drawing. It is convenient to do this with a hot knife, so the foam does not crumble.
  3. We are thinking about where you will have windows and doors, you can make a staircase between floors. Cut out the necessary openings.
  4. We begin assembling the house. Z We break the cleaners in half. We will need them to create a more durable structure. Glue the foam sheets together using glue gun, having previously connected them using toothpick halves.
  5. To strengthen the floor and ceiling we use bamboo sticks from Chinese napkins. We glue the sticks to foam sheets as beams. After this, the sheets intended for the floor-ceiling can be glued to the side walls.
  6. We glue the interfloor stairs separately. It can be made from polystyrene foam or wooden rulers. We use toothpicks as railings. After this we glue in the finished staircase.
  7. The roof can be glued together from foam plastic or corrugated cardboard. Shingles can be imitated by cutting cardboard into small pieces and gluing it, then painting it.
  8. On external wall you can make a balcony. We glue it together from polystyrene foam and use bamboo sticks as railings.
  9. Outside paint the house acrylic paints using a regular sponge.
  10. We cover the walls of the rooms with wallpaper and cover the floors with carpet. From ceiling plinth We cut out the baseboards and window sills and glue them. We create coziness with the help of curtains on the windows.
  11. We arrange the furniture, which can also be glued together from foam plastic, and we invite new residents.


Design interior decoration At home, you can ask your daughter to come up with

Home decoration can be very diverse. You can use a clear plastic box, make prints of the underwater world and place an aquarium in your home. You can print out pictures, lay tablecloths on tables, add toys for dolls. Let your imagination run wild and you will have the most wonderful dollhouse for girls.

From a bookshelf/rack

You can make an excellent dollhouse from a bookshelf or shelving unit. It’s very easy to make, because you already have a ready-made base. To decorate the house, use cardboard, wallpaper, self-adhesive paper, and wrapping paper will also work.

Connect to this creative process and his daughter. She will be able to act as a designer for her dollhouse.

If the house is located permanently against the wall, then you can make the roof of the house using black electrical tape, gluing the contours. Glue it in the same way chimney. If you need to move the house to another location, you can easily peel off the tape without damaging the wallpaper in the room. You can purchase furniture for dolls ready-made or use your imagination and make it yourself.

By placing the house against the wall, it will increase free space in the nursery

From an old cabinet or chest of drawers

Your daughter is asking for a dollhouse, but it's gathering dust in the garage. old chest of drawers? You can breathe a second life into old, no longer needed furniture. Delight your child by making a dollhouse from an old cabinet or chest of drawers . Such houses are very convenient for those whose children play with large or tall dolls.

First of all, you need to know the height of the dolls. This is necessary so that the dolls can be placed in the rooms at full height. You may have to combine 2 shelves by removing unnecessary partitions. Work carefully, being careful not to break the inside walls of the cabinet or chest of drawers. In place of the partitions that we removed, a void we do not need will appear. It can be sealed with thin slats that fit in size.

After waiting for the glue to dry completely, treat the walls of the chest of drawers with a thin layer of putty. After this, the chest of drawers must be sanded, then it will become even and smooth. You can use a jigsaw to cut out windows.


House from old furniture will look very solid and reliable

The last step will be decorating your house. The outside can be painted. You will most likely have to paint it in several layers to cover the old color of the dresser. The walls inside can be covered with wallpaper, colored, packaging or self-adhesive paper. Or you can just paint them too. We arrange furniture, hang pictures and mirrors on the walls, curtains, lay out carpets and invite dolls to a housewarming party. Now your daughter's room will always have dolls tidy!

From cardboard

Budget option Making a dollhouse is corrugated cardboard. With its help, you can create a wonderful toy that will delight your girl for a long time.

We will need:

  • corrugated cardboard for the frame of the house;
  • decorative cardboard for decorating a house;
  • templates for parts that will depend on the size of your future house; sweeps;
  • stationery: pencil, ruler, eraser, scissors;
  • knife, paints, brushes, felt-tip pens;
  • glue gun;
  • colored, packaging and self-adhesive paper;
  • textile;
  • decorative elements - beads, rhinestones, stones, artificial flowers.

A girl can independently “make repairs” in her dolls’ new house

Let's start making the house:

  1. If you have large leaf corrugated cardboard, then it will be possible to apply a scan on it. Select the dimensions based on the size of the house. If there are no large sheets, then each part needs to be cut out separately. There is no need to do the front wall.
  1. To make the cardboard easy to bend, you need to make a groove at the bend by running a ruler along it. If all your parts are cut out, glue them at the junctions of the cardboard.
  2. Cut and glue interior partitions. In such a house they are simply necessary. They will perform a load-bearing function.

The structure is assembled. You can start decorating.

It is better to paste the walls inside decorative paper or cloth. This way you will hide the seams in the gluing areas. The outside walls can be decorated to your taste: painted, covered. Decorate your home with beads, rhinestones, stones or other elements of your choice. Make sure that the decorative elements adhere well to the cardboard, otherwise the house will lose its attractiveness during the games.

Arrange the furniture and invite your child to play.


In a house made of cardboard, you can easily re-paste the wallpaper if you get tired of the old ones

See below for master classes on making a dollhouse from cardboard.

From boxes

A very easy to make dollhouse from boxes. For it you will need to choose boxes of suitable size. The size will depend on the height of the dolls for which this house is being made. The number of boxes will depend on the number of rooms you are going to make. One box - one room. Such a house can be made multi-story by gluing boxes on top of one another. This will save space in the room.

It is necessary to fasten the boxes together so that the top is on its side, revealing the interior of the room. This can be done in various ways: using a stapler, glue, double sided tape. We cut out the windows. We decorate the house according to your taste. We furnish the furniture and delight the girl with a new toy, on which you spent a minimum of money and effort.


A cardboard house is one of the most simple options please my daughter

Watch the following master class, which shows in detail the process of making a beautiful dollhouse from a box.

It’s quite easy to make a great house out of boxes! See the following videos for more details.

From document folders

If there is very little space in the children's room, you can make a folding dollhouse.

For such a house we will need 4 document folders. We cover each folder inside with beautiful paper - this will be wallpaper for the walls. Decorate the folder clip with fabric, making it into a kind of curtain. Print out interior items and stick them on the walls. The house is ready. All that remains is to open the folders and place them vertically. Add the necessary furniture.

You can make a separate room from each folder of folders.






Every child dreams of their own space, where adults will not be allowed to enter. Haven’t we ourselves tried to build a hut outside and a “halabuda” indoors: our own separate housing? Everything possible was used: branches, cardboard boxes, chairs, blankets, etc. And how envious they were of those whose parents built small houses for them on their own! Perhaps it is precisely because in childhood we did not have such toys that we strive to give everything possible to our children and a house for children in the country is no longer a curiosity, but a necessity.

The phrase " children's playhouse» most often associated with reliable design made of wood. Firstly, this environmentally friendly material, and secondly, durable - more than one generation of children can be raised here. Houses made of pine and, in general, any kind of wood are especially good. coniferous species trees, as it is very beneficial for health. By building your child a separate play area, you will provide your baby with his own shelter, where he can do any interesting things to do. Moreover, regardless of the weather, the child will be able to hide in his own little world: play, read, meet with friends, or maybe just dream and relax.

What is most important for parents when building a house? Child safety, savings on materials and so that the construction does not interfere, but is beneficial. Many are indignant that a child will be interested in the house for several years at most, but then what to do with the structure? Well, firstly, the house can be sold to neighbors who have children, and secondly, you can use it as utility room– for storage garden tools etc.

If you still have doubts, you can build a house that does not have monolithic frame, or buy a ready-made plastic portable house. Choose yours own project children's house and give your child a dream come true!

Children's houses made of wood

  1. Currently, wood is the most common material for construction. And this despite the fact that the choice of materials is simply huge!
  2. The tree always wins because it natural material. It is environmentally friendly, durable, safe and easily available.
  3. To work with wood, there is no need for any exotic tools; you only need a hammer, nails, saw, plane, sandpaper, and screws. Besides, working with wood is a pleasure!
  4. You can build a simple, modest house from wood, or you can build a whole castle. It all depends on your desire and, of course, skill.
  5. To build a masterpiece you will need a serious set of tools and equipment, but as such it will not add complexity to you.
  6. In addition to pure wood, plywood, MDF, lining, internal combustion engine, chipboard and various other materials that are based on wood can be used to build a house.
  7. When building a wooden house, you can combine wooden materials with each other.
  8. Considering the place where the house and its functional responsibility, you can select the materials from which the house is built. For example, if the structure will stand under a canopy, then it is quite possible to make a children’s house from plywood.

Children's houses made of cardboard

  1. Children's house from cardboard box You can even make it for your child - just have a large package of large household appliances in stock.
  2. If there is no box, you can use thick, durable cardboard - it is perfectly fastened with staples, a construction stapler, tape or “moment” glue.
  3. Doors and windows can be cut using scissors or a knife - first, however, you need to draw the lines along which the parts are cut.
  4. The roof can be glued together of any type - it all depends on your and your child’s imagination. A few pieces of cardboard will help you with this.
  5. All joints can be additionally reinforced with tape - this will help the product remain in good shape for a long time.
  6. Decorating the product is the most important point, because this is what your baby’s mood depends on, because first of all he should like the house. You can paint the walls with a regular brush and gouache.
  7. If you have old wallpaper, you can cover the inside of the house with these scraps. If you don’t have wallpaper, it doesn’t matter; you can use children’s drawings or clippings from children’s magazines for these purposes.
  8. Don't insist too much on decorating the house inside and out - let the child choose the colors and style himself.
  9. A house made of cardboard is short-lived. You can play in it outside only if there is no high humidity and wind.
  10. A cardboard house is the best solution for an apartment.

Children's houses made of fabric

  1. The fabric will not allow you to build monolithic structure, but it will definitely turn out to be a funny, cozy hut! If you don't know how to build a house for children, pay attention to this option!
  2. To create a fabric house, you need to build a frame over which the fabric is thrown.
  3. Depending on your desire, such a house can be either collapsible or stationary.
  4. To make the frame, you can use plastic or iron pipes, as well as wooden blocks. You can buy material for the frame at hardware stores.
  5. If you choose wooden blocks for the frame, you must first sand them and then paint them. This will protect the child from scratches and splinters.
  6. The hut is prepared very simply - you need to tie the ends of the frame planks (bars, pipes) together at one end. From the opposite end, the frame should rest against a solid support, while the slats should be moved apart in different directions.
  7. It is necessary to throw a fabric over the structure - it can be a sheet, a piece of fabric or a specially sewn cover. These will be the walls of the house.
  8. There is no floor provided here, so it is necessary to lay warm blanket or a warm rug.
  9. This structure can be assembled and disassembled at any time, and taken out into the garden if the weather is not windy or rainy.
  10. You can also arrange a stationary hut - all you need to do is fix the hoop under the ceiling (in principle, you can choose the height yourself) and throw a cloth over it.
  11. When building a house from fabric, it is very important to sew a cover so that you get a door and windows - then your house will simply not be worth anything. Children will definitely appreciate it.

Children's houses made of plasterboard

  1. Plasterboard houses are built indoors. They are stationary and can be played with for a long time.
  2. A house made from this material can become a real decoration for any apartment or house, the main thing is to choose the right project.
  3. The frame in a house made of plasterboard is ordinary aluminum profiles or ordinary wooden blocks.
  4. The drywall is attached to the frame with self-tapping screws using a screwdriver.
  5. Internal work in a plasterboard house must be very careful so that the baby is not injured by the structure.
  6. In case you have planned two-story house, it is necessary to pay special attention to the ceiling and steps - they are best made of wood, because drywall is more brittle material– it will break under the weight of the child.
  7. In a plasterboard house you can arrange furniture and provide light, make real windows with window sills, steps and a canopy over the door. In general, your imagination - and now there is a real one in the room fairytale castle or a magic hut.
  8. Houses made of plasterboard are not suitable for the street, since the material is not moisture resistant and can quickly become unusable.
  9. You can build an excellent children's house with a slide from plasterboard. In this case, the slide can be high - “from the second floor”.

Children's plastic houses

The production of toys today has stepped far forward - you will no longer surprise anyone with plastic houses that look like fairy-tale huts. The only disadvantage of these structures is their price, which is sometimes exorbitant for several meters of plastic.

Basically, plastic houses are used as an element of a children's playground. For example, there is a ready-made children's playhouse with a tunnel or a veranda, a children's playhouse with a slide or a swing.

All you have to do is pay a certain amount and assemble the structure at home. And that’s all – long-term entertainment is guaranteed for your child!

DIY construction of a children's house

Wooden houses, as we found out, are the most durable and safe structures. Building a children's house will not take you much time, so you will soon be able to please your child.

How to make a children's house: choosing a location

If you decide to build a good-quality stationary playhouse, you need to choose suitable place, because the structure will stand for a long time.

A tree house is probably the best option, but if it is not possible to make such a structure, or you are afraid for your child, then it is better to abandon this option. But a hut under a tree is exactly what you need! In addition, over time, the house may have “neighbors”: a sandbox, a slide, a swing, etc.

Carefully study your site and find a place that would be ideal for building a house. Please note quiet place in the shade, away from noise and drafts. There should be enough space for games near the house. There should be no garage, vegetable garden, well or other outbuildings. These conditions are very important both for children’s play and for the peace of mind of parents.

Found a suitable place? Amazing! Start building a drawing of a children's house, and then start building it!

The size of the house depends solely on your desires and capabilities. On average, wooden houses have a size of 1.5x1.5 (or 1.4x1.6), with a height of 1 meter to 1.5 meters. And, by the way, if you have a diagram of a children’s house, then it will be much easier for you, so don’t be too lazy to draw the project first, and only then start creating.

How to make a children's house: foundation and floor

  1. For a children's house, as for its adult counterpart, construction begins with the foundation.
  2. The base can be ordinary soil, sand or crushed stone.
  3. There are several options you can use to lay your boards. Can be removed top layer earth and pour crushed stone on top, then level everything and lay the support beams on this platform. Or you can pave the corners of the building with special blocks (for example, concrete), the supports should be placed on sand cushions. It turns out that the corners of the structure are placed at a depth of 30 to 50 cm. In this case, the earth must be pulled out of the holes, and sand must be poured into them and compacted. By the way, the floor frame can be knocked down in advance.
  4. It is necessary to place blocks on the prepared place (they must be on the same level). Use a level to ensure the frame is level.
  5. The waterproofing layer is a very important point that will help the house survive for many years. Basically, roofing felt, roofing felt, and mastic are used as insulators. You can make a house on stilts or brick pillars (at least 20 cm high) - then the ventilation will be natural.

How to make a children's house: frame

The installation of the frame is carried out after the construction of the foundation has been completed.

  1. Lay the blocks on the foundation blocks (support beams), connect them into a rectangle using self-tapping screws and corners.
  2. Thanks to the metal corners, the structure will be strong, but it will still be necessary to install cross bars. For a large house you will need at least 3 spacers, and ideally all 5. If the house is small, then 1 board will be enough.
  3. Once you have the frame ready, you can start working on the floor. To create the floor, chipboard, HDF, and MDF are used. Their main purpose is to withstand the weight and active games of children. Experts advise using a board with the following parameters: length - 6 m, thickness - 28 mm, width - 13.5 cm. 4 boards are enough for the entire floor.
  4. Don't forget to protect the wood from moisture and insect damage. Batten needs protection doubly - treat it on both sides with an antiseptic and moisture-repellent components.

How to make a children's house: walls and roof

The floor is ready, it's time to start building the walls.

  1. The walls are mounted in the form of a frame made of beams - then it will need to be sheathed - with clapboard or board.
  2. Don't forget that the house must have windows (at least one) and a door.
  3. 60x40 beams must be installed in the corners of the future house, its length should be 3 m.
  4. Depending on the height of the house you plan to make, the timber should be cut into 1 m or 1.5 m sections.
  5. Also install beams under the future door and window(s).
  6. In order to secure the beam, it will be enough to lightly nail it - in the future it should be easy to get rid of them. Thanks to this, you will not have to worry about fastening parts until special mounting angles are installed.
  7. It is necessary to install spacers between the beams - this will be the fastening system.
  8. The beams must be connected on top with a frame - this will also be the basis for the roof. After the base for the walls is ready, you need to remove the nails and install metal corners in this very place.
  9. Very important - all corners must be secured with corner fasteners, just like the butt elements. Only after doing this work will you be confident that your house is durable.
  10. Those beams that stand horizontally: calculate how many boards are needed to cover them. Secure horizontal braces at the same height as the top of the window and door.
  11. To complete the frame correctly, you need to install roof braces. Knock two bars with their ends facing each other - as if it were an unfinished triangle, where one of the walls is its base. The free ends must be secured to the upper beams of the walls. As a result, you should get from 2 to 4 such triangles.
  12. They must stand strictly opposite each other, as well as between the first pair. Be sure to secure the bars with corners.

How to make a children's house: design

  1. Used for wall cladding wooden boards or lining, but you can simply lay the boards beautifully. Lining is the fastest option: all elements are easily connected to each other, they do not need to be measured and adjusted for a long time.
  2. The roof can be made again - from boards, and covered on top with scraps: roofing felt, tiles, ondulin, slate.
  3. Wooden house can be decorated bright colors, or you can leave it in its natural form, having previously opened it with varnish for exterior use.
  4. Inside the house you can arrange a table and chairs or benches, you can put small sofa, make a kitchen or workshop. All elements can be purchased, or you can make it yourself.
  5. In front of the house you can build a porch and a canopy over front door, you can make shutters for the windows.
  6. Sew curtains on the windows, lay a tablecloth on the table.
  7. Use only treated boards to build the house so that children do not get scratched or injured.
  8. Make sure everything metal parts were well sealed and did not stick out.
  9. If you don't have personal plots and dachas are not a reason to upset your baby - make him a house right in the apartment - do not deny yourself and your child the pleasure!

Who among us as a child did not build huts from furniture and blankets at home or similar buildings from scrap materials on the street? How fun and interesting it was to build such a structure, and then hide in your home and feel like a real master. You can remember a little about your childhood and give these happy moments to your own child. Building a children's house with your own hands is not such a difficult task. And if you manage to involve a child in the construction, then joint work will unite and strengthen mutual understanding.

Small house for a child

Easy to find on sale now huge amount a variety of children's toys. This number includes all kinds of structures from tents to houses. The finished version just needs to be purchased and installed.

Independent construction will require some skills, an indefinite amount of time, and imagination. But similar option will save a lot of money and also give you repeated satisfaction with the result.


Little children's house

Build playhouse with your own hands - to invest warmth. The structure is being built “for oneself,” which means that all the nuances, requirements, and wishes will be taken into account.

Assembling a “shelter” with your own hands together with your child will be doubly useful. This way the baby will get involved in work, acquire the necessary skills, invaluable knowledge and experience. Joint actions will help the educational process and give unforgettable moments of communication with each other.


Children's playhouse frame

What you can build with your own hands

The easiest way to build a children's house with your own hands is from fabric, cardboard, or plastic. This design will be less reliable, but it is suitable for the smallest. It is acceptable to install this option outdoors or indoors. A children's house of this type is usually easy to disassemble. The ability to quickly transform ensures safety from weather conditions. This design does not take up much space, so it can be easily used even in a city apartment.


Assembling a children's house

Wood can be used to make a more substantial playhouse. The following types of buildings are possible:

  • panel;
  • frame;
  • log.

Such a do-it-yourself children's house will take much longer to build and will cost more. If the structure is made of sufficient size, glazed, equipped a real door, then the children's house can be used not only for games, but also as a summer guest option.


Example of a children's house

Construction of a fabric hut

Main advantages of the design:

  • elementary construction;
  • low cost;
  • ease of transportation.

Children's house for a child

A fabric hut must have a frame. The basis can be wooden beams, aluminum or plastic supports. Often elements of old furniture are used for this. A children's textile house can be mounted on a rope base. “Attach” one of the sides to a tree or building.

Having decided on the frame, we begin to choose the main coating. The fabric is used depending on the purpose of the structure. If this is a home playhouse, it is better to use light, breathable materials. Linen or cotton will be a great solution. For an outdoor model, it is better to choose denser ones, perhaps resistant to moisture. If an awning or tarpaulin is used, it is necessary to provide for ventilation.


Large children's house

You can choose fabric with a cheerful pattern or give your child the opportunity to participate in creating their own decor. The children's house can contain thematic coloring or be decorated to the taste of the young owner.

For street version In addition to the frame, it is necessary to provide for the presence of a foundation. Wood flooring will become the best solution. You can make a platform out of plastic, but it is less environmentally friendly and will not allow the structure to “breathe.”


Children's house diagram

For kids, you can make a children's house with your own hands from foam rubber covered with fabric. In this case, large window and door openings should be left so that the baby does not feel hot and the air can circulate freely. Structural elements can be connected using Velcro or zippers. This option involves not only using a piece of fabric, but also cutting and sewing. You will first need to make a drawing and calculate the proportions. This is not difficult at all because the assembly principle is simple and does not require special skill.


Children's house with a slide

The Indian wigwam is the simplest and most interesting thematic construction option. Such a children's house will not leave any child indifferent. It’s easy to build it even just by studying the photo in detail. The lightness and mobility of such a hut allows you to easily move the structure as needed. When the playhouse loses its relevance, it is extremely easy to dismantle it and use the materials for other purposes.


Diagram for assembling a children's house

Making a cardboard house

A cardboard children's house, along with a fabric one, is the easiest to make. You can assemble the structure from separate sheets, but in this case you will need to make a drawing, make calculations, transfer the parts according to the dimensions onto cardboard, cut them out, and connect them.

Preparation and assembly of parts is carried out extremely carefully. It is necessary to avoid the formation of unnecessary creases and incorrect cuts. You can connect the elements using grooves, glue, tape, or a furniture stapler.


Children's house in the country
DIY children's house frame

The easiest way to make a children's house out of cardboard is to make it from a ready-made box. As a base, take any dense packaging from a large household appliances. Make the necessary openings - windows, doors. Next, perform desired decor and the playhouse is ready.

A cardboard children's house is afraid of moisture, so it will have to be used exclusively indoors or on a fine summer day outside. To prevent the material from absorbing moisture from the ground, install it on outdoors it needs to be on the base. The lightness of cardboard will allow you to easily rearrange the box.


Scheme for a children's house

Games in such a home should be calm, otherwise the structure will simply be damaged and the playhouse will very quickly become unusable. An “apartment” out of a box will be an excellent temporary shelter for a small child because the structure is not capital and has small dimensions.

The design of a cardboard children's house is very easy to select according to need. It’s easy to create a wigwam from such material, spacecraft or princess castle. It is only necessary to clearly design the future model and correctly connect the elements. And for this it is better to complete the drawings in advance and cut them according to them.


Children's house for a summer residence

Construction of a wooden house

The construction of a children's house made of wood must be approached with all seriousness. This is not just a toy, but a real miniature of a building. Depending on the chosen option, the level of complexity of execution, tools, materials, and costs will vary slightly.


Children's playhouse frame
Wooden children's house

What you need for work

Before the start construction work You should stock up on the necessary materials and tools. To build a children's playhouse made of wood you will need:

  • board, timber to get the base;
  • lumber for sheathing (plywood, hardboard, lining);
  • roofing (ondulin, tiles);
  • brick;
  • concrete;
  • window and door block.

Children's house diagram

As a working tool, you need to stock up on the following devices:

  • hacksaw;
  • jigsaw;
  • plane;
  • chisel;
  • metal corners;
  • drill;
  • glue;
  • screwdriver, hammer, nails;
  • a set of keys, chisels, screwdrivers, utility tools;
  • sandpaper for sanding wood;
  • brushes, paint for finishing work.

Depending on the selected model, necessary set materials and tools undergo minor changes.


Children's house frame diagram
Green children's house

Panel house for games

A panel children's house is quick and easy to make. The technology is extremely simple.

  1. Perform a drawing diagram future design, calculate dimensions, options for fastenings, openings.
  2. Based on calculations, each surface is assembled separately: walls, floor, roof. The material used can be boards or finished panels. You can use elements of old furniture, leftover materials from construction.
  3. All finished surfaces are connected using a screwdriver into a common structure.
  4. The frame of the house can be installed on piles, a kind of foundation (elevations on beams), drainage fill (crushed stone on sand). It is not necessary to create a permanent foundation for such a building.
  5. If desired, the house is additionally sheathed with plywood or clapboard.
  6. For convenience, the finished structure can be equipped with a ladder, porch, and other elements.

This construction option is simple and convenient. Good summer house for games can be assembled in just a few hours. Such work does not require special skill or knowledge of construction. The result will delight the little inhabitant for more than 1 year.


White children's house

Frame children's house

This option is more difficult to perform, more skills are required, and a partner is desirable. Construction is similar to the production of a standard frame structure, perhaps with some simplification. Construction consists of the following stages.


Children's house made of solid wood
  1. Laying the foundation. It is necessary to remove the soil, lay bricks around the perimeter of the future building, or fill the corners, and add a bunch of timber on top. There is no need to overdo it - the house is not permanent, laying a real foundation is not required.
  2. Flooring. This stage It’s worth going through all the rules: laying the logs, and nailing boards or plywood onto them. The floor in the playhouse for children is supposed to be used intensively, so you should worry about reliability and safety.
  3. Frame and wall structures. In the corner parts of the foundation and where openings are made, bars are placed in the ground as supports for future walls. To ensure that the structure has good strength, fasteners are made with metal corners. Finally, the resulting base is sheathed with lumber. Additionally, insulation can be provided.
  4. Roof installation. At the corners, gables are knocked down - triangles made of timber. If necessary, several more are installed between them. It turns out a kind of frame that needs to be covered with boards. On top - roofing material.
  5. Installation of windows and doors. If you have the necessary skills, you can make the structures yourself. It is better to use safety glass or cover it with a special film.
  6. The final stage is decorative design.

The frame model is more durable, lasts much longer, and will delight children and adults.


Children's house from a tree
Children's playhouse frame

Decorating a playhouse

The most enjoyable stage of the work is decoration. When the structure is erected and the house is in a hurry to receive its inhabitants, it is worth preparing it for occupancy. Exterior design It is better to produce in accordance with the general style of the surrounding space. It is advisable to fit the children's house organically into landscape design. It can be a great addition to your existing arrangement. At the same time, we should not forget that the building must be attractive to the child, enticing the little naughty one to play in it.


Wooden children's house

Children love original performances. A princess castle, a hobbit's home, a pirate ship are just a few ideas for implementation. It’s good if you can add a ladder, a slide, and sports equipment to your home.

The interior decoration is carried out taking into account the wishes of the owner. A children's house must be safe, so all kinds of soft elements will come in handy. Rich colors in the design will be the main task.


Children's house in the yard

Building a children's house with your own hands in a city apartment or in a country house is not such a difficult task, but you will get a lot of pleasure, joy, and enthusiastic emotions. The child will be able to use such a building until he grows up, and the impressions from the games will remain with him until old age.

Video: DIY children's house

50 photos of ideas for children's house designs:

Moscow is a city of many millions, in which it is increasingly difficult to find a cozy playground. But I really want the younger generation to be able to play outside in comfort. Therefore, sometimes there is no other choice but to make a children's house with your own hands. Plus, it's very simple!

How to make a children's house with your own hands with a minimum of effort and cost

Those who started a large-scale suburban construction, there is no shortage of wooden pallets. You can hand them over and receive a small reward for it, or you can put them to use. In addition to a variety of furniture, pallets are perfect for practical use. ready-made designer for a small house!

House made of pallets - what is needed for this

In order for construction to proceed without delays and small customers to be satisfied, it is necessary to deliver to the site in advance necessary materials:


Also, do not forget about the tool. You can screw in the screws manually with a screwdriver, or you can speed up the process with a screwdriver or drill with an attachment. It is easier to cut window and door openings with a jigsaw, but in the absence of one, a hand saw will do. And you can also use a grinder with sanding attachment, and regular sandpaper.

How to assemble a house in one day

It is best to paint a miniature house before assembly, especially if you plan to paint the inside as well. To do this, first the walls are assembled on a rough surface and the central lintels with “cubes” are removed.

After this, the boards are sanded and painted. It is important to remove or cut off all the nails after dismantling the elements - after all, everything is for children.

Also at the stage of rough assembly (without fixing with self-tapping screws), windows and a door are marked and cut out. You don’t have to make a door, limiting yourself to only three walls.
As soon as preparatory work finished, you can start assembling:


All that remains is to bring in the chairs and the “affordable housing program” is completed!

Children's house as a training for frame construction

In addition, by insulating the building and making it at least 3x3 m, in the future such housing can be used as a guest house.

Foundation for a house

To do this, you will need a gas drill, which you can rent instead of buying. Pipes are installed in the holes made level and sprinkled with sand. Concrete is poured inside the pipes.

You can even use ordinary metal rods, and “string” logs on them through pre-made holes.

House assembly

If you are planning an insulated version, then you will have to do everything according to technology - fill the bottom with joists cranial bars, lay waterproofing, lay insulation and only then sew up the floorboard.

The lower frame is secured, the racks are erected and fixed in the corners, and the vertical is checked with a level. Then the internal racks are installed. The distance between them must be the same. If you plan to lay insulation, then the distance should be 1-2 cm less than the width of the mat - the insulation should be inserted tightly.
The top trim of the frame is made, and the window and door openings are reinforced with lintels. The dimensions of the openings need to be thought out in advance, since their width will depend on the distance between the posts (minus 8 cm per box).

Considering the small height, you can even do this yourself. First, the outer rafters are installed and checked for level, and then all the rest are at an equal distance between them. When insulating a roof, the pitch of the rafters must correspond to the width of the insulation (for example, so that two mats are placed between the rafters).

To simplify the work with windows, the window sill is installed before installing the frame. Children really like to sleep in the attic, so if the height allows, it is better to do it as well. attic floor, not forgetting about the window.

Interesting ideas for children's houses

If you want to do something beautiful and multifunctional, you can build a playhouse in the form of a gazebo. The kids will grow up, but the gazebo will remain. You can even make a full-fledged home, with a slide and a fireman's pole, as in the photo.

But a personal tree house will bring much more joy to children! Building it, although difficult, is quite feasible with your own hands.

Simple tree house

If there is an old tree on your dacha plot that you don’t dare cut down, you can turn it into a shelter for little “Robinsons”. To do this, a pre-assembled floor frame is placed and fixed around the trunk at the desired height.

Do not dig pillars into the ground. Even treated with an antiseptic and coated with bitumen, they will quickly rot.

It is much more reliable to make a foundation of concrete blocks laid on a sand and gravel bed. Holes are made in the blocks into which special anchors for the timber are inserted.

This ensures a strong connection between the foundation and pillars.

The entire length of the beams must be pre-impregnated with antiseptics to prevent rotting. But bitumen or roofing felt laid between the anchor and the tree will not help - the moisture will flow down the post.

Anyone can build their own children's house. And for those who are not yet completely confident in their abilities, the video shows the entire construction process in great detail - from the foundation to the roof!

  1. Why plywood
  2. What to pay attention to
  3. What to pay attention to
  4. Let's get to work
  5. Additional features
  6. Let's sum it up

Apartments for dolls are often expensive and are made of plastic - a fragile material that breaks easily. The article describes how to do toy house with your own hands.

To make a child's dream of a house for his favorite doll come true, it is not at all necessary to go to the store. You can make a cottage out of plywood according to your own design.

Arguments in favor of self-production

Why you should build a homemade dollhouse from plywood:

  • Individuality. The project will be unique.
  • Working together with a child. Helps strengthen family relationships.
  • Development of creative abilities, skills, motor skills, acquisition of new experiences by children.
  • Possibility to create a house of any size.

Why plywood

Dollhouse made from different materials. Best option- plywood:

  • The use of plywood for construction ensures the strength of the future home. At good fastening parts do not fall apart or break off.
  • Plywood is easy to process with conventional tools.
  • Wooden toys are pleasant to the touch.
  • Beautiful appearance wood allows you to do without additional registration, surface design.
  • Low material cost.


What to pay attention to

Formaldehyde is used in the production of plywood. They are part of the impregnating adhesive for joining fibers. To avoid poisoning, contact hazardous material to the children's room, you need to pay attention to the markings of the sheets:

  • E0 - less than 6 mg of formaldehyde per 100 g of product;
  • E1 - 7–9 mg per 100 g;
  • E2 – 10–20 mg per 100 g.

Furniture and its components must be made from the safest class of plywood - E0.

How to do

Making a house for dolls from plywood is a multi-step process. A certain sequence of actions must be followed. To make the work easier, you can use step-by-step instructions.

Stage 1. Sketch preparation

The diagram should show the layout, floor dimensions in length, width, height.

You can find a sketch on the Internet and adjust it. The photo shows several basic diagrams of a toy home.

The most important thing is to maintain the proportions of the sizes to scale. This is necessary in case you want to change the dimensions of the product during operation.

The design can be thought out in advance in order to purchase and prepare the necessary materials for decoration.

Stage 2. Preparing accessories and tools

For assembly you will need:

  • Plywood. To determine its quantity, use a drawing: calculate the number of parts, their sizes, and obtain the total surface area. Based on the result, purchase the required number of sheets. For table house You will need 2-3 blanks; for a large mansion it may take up to 7-10 sheets of plywood.
  • Corrugated cardboard for the roof.
  • Tool for cutting wood. It is recommended to use an electric jigsaw. It will help you quickly and accurately cut out parts required forms, dimensions.
  • Wood glue for fixing assembly elements.
  • Mounting tape as an aid for fastening parts.
  • Fine sandpaper.
  • Tape measure, ruler, pencil for marking.

For registration you will need:

  • PVA or silicate glue.
  • Wallpaper, color films.
  • Self-adhesive film to imitate flooring.
  • Colored cardboard or paper for decoration individual elements premises (optional).

Stage 3. Image transfer

To assemble wooden parts into a single whole, they must be cut from a blank sheet. To do this, scale sketches are transferred to paper, finished parts are cut out of it, and later used as a template.

If the windows are not indicated on the diagrams, they are drawn when transferring the patterns. At the house flat look Without the front wall, cuts for windows are not needed.

Stage 4. Assembly

Step-by-step assembly instructions:

  1. The parts transferred to the plywood are cut out with an electric jigsaw. They try to do this carefully, without going beyond the contour lines: if there is a mistake, the structures may connect incorrectly.
  2. Sand the edges to make the parts safe and avoid injury.

Cutting and finishing of edges should be done by an adult.

  1. Assembly begins with unification internal space. To vertical end walls using glue and mounting tape, attach the ceilings and internal partitions according to the diagram. To strengthen the connection internal corners glued with thin slats. They will add rigidity to the structure. At this stage, the child may be involved in the work.
  2. Flights of stairs are made of wooden rulers. They are placed in the form of slides or cut one and glued together into a real staircase.

  1. Attach the back wall.
  2. Assembling the roof. You can cut out whole slopes from cardboard and glue them together. Another option is to assemble the roof from individual pieces in the form of tiles.

The finished frame of the house is left for several days until the glue dries and the structure acquires sufficient strength.

After assembly, the design begins.

Stage 5. Design

The finished frame is decorated and furnished with doll accessories. Recommendations:

  • The floor can be left in original form or decorate. Plywood has a wood pattern, so covering it with a similar pattern is impractical.
  • Can be done casement windows, doors. To do this, attach the canvases to pieces of cardboard or use small metal door hinges. The passages are covered with fabric curtains. Windows are sometimes replaced with cardboard shutters.
  • The ceiling and walls can be covered with colored films, wallpaper, or painted.
  • Furniture for toys is placed in the rooms.

Additional features

It is not only aesthetic that is important, but also practical side house: toys need to be stored somewhere, accessories need to be put away, something needs to be hidden. You can make additional built-in drawers in the upper or lower tier. This is appropriate if the house is large and takes up significant space in the living space.

Boxes are also made from plywood. The drawing provides space for storing things. The sides of the box are cut out of plywood and glued together. Screw the handle and insert it into the compartment.

You can make a hinged door like in the photo. To do this, the cut canvas is screwed onto metal loops.

Conclusion

A do-it-yourself plywood toy house will become a good gift for any child.

The construction process will take 2–3 days, taking into account the preparation of blanks, their cutting, and drying of glue. The child can decorate the premises independently.



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