Borrower Houses

A month or so ago,

Jungle Girl finished reading...

...The Borrowers

by

Mary Norton.

The movie,

The Secret World of Arietty,

is based on this book,

and my girls are both looking forward to 

seeing it-

WHEN it comes to the Dollar Theater...

SOOOOO,

as a culminating project 

for finishing the book,

and anticipating seeing the movie,

I let the girls create their own

Borrower Houses.

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 After the girls each picked out a 

shoebox in our 

Recycling Stash,

I let them go "shopping"...

...in my garage craft stash.

(Later, the girls also pulled out some items

from their Lalaloopsy collection,

which really blended well,

since the dolls and their items

have a home fashioned appearance...)

Then,

their imaginations did

the rest of the work...

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Here is a tour...

...through Baby Girl's house...

 This is the upstairs

living area,

(aka The Lid of the Shoebox)

which includes:

...a Bottle Cap Dining Set...

 ...and a kitchen corner.

A giant paper snowflake rug ties

everything together... ;0)

 The bottom level

of the shoebox house 

includes...

 ...Beaded Escape Ladders...

 ...Sticker Wallpaper...

...and a cozy bed,

with a comforter made out of 

and olde pair of jeans.

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Now,

onto a tour...

...of Jungle Girl's home.

 We will begin with her

outdoor landscaping,

which includes...

 ...a spool swing seat...

 ...and a bridge entry way.

In her bottom level lies...

 ...Sponge Beds and a Balloon Beanbag

for the children...

 ...and another Sponge Bed for the parents,

complete with a Matchbox Dresser.

 Upstairs is a great place for the

"Borrowers" to hang out...

 ...because there is plenty of

Popsicle Bench Seating...

 ...and a Bottle-cap Dining Room Set.

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I am so impressed...

...by my girlies' creativity!

Now, 

if I can just get them to clean up after

the "Borrowers" come and play

in their room...

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Check out more creative kiddo ideas

over at:

Kids Get Crafty,

It's Playtime,

stART,

and

Read Explore Learn.