Craft: Lunchbox

Hello everyone! Today I'm going to teach you how to make a really simple lunch box for your dolls from items that you may have around your house.

Let's get started!

You will need:

Duct tape

Scissors

A tin (like Altoids, or Chap Stick as I have here)

1. Cut a piece of Duct tape long enough to fit over the top of your container. Be sure it can cover the sides, too.

2. Cover the top with your piece, and the extra hanging off the end you can stick inside.

3. Be sure to cover the sides on the top, too.

4. It should look like this. 

5. Now, cut another piece that is the same size as the first one. Again. make sure that is a little longer than the tin.

6. Cover the remaining top part. It's okay to overlap the pieces.

7. The opening should look like this, covered.

8. Now for the bottom. Cut the duct tape, again. 

9. Cover it, but don't cover the part that the top goes over.

10. Cut another piece and cover the rest of the bottom that is not covered. Once again, overlap them.

11. Now, cut a piece of duct tape that is 3 inches long.

12. Cut it in half.

13. Set 1 half aside and fold the remaining one in half.

14. Get the piece you set aside and cut it in half.

15. Tape the folded piece of duct tape to the part of the tin where the hinge is.

16. Viola! You're done!

Now you can put some food in your doll's new lunchbox and send her off to school! ;)

Hope you enjoyed this craft and that you can make it! If you do, send me a picture at marisasamericangirls@gmail.com. Thanks! Have fun!

~Marisa and her American Girls

Craft: Make a clay turkey!

Thanksgiving is getting nearer and nearer, and our dolls need a dinner! Chances are, your dolls probably eat turkey. So do mine!
Don't have a turkey dinner for your dolls? No problem! Just follow the instructions right here to make one out of clay.

1. You'll need a tan color for your turkey, so if you don't have a tan color, mix brown and white until you get the right color.

It should be this color.

2. Separate the pieces like this. On piece should be smaller than the other.

3. Set the smaller piece to the side, and roll the bigger piece into a ball. 

4. Then smush it a little to make an oval shape.

5. Set the big piece aside. Grab the small piece, and split it in two.

6. Make each half into a shape like this.

7. Get the big piece, and pinch whichever side will be the back, like this.

8. Stick the halves to the side of the oval. You're done! (Sorry, you kind of have to turn your head to see this picture! Oops!)

Bonus: Other Foods!

Your dolls aren't only going to have turkey, are they? Here are some other foods that my sister and I made.

Cranberry sauce, made by my sister. Yum! It's in a blue bowl.

My favorite- cherry pie! I made this, and it's great!

Corn... my sister and I both made this.

Green beans- my sister made them! Awesome, and just the right color!

 

Well, that's it for now! I would love to see if you made any of these foods for your dolls. Send me a picture at my blog email. 

Happy (early) Thanksgiving!

Marisa and her American Girls

P.S. I'm out of school now for the rest of the week, so look forward to some exciting posts!

P.P.S. My friend Lu and I started a blog with our Kanani dolls! It's called Kanani & Kanani.

P.P.P.S. Giveaway on another blog!