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Okay, guys. I'm about to open a world of fun and affordable gifts right before your eyes. Are you ready? P.S. check out the rest of our Christmas projects and posts here: Because seriously, if you get the hang of this little set you can translate it to make a playset that fits anything - anything - your kids are interested in. Have you seen our little felt and peg doll camping set? This is basically exactly the same things. I just painted the pegs to look like raccoons and made the tent look like a leafy log. So read through this tutorial, then get creative and make just what you need - a castle with knight pegs, a cave with bear pegs, a hideout with superhero pegs, anything. But back to our raccoons for now. This little playset has everything you need your kids need for hours of fun! (but no one will blame you if you want to play with it too) Each raccoon has their own little leaf sleeping bag: The table has plates painted right on so it's always ready for a raccoon snack: And it all goes in this little felt log house, complete with a leaf door, leafy roof, and windows: And that leafy roof? It opens up for easy play: Just in case your raccoons need a little inside time. And all the pieces fit inside when you're done playing: Ready to make one? Here's all you need: the pattern (download it here) peg dolls (any size and quantity you want for your raccoon family) wooden disc (for the tabletop) small wooden pot (for the table base) light gray paint medium gray paint white paint black paint pink paint clear spray sealer 1 sheet light gray felt (if you have any scraps, you only need a teeny bit!) 1 sheet off-white felt (if you have any scraps, you only need a teeny bit!) head pins (from the jewelry-making section) E6000 glue 4 sheets medium brown felt 2 sheets light brown felt 2 sheets light green felt 2 sheets medium green felt 2 sheets dark green felt matching thread We'll start with the raccoon dolls. Use a pencil to draw the faces on the raccoons before you start painting. I really like the peg animal dolls by Shrimp Salad Circus. I used her design for my raccoon faces, but she also had a few other animal options plus some great tips to create peg dolls of any animals you want! Raccoons not your thing? Try making the set with foxes, deer, or bears instead! Once you have the faces set, use a small drill bit to drill a hole where each ear will go.I found it's better to put them a little farther forward on the small heads so they don't end up with weirdly high foreheads. Paint the the bodies light gray, right up to the edges of the face. I did two coats to get better coverage. Then use a tiny paintbrush to fill in the nose and outline the eye area. It's hard to see in this photo, but the outside edges around the eyes are painted to look like little tufts. Don't forget the tummy, too. Fill in the eye area with the darker gray, being careful to leave the white outline around the eyes. The dark gray has the same tufted edges as the white. Use black paint to make the eyes and noses. For the girl raccoons, I added little pink dots to their cheeks. You can see the tufts a little better in this photo. For the boy raccoons the tufts point more straight, but for the girls I tried to curl them up just a bit to be more feminine. Let the paint dry, then seal the pegs with a clear sealer. Once that dries you can add the ears. These are the head pins I used: Put a pin in each hole you drilled for the ears, and trim off the extra (I used needle nose pliers) so about 1/8" is showing. (less for the smaller raccoons) You want to make sure the wire won't show past the felt of the ears - we don't want anyone getting poked. NOTE: if you have a child who might put these in their mouth, I would skip the metal and try just gluing the felt onto the head. I don't know how well they would stick, but it's better than risking a poke in the mouth! Squirt a little puddle of E6000 glue. Dip the end of each ear peg into the glue, then put it back into the hole you drilled. Cut out a small gray triangle of felt for the ear. I cut them a little larger for the big raccoons and smaller for the little raccoons. Use a toothpick to put a dab of glue on the center of the ear. Stick it to the back side of the ear peg. Cut out a smaller triangle from the off-white felt and stick it to the front of the gray ear, covering the ear peg completely. Repeat with the other ear. And all the other raccoonies. Let those dry and your little family is done! To make the table, just paint little plates around the edge of the wooden disk. I did six plates for six raccoons. Paint a white circle, then add any decoration you want around the edges. Glue the base to the bottom of the table. Now onto the sewing! If you didn't do it yet, print the pattern here. Let's start with the sleeping bags. For each sleeping bag cut out one full size leaf, and one leaf trimmed along the dotted line. There are three sleeping bag sizes to choose from based on the size of your pegs. Stack the two leaf pieces and sew along the sides and bottom. Cut the four front/floor pieces from medium brown felt. On two of the pieces, use the dotted lines on the pattern to mark and cut out the window and door. Stack those two pieces together and sew around all the edges and the window openings. Ignore the leaf door. That's in the next step. Cut out the two leaf door pieces (I cut one side from light green and one from dark green). Stack them and sew around the edges. Sew leaf veins up the middle of the door just for fun. Lay the leaf door over the doorway and sew along one edge to create the hinge. Stack the two floor pieces and sew around all the edges. Then lay the front on top of the floor (with the door facing up) and sew along the edge at the bottom of the front to attach them. It should look like this: Cut the log end pieces from light brown felt. Stack two pieces together and sew around the window openings, then sew a swirly pattern around the circle to look like the wood grain (I used darker brown thread so it would show up more). Also sew right around the edge - I didn't do this and the top edge gets a little floppy. Repeat with the other two end pieces. Lay the end pieces on the floor, lining up the bottom edge with the sides, and sew right along the bottom edge. Like this: Line up the sides of the front with the edge of the side pieces (it's a little tricky since they are rounded, but just go slow and you'll be fine) and sew along the edge. Now you can get the roof ready. Stack the two top pieces and lay out your leaf roof on top to find an arrangement you like. Sew the first row of leaves in place: Then the second: Then the third. I wasn't satisfied with my roof at that point, so I went back and sewed a quick line down the middle of each leaf to make it more leaf-like. Much better! Lay the back of the roof piece on the floor, lining up the back edges (the sides will overhang since this piece is cut a little wider) and sew along that edge. This will make the back wall and roof of your house with one piece. Remember how you attached the front wall to the side walls? Well you need to do that again to attach this back wall to the side walls. Go ahead and scroll back up to that better photo and take a refresher peek. You just need to line up the edges and sew them together. This is the trickiest part but just remember to take your time. Start at the back edge and sew your way up until the first row of leaves (don't forget to backstitch). Stopping here will leave the front open for play. Repeat with the other side. This is the only photo I managed tog get of this most tricky step. My bad, guys. But if you made it through that part, your house is done!!! Give yourself a pat on the back and take a little nap like these raccoon babies. You deserve it! You can also make a playmat for your raccoon family using the mat pattern in our camping set tutorial. Or you can call it a night and get these guys wrapped and under the tree. Now shhh. My raccoons are sleeping. Actually, they're always sleeping because those little sleeping bags are m3's favorite thing ever. He spent an hour tucking raccoons in and taking them back out. Look at that sweet little birthday boy. Have fun, and let me know if you make a set!

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Looking for DIY gift ideas? These little wooden play houses are perfect for all sorts of small world play. They are so simple to make and cost a fraction to DIY compared to similar wooden houses you can buy. To finish our houses we used the amazing Tiny Land Toy Paints that use 100% natural ingredients, giving me complete piece of mind that my little one can play safely with them. Here's all you need to know to make your own set of wooden toy houses. For the purpose of this post I was gifted these toy paints and compensated for my time. As always, all words and opinions are my own. There are so many benefits for children who engage in small world play. In small world play kids act out scenarios from real life and use their imagination to tell stories. Small world play builds vocabulary, helps practice social skills and helps children gain an understanding of the world around them. It is also something that most kids naturally love to do! I am a little bit small world obsessed and love setting up different scenes for my girls to play with. I'm always on the look out for new resources to add to our small world collection. I've seen so many gorgeous wooden play things recently for small world set ups, but often our toy budget can't stretch to them. So we sometimes make our own things, like these wooden mountains- another easy DIY! DIY Wooden Toy Houses When I planned this project I deliberately decided I wanted to keep these little houses simple. Partly I like the 'simple' look, but I also wanted to keep them as open-ended as possible. Open-ended toys are brilliant! They have multiple uses, tend to engage children for longer and get used again and again. If we give a child a toy fire station, for example, they will play with it only as a fire station. But with a little imagination these toy wooden houses could also be shops, police stations, hospitals and so on. We were lucky enough to find the wood for these houses for free at our local builders merchant. These places often have off-cuts available that they allow you to take for free, so it's worth checking out before paying for a piece of wood. On this occasion they happened to have a couple of pieces of pine that were perfect for making these houses. Just make sure the wood you choose is thick enough that the houses will stand up easily. Tiny Land Toy Paint I knew I wanted to paint the roofs to add a little colour and interest to our houses and for this we used Tiny Land Toy Paint. Tiny Land make a whole range of play and art supplies all derived from natural ingredients. Their products are eco-friendly and environmentally responsible- even down to their packaging choices. I've used regular acrylic paints in the past to paint peg people for small world play but I've always been worried about my little ones mouthing them, not knowing quite what is in the paint. So when I learned about Tiny Land Toy Paints and how they use only natural, food-grade ingredients I was so excited to give them a go. Tiny land Toy Paints are totally safe for using on toys. They contain no acrylic or synthetic resins, no gloss or VOC's. They come in a gorgeous range of colours that you can select individually or you can choose to buy them as a set. I've got my eye on the pastel set next! The paints come concentrated which means you can decide whether to go for a solid paint look or water the paint down to see the wood grain more. Tiny Land Toy Paint is also waterproof, which means no further finishing is needed. If you do want to add a finish over the wood, Tiny Land also make a fantastic, naturally derived sealant that we also love and use for lots of DIY projects. What you will need A 1m length of wood- 100mm x 45mm or there-about Sand paper or sander A mitre saw or hand-saw Tiny Land Toy Paint Tiny Land Wood Sealant (optional) How to Make Wooden Houses 1.Mark out your wood. We went for a variety of heights ranging from 90mm tall to 145mm tall from top to bottom. You can vary the pitch of the roof or keep them all the same. We kept ours the same at 40mm tall. 2. Use a mitre saw or hand saw to cut the houses from the piece of wood. 3. Sand the houses until smooth, using sand paper or an electric sander. 4. Water down the Tiny Land Toy Paints until you have a consistency you are happy with. I wanted a solid look so I only added a touch of water. Carefully paint the house roofs. I did two coats of paint. Tiny Land Toy Paints are made of naturally derived ingredients and for that reason they do take some time to dry completely. Leave the houses for one or two weeks to fully cure before playing with them. If you like, you can finish the houses with Tiny Land Wood Sealant. This is an optional step as the Tiny Land Toy Paint is waterproof on it's own, but the sealant does add a nice finish to the bare wood. Since we made these little houses they've had lots of use in our small world set ups. I also made some pegs dolls to match. These have been great for extending their small world play and they love to match the dolls to the correct colour house!

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Laura @inspiremyplay Founder of @inspiremyplay, Early Years teacher for 11 years and mummy to three gorgeous girls. I'm passionate about about the benefits of play in early childhood. This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click on a link and go on to make a purchase, I may receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you). Please read my disclosure policy for more details. Get your FREE ebook For more simple DIY recipes & ideas for sensory play at home download your Beginner's Guide to Sensory Play by subscribing to Inspire My Play today. Get Yours Now Do you know any Frozen fans? Our DIY Frozen Play dough kit is the perfect gift for all the Anna, Elsa & Olaf enthusiasts out there! Read on to find out how easy it is to put together this unique and fun gift. In case you don't already know I'm a huge fan of play dough! Not only does it have many therapeutic and developmental benefits but it engages children in a way that few other play activities do, especially when paired with the right resources! I love setting up themed play dough activities and absolutely love gifting homemade play dough kits to friends. There's no escaping the fact that Frozen is a big deal to kids (and some adults too!). So I thought this Christmas I'd make some of these Frozen play dough kits to gift to a few Frozen fans I know. I love the way this kit embraces the Frozen fever but is a quality gift that will be played with over and over again. Putting Together a Frozen Play Dough Kit It can be hard sourcing all the things you need for a project like this so I've tried to make life easier by linking as many products as I can below. With Christmas just days away I realise that if you want to have one of these under the tree you need things fast! So with that in mind I've made sure where I can that the products include prime delivery. Do read on for all my hints, tips and short cuts to make this a delight rather than a drag to put together! Play Dough To make the play dough for this kit follow my super- simple no-cook recipe that you can find by clicking here. It really is so easy and I promise you, once you try it you will never want to buy shop-bought play dough again! The jars that we use to store our play dough are brilliant. My recipe fills one of the larger jars perfectly or you could halve the quantities to fill the smaller jar. One of the biggest challenges with this kit was creating white play dough, as naturally it is a beige colour. Mine isn't perfectly white but it's not far off. I achieved this using Wilton White Icing Colour. You do need to be fairly generous and will probably want to add more of it at the kneading stage until you get a shade you are happy with. The aqua blue was created by adding a small amount of Wilton Royal Blue gel food colouring. As you can see in small quantities it doesn't look very Royal Blue! Start with just a little and you can always add more when kneading if you want it to be more vibrant. Peg Dolls The peg dolls are certainly the most time consuming bit. If you feel this is too far out of your comfort zone there's no reason you couldn't buy some mini Frozen figurines instead. If you are up for it though these peg dolls are not nearly as hard to paint as I thought they'd be and a much cheaper option. I'm no expert and they are not perfect but children don't notice the imperfections like we do! Before getting down to the painting I suggest lightly drawing the outline in pencil. To make sure everything was symmetrical I found it helpful to draw a line down the middle I used acrylic paint for the main colours and then added the detail using acrylic paint pens. Be extra careful doing the eyes as the paint is prone to bleed slightly. I learnt the hard way but when I did a second set I dabbed it very lightly with the paint pen and the results were better. Other Resources There are no right or wrong things to include with the peg dolls and play dough but I went for a selection of wintry looking resources. It goes without saying to think carefully about the age group that this is aimed for and resource appropriately. Due to the small parts in ours I wouldn't gift this to a child under 3. I let my daughter play with it under close supervision but really for a child under 3 I would omit or replace some of the things. If you choose to buy the trees a word of caution that they do tend to shed quite a bit. That's not a big problem with the silver ones as it just makes the play dough glittery but the green sisal trees might not be so forgiving. An alternative option is to buy mini wooden trees. Leave them natural or paint them in white or silver and they'd look lovely with this kit. Finally, lets talk about how to package this gift. This would be the perfect way to gift a PlayTRAY! The resources easily fit inside the PlayTRAY compartments and it also makes playing with it so much more organised! Whilst the PlayTRAY will preserve your play dough for awhile I recommend wrapping it in some clingfilm first or pop it in the TRAY at the last minute to make sure it is still fresh. So there's all my tips and recommendations for putting together a Frozen play dough kit. Any questions? Pop them below and if you give this a go be sure to tag me on social media- I'd love to see!

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At Christmas I made a cute little camping set for one of our stockings, but I was just thinking it would also be a great little homemade goodie for an Easter basket! So let's make one! All you need are some peg figures, felt, and a little paint. (I also made a raccoon peg doll playset and a peg nativity!) We'll be making a cute little peg family. We made a set to match our family with parents and three little boys, but you can do any family combo you like! We found all the pieces we needed at Hobby Lobby, but Etsy has tons more options in a variety of sizes if you're looking for something really specific. We'll also be making a complete camping scenery with a grassy mat, peg & felt trees, plus a big family-size tent. The top of the tent opens for easy playing! Ready to get started? Here's what you need: Felt (here's what I used but you can use whatever you like!) medium green for the grass (I bought 1/2 yard from the roll so I could make a nice big mat) light green for bushes dark green for trees two shades of blue for the river teal, orange, and yellow for sleeping bags deep red for the tent (1/4 yard) Matching Thread Peg People whatever you need for your camping family (more details on ours below) a few regular, straight peg people to use for trees Acrylic Paints The Pattern (download it here) At Hobby Lobby we found these two sets that were perfect for us with parents in one, and three little boys in the other (any left over pegs can be used for trees, too. It was about $6 total for both sets without a coupon. To make the mat, start by cutting a 12 x 12" square from medium green (but it would be fun to make a bigger one with multiple tents if you want a big playset for multiple kids!). Then I free-style cut some bushes from the light green. I cut a river across the corner of my sheet of light blue, then set that on top of the dark blue and cut another just a bit wider to add some depth. Lay all the pieces out on the mat. Use matching thread to sew around the edges of each piece to attach it, plus a few wavy lines down the river. Next cut out some trees (you need two felt pieces for each tree). The pattern piece will make the larger size tree for a regular 2" peg, but I also had a couple smaller pegs to use up so I cut some trees a little smaller. Stack two tree pieces together and sew around the sides of the tree, leaving the bottom mostly open. Insert a peg into each tree, leaving a little stump sticking out at the bottom, and glue the tree to the peg. I tried super glue at first, and it all soaked into the felt without actually gluing it together. Plus it dried white (see the tree on the right below). Hot glue worked much better for my other trees! Now you can work on the tent! Start by printing out the pattern if you haven't done it yet (download it here). The whole tent will be made of two layers of felt so it will stand up on its own. Cut out the following pieces: 4 pieces using the tent pattern. Two should be cut solid for the back, and the other two should have the door and window cut out for the front. 2 floor pieces 8 x 4.5" 4 side pieces 4.5 x 3" (you can cut windows out of these too if you want) 2 top pieces 10.5 x 5" Stack the two front pieces together and sew around all the edges and any openings to connect the two pieces together (see the pic below). Make the back, bottom, and two sides in the same way. Lay the the tent front on the tent bottom with wrong sides together. Sew right along the bottom edge to attach the two pieces. (The seams will be on the outside of the tent when you are finished.) Lift the front out of the way and lay the tent back on top of the tent bottom (line up the bottom of the side with the back edge of the bottom). Sew right along that edge to attach it as well. Lift the back out of the way and lay one of the sides on each end of the tent bottom (wrong sides together) lining up the edges, and sew along the bottom edge to connect each side to the base. Now you'll have all the sides connected to the base. Stand the sides up and connect the corners. Pin each corner with the wrong sides together, then stitch along the edge to connect the pieces. Now you just need to make the roof! Start by stacking the two roof pieces together. Use scissors to round the corners a little. Sew around the edges to connect the two layers together. Center the roof over the top of your tent. Sew along where the roof overlaps the side, but just on one end! Your finished tent will look like this: And since you only attached the roof at one end it will open like this: Next up are the sleeping bags. For adult sized sleeping bags, cut the following pieces (you need a set for each sleeping bag): base - 3 x 4" pillow - 3 x 1.25" blanket - 3 x 2.75" Place the pillow at the top of the base and sew around all four sides. Place the blanket below it and sew along the sides and bottom, leaving the top edge open. Don't forget to make one for each of your campers! I made two this size for my adult pegs, but I cut the rest a little smaller to make child-size sleeping bags for the little guys. Now all you need are the campers! I started by drawing outlines with a light pencil before I did any painting, so I could just erase any mistakes. I let the natural wood show through for the skin, and just used a small brush to fill in my drawings for hair, clothes, and eyes. You can also seal them with a clear sealer. I didn't, but I think I'm going to add a sealer once it's nice enough to do it outside because they're getting pretty scuffed up already. The boys could hardly wait for me to finish taking pictures so they could start playing again! The boys have been loving it! It's great for creative play, and it packs up small so it's perfect for travel. They've been enjoying it so much, I'm thinking about making some more peg playsets for their birthdays this year. Maybe a castle or a pirate ship? What kind of set would you love to make? P.S. In Our Pond made this sweet pirate map version to use with Safari Ltd. Pirates! I'm definitely making one of these for my boys (they'll probably like using it as a map just as much as playing with the figures!).

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