![]() Glue along the last roof tab and press on the underside of the last roof edge. Now, glue along with the center roof tab and press it on the underside of the middle egde of the opposite roof piece. Press the glued tab on the tabless part of the other roof piece. Hot glue along the edge of the roof piece with one tab. Hot glue the remaining tab to the open edge of the other wall piece. Press it firmly to the flat side of the other wall piece. Hot glue the tab on one side of a wall piece. The cut should make it into the first layer of cardboard but do not cut too deeply or the corners will be too weak to hold their shape well.įold the scored edge in both directions to loosen it up a little. Lightly score the dotted lines on each wall and roof piece. Then bend the door up towards you and then back in the opposite direction. Then cut along the line.Ĭut the solid-line portions of the door, and lightly score the dotted line on the right side of the door. To cut out with scissors, poke a hole in the center of the window and cut from the hole in a spiral until you reach the edge of the window. If you do not have a craft knife, you could use a pair of scissors, but the edges probably won’t look as good. This step should be done by an adult with a craft knife. No more sore thumb!Ĭut out the windows from the wall pieces. ![]() I purchased these Fiskars® scissors after many bad experiences with crappy dollar store scissors, and they work wonderfully. I used cheap dollar store scissors for this craft and my thumb hurt after cutting through all that cardboard. I recommend using a sharp pair of scissors with rubber soft grips. Let dry.Ĭut out the template pieces along the lines. Lift and reposition if needed, press down and rub out any air bubbles. Place each glued template sheet onto the colored side of the cardboard. You should be able to see them through the copy paper. You don’t need to cover the entire paper, but make sure you cover the area inside the template lines. Just don’t cut along the cut lines just yet. If the flat area is not large enough for the whole sheet of paper, you can cut the template into smaller pieces before gluing. The glue stick also dries quickly so you will be able to move on to the next step without much wait.Ĭut the cardboard box so you have 2 flat sheets large enough for your template papers. Markers, crayons, or colored pencils to decorateĪ glue stick will work best as liquid glue will make the paper wet and bubbled.A hot glue gun and glue sticks (not pictured).Leave a comment below to let us know you made one too! I guess that means this cardboard house was a win!įollow the tutorial below to make your own, then decorate any way you like. After playing with the house for a few hours, he decided he wanted 10 more houses so there were enough for army bases. My son found them to be the perfect size for his army men and wanted me to color his house to look like camouflage. My kids and I made these cardboard houses for their little toy people. ![]()
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