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Create a Cozy Kitchen for Barbie

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Here’s a kitchen with all the necessary appliances, sized for an 11 1/2 inch fashion doll.

Counter Sink

For the base of the sink, place a shoe box without a lid on its side. For a splashboard, cut a strip of cardboard and glue it along the top.
Paint the sink, or cover it with paper.
For the sink basins, use two plastic cookie box liners. Cut an opening in the top of the sink to fit the sink basins, as shown below. Insert the basins and glue them in place.
Draw doors and other features on the front of the cabinet.
For a faucet, cut a small section from the handle of a one-gallon plastic bottle. Paint the faucet and glue it in place behind the basins.
Make a dish drainer for the top of the sink from the ends of a plastic tomato basket. Cut 3″ from one end, and 1″ from the other end. Fit
the two pieces together and glue to hold. Trim the top so it is even and then paint.

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Refrigerator

For the refrigerator, use a square, one-gallon plastic bottle. Cut off and discard the top section of the bottle. Invert the remaining bottle.
On the front of the refrigerator, cut a flap for the door, cutting around three sides and leaving the fourth side uncut for a hinge, as shown below. For a handle, attach a paper fastener to the door.
Flatten out the prongs on the fastener so they can be used to hold the door closed.
Make shelves from cardboard and glue them inside the refrigerator. Paint the refrigerator.

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Stove

For the stove, use a large cocoa can. Invert the can. Glue a cardboard splashboard across the back of the stove at the top. Paint the stove, adding doors and handles.
For grills on the top of the stove, cut sections from the bottoms of
plastic tomato baskets, as shown. Paint the grills and glue them in place. Add a paper clock, and tiny beads for stove dials.

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Suggestions

You can make your own dishes from an assortment of small plastic bottle caps and cardboard.
Spray can caps could be used as pots and pans; glue on pieces of toothpicks for handles.

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One Comment

  1. This is such a nostalgia trip; I had to link to it from my blog, hope you don’t mind!

    Posted on 14-Sep-09 at 1:20 am | Permalink

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