My Miniature Room

What do you wish your bedroom looked like? Design a tiny version of the room of your dreams-all tucked inside a recycled tissue box.

1. Would you like a bright purple room? Or one that's orange and green with a black ceiling? How about a swimming pool or batter's cage next to your bed? Design this miniature room with everything just the way you want it!

2. Ask an adult to help you cut off most of the top and front of an empty recycled tissue box using Crayola® Scissors. Save the cut pieces to make furniture.

3. Turn tissues into whatever you want in your room---just draw on them with Crayola Washable Markers. Make rugs, curtains, bedspreads, pillow shams, mirrors, frames, or wallpaper.

4. You can even tie dye tissues with Crayola Washable Watercolor Paints and Brushes if you like! Cover your art area with newspaper. Hold a tissue in the middle and twist it tightly. With a brush, dab on spots of watercolor. Open it to see your design. Dry on a paper towel.

5. With leftover cardboard pieces, create furniture. Use Crayola School Glue to put together beds, dressers, tables, chairs, stereo speakers, a giant TV with an aluminum foil screen-you choose. Color furniture with markers. Or cover it with your decorated tissues.

6. Place furniture in your room. Glue it in place. Air-dry the glue.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Glitter Glue— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.

Adult Assistance is required for this arts & crafts project.

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

Crafts

 

crayola supplies

• Markers
• Washable Watercolors
• Watercolor Brushes with Plastic Handle
• No-Run School Glue
• Blunt-Tip Scissors

household supplies

• paper towels
• recycled tissue box
• aluminum foil (optional)
• facial tissues
• recycled newspaper (optional)

"My kids decorated a whole dollhouse of rooms for their little dolls. We had everything we needed!"
Cindy M., mother of ages 5, 7, & 8.

"I babysit for boys who love to play with toy soldiers. They created tissue rocks, trees, shrubs, and even a fort in tissue boxes!"
Jing D., teenage babysitter.

The imaginary, miniature family in The Borrowers set up housekeeping with tiny discards such as champagne corks and blotting paper. This children's book has charmed readers since it was first published in 1952.