Doll Bathtub

Introduction

 This is inkytude. I named my blog after my very special doll, Inky. I make lots and lots of fun crafts for her. Today you will learn how to make some of these super cute crafts for your dolls!

Bathtub

      The little bathtub you see in the picture below is Inky’s tub. It is an original idea, and a very simple craft made from easy to find materials. I used GOOS paper (good on one side), a cereal box, beads, toy filling, a fun shaped hole puncher, plastic wrap, craft foam, nail clippers, and a paper clip.

     Start by tracing an oval around your doll. Then decide how deep you want your bathtub to be, and cut a long strip of cardboard that can fit all around your oval. You can make your tub any shape you like.

     Next you cover those pieces in GOOS paper. I chose to make my tub white but you can make it any color you like. Before you make tour basic tub, decide if you want bath threads. To make these, punch out circles or other shapes with a hole puncher. If you want, you can cut out your bath threads.

     To make the basic tub, with a hot glue gun, glue the strip of cardboard around your shape. For the faucet, get a paper clip and cut the rounded part with nail clippers. Glue it in between one blue bead and one red one to be hot and cold. Glue it to the tub. To make the soap holder, cut a square or any shape out of cardboard and cover it in craft foam. Glue it to the side of the bathtub.

      There you have it, a mini bathtub for a doll. If you want to make it a bubble bath, add toy filling instead of plastic wrap for water. HAVE FUN!

     To make the soap, cut a long strip of paper and bend it into a rectangle. Lay it on a piece of paper and fill it with hot glue. Before it dries, cut a small rectangle to glue on top. Let it dry and cut it out.

     To make the shampoo, conditioner, and bubble bath bottles glue 2 beads together and a circle of craft foam on top for a cap. Make a scrubber by cutting a piece of a popsicle stick and glue pieces of yarn to the end to be bristles of the scrubber. Stay tuned for our next craft on inkytude!