Archive for the ‘Doll houses’ Category

The Calico Critters Baby Playhouse is a place the kids love to spend time with.

Friday, July 30th, 2010

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 This creative play set has everything needed to enjoy imaginative play. The unique build-on feature allows you to add more rooms, such as the Baby Bathroom, that are specially designed to fit the Play House. The set features over 20 furniture pieces and accessories for the bedroom and kitchen. The roof can be taken on and off to add on another room. The balloon goes up and down and the windmill rotates and makes the ceiling mobile inside rotate as well. Ages 3 to 7. Read More.

Greenleaf wooden dollhouse kits are the perfect family project, a perfect family keepsake and are perfect for miniature collectors.

Monday, May 31st, 2010

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Greenleaf says: Dollhouses from Greenleaf have been making memories for miniaturists around the world for almost sixty years. Now you can order factory direct and receive the benefits that made the company great; outstanding design, superior quality and legendary support. The all-wood dollhouse goes together with tab and slot construction that requires only glue to complete assembly. It is unpainted inside and out, letting you express your own personal decorating tastes. Read More.

What would a doll’s house for a princess look like? The people at Le Toy Van know the answer.

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

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Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

toytalk.co.uk says: What would a doll’s house for a princess look like? The people at Le Toy Van think they know the answer, and have designed this pretty pink Twinkle Tower for Princess Amelia Budkin to live in.  Priced around £49.99, the wooden tower is 455mm high, 220mm wide and 260mm deep and is decorated to please the girliest of princesses. With a furnished kitchen on the first floor, living room on the second floor and bedroom on the third floor, the tower contains everything a modern princess needs to keep her entertained while she waits for her handsome prince. Complete with a balcony to swoon on when he makes his appearance, the tower also has nice features such as an opening door, opening front and lots of little windows. See More LeToy Doll Houses.

Brinca Dada creates a beautiful dollhouse for design-minded parents with fun-minded kids.

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Brinka Dada says: We are a team of people who believe that toys don’t need to be noisy or flashy to be exciting. But toys shouldn’t be marked “For Display Only” either. Toys should be beautiful and fun. That’s why we design toys that parents love to look at and children love to play with.

About Douglas Rollins, Founder: As a teenager sitting in 9th grade German class, Doug’s instructor, Herr Johnson, informed the students “Doug has great ideas and someday people are going to listen to him.” He’s still waiting for that day to come. In the meantime, he founded Brinca Dada to bring together his love of design and toys. Doug has had a successful career as an entrepreneur, marketer and toy buyer. He spent nine years at Toys”R”Us and ToysRUs.com in Marketing, New Concept Development and Buying. Before that, he helped successfully launch several different start-up companies. Doug has a BA in Humanities from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and enjoys reading, riding his Vespa and wrestling with his kids. He lives in New York City with his wife and their three children. Read More.

About Tim Boyle, Co-Founder: Doug went looking for an architect who would be willing to design toys. Instead, he found an architect who is passionate about toys. Tim is an extremely talented architect and has worked with a number of award-winning architecture firms, most recently with Sawyer/Berson. Tim loves great architecture and demonstrates that dollhouses can be as highly designed as real houses.

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Hape’s ultra-modern Bamboo Sunshine Dollhouse is constructed of sustainable bamboo.

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

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Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

The Bamboo Sunshine Dollhouse is the first dollhouse to offer children eco-friendly materials combined with contemporary designs and modern technology, satisfying both a parent’s interest in GREEN products and a child’s fascination with role play. Read More.

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The Art Institute of Chicago features the miniatures projects of Mrs. James Ward Thorne. This is a must-see for Doll House hobbyists.

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

The Art Institute of Chicago is featuring 68 miniatures projects of  Mrs. James Ward Thorne. The 68 Thorne Miniature Rooms enable one to glimpse elements of European interiors from the late 13th century to the 1930s and American furnishings from the 17th century to the 1930s. Painstakingly constructed on a scale of one inch to one foot, these fascinating models were conceived by Mrs. James Ward Thorne of Chicago and constructed between 1932 and 1940 by master craftsmen according to her specifications. See the entire collection.

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The Green Dollhouse is designed to help children learn how to live in harmony with nature.

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

The solar passive designed dollhouse features a wind turbine and a solar cell panel with electrical inverter for generating electricity, a rain barrel for collecting rain, a green facade which helps control the appropriate temperature of the house, and a shade canopy that can be pulled down preventing or allowing the wind and sunlight coming through. Also, recycle bins are included in the set. The Green Dollhouse is designed to help children learn how to live in harmony with nature. Children will learn how appliances in the Green Dollhouse assist their daily life without damaging the environment. They will also learn how electricity can be generated from alternative natural sources such as the sun and wind. The dollhouse is divided into several rooms which children can customize with furniture and accessories. Children can act out stories about a family living in the Green Dollhouse. Through role playing, they can show the important roles and relationships of each family member. More info at Utopia

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New Construction Plans for Toddler’s Toy doll house are easy to follow and quick to complete.

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.
 

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The Toddler Toy Townhouse is great fun to make and even more fun for toddlers to play with. The 48 page planset includes every full-size plan and detailed instructions on how to build the townhouse, little people, pup, sports cars, trees, shrubs and a houseful of furniture. Even plans for a gas station are included!

The planset is easy to cut out and assemble using basic shop tools and assembly techniques. The roof, floor and driveway sections are all the same overall size and are constructed of 1/2″ plywood using a skill saw, bandsaw or table saw. Any finish grade plywood will work well for this design. The pillars are all 1/2″ standard dowel stock. The dowels slip through drilled holes in the floors creating super overall strength. The assembled house is extremely light and sturdy-just right for toddlers.

Every piece of furniture and accessories are easily sawn from standard lumber using a jig, scroll or band saw. The vehicle wheels are standard dowels cut to length. You’ll fall in love with this playset and can build and decorate it easily and economically over a weekend. The play set is easily constructed and a perfect project for beginner to advanced woodworkers. Available at www.toymakerpress.com.

Open design of new John Crane doll house is perfect for toddlers.

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

John Crane’s Little House is a refreshing concept for the open doll house. The creative design is accessible on all four sides making it ideal for the younger kids. The living room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen contain a tantalizing variety miniature doll house furniture. Skylights, big screen TV and other modern appointments make this a real child-pleaser.
http://www.john-crane.co.uk/

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Dollhouse enthusiast works his magic at 5:30 AM when all is quiet.

Friday, November 20th, 2009

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.
 
Some people start their day with exercise to help keep them balanced – but this dad finds that building a dollhouse for his daughter works even better. “Knowing someday that my grandchildren will play with these houses is enough to keep working at it.”
 
To view this wonderful video click here.

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