So, yesterday afternoon we took a trip to the local craft store in search of a small door like something for a dollhouse. We found some, but they just didn't fit the bill; we had a vision. Finally we found ourselves in the unfinished wood projects section and we spotted a small door that we could finish off.
Here we have the unpainted door. Originally it had a couple of steps leading up to it, but Eric sawed them off so that it could sit properly against our wall above the trim.
I painted the door a light blue with white trim. I made the bricks three shades of red: dark, medium and light.
We searched for the perfect place to put the door. We wanted somewhere unexpected that would pique Cordelia's imagination. We settled on a spot in the upstairs hallway.
The door is already a success. She regularly knocks to see if anyone is home.
Then she asks me to open the door for her.
What do you do to spark the imagination of the little ones in your life?
13 comments:
I love that little blue door!
When she knocked on the door and said, "open" I could see her little imagination running wild.
How cute and fun! I hope you all have fun coming up with stories about that door.
Stealing this idea. And I pinned it on pinterest.com (don't worry- they always give credit.)
What a GREAT idea! I love it!
That is so funny, I might just have to do that!
Brilliant as always! Well done!
I like that she gets dressed up and wears a pretty hat to go visiting!
That's great :)
such a wonderful idea!! i love it!!!
how cute! she looks so curious. great idea.
jackson is in the stage of asking "what's that?" constantly. sometimes i tell him what a thing is, and other times i ask him "what do YOU think it is?" i love seeing how their minds work and how they always want to find out more about the world around them.
what a perfect idea! I ask Lu or Eva to tell me a story - I just have to make sure I have half an hour spare to listen to it!!
What a cute idea! I would have loved something like this as a child.
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