Designing Your Dollhouse Layout. Before diving into painting and decorating, plan the layout of your dollhouse. Consider the number of “rooms” you want and their arrangement within the dresser.

In a kids' entertainment world of expensive game systems and disposable plastic toys, there is an alternative: Make something. Play with it.

In a kids’ entertainment world of expensive game systems and disposable plastic toys, there is an alternative: Make something. Play with it. The do-it-yourself trend, which embraces projects in ...

Angela Holton of Larchmont, N.Y., also got a dollhouse started and watched her daughter run with it. They wanted a bed; she and her 5-year-old made one from some cardboard packing material.

In a kids' entertainment world of expensive game systems and disposable plastic toys, there is an alternative: Make something. Play with it. The do-it-yourself trend, which embraces projects in ...

 In a kids' entertainment world of expensive game systems and disposable plastic toys, there is an alternative: Make something. Play with it.