DIY: contain the softies with this great toy zoo!

Keep your little one’s soft toys at bay with this cute toy zoo

You will need:

〰️ 1 piece of 3 mm MDF board 42.5 cmx45.5 cm

〰️ 8 pieces of pine 40 cm in length by 6.5 cm wide and 2 cm thick

〰️ 4 pieces of pine 80 cm long, 4.2 cm wide and 2 cm thick

〰️ 12 lengths of cotton rope 5 mm thick and 90 cm in length

〰️ 24 eyelet hooks 1 cm in diameter

〰️ Screws

〰️ Power drill

〰️ Power driver

〰️ Resene testpot and brush, we used Resene Dusted Blue

Step 1  Take 4 pieces of the pine 40 cm in length by 6.5 cm wide and 2 cm thick and screw together to make a box frame. This is for the bottom of the zoo.

Step 2  Repeat step 1 and make another box frame for the top of the zoo.

Step 3  Screw the 4 long pieces of pine which are 80 cm in length, 4.2 cm wide and 2cm thick into the inside corners of one of the box frames.

Step 4  Repeat process 3 for the other box frame so you should have the two squares top and bottom and the long lengths in between.

Step 5  Secure the square base board to the bottom of the square box frame with screws.

Step 6  Paint the zoo in your desired shade, we used Resene Dusted Blue and gave it two coats.

Step 7  Cut your cotton 5 mm rope into 12 pieces which are 90 cm each in length.

Step 8  Screw in your 24 eyelet hooks into the bottom and top of the box frame. We had a gap of approx 8.5 cm in between each hook.

Step 9  Thread your rope through the eyelet hook at the bottom and tie in knot then pull and thread the rope through the top eyelet and secure with a knot. Repeat for all 24 hooks.

Step 10  Pop in your soft toys and enjoy!  

Art direction + Styling: Vanessa Nouwens
Photography: Melanie Jenkins

Colours we used:

Resene Bermuda Grey BUY THE TESTPOT HERE	Resene Dusted Blue BUY THE TESTPOT HERE
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