Cinderella’s Little Attic

Ah! A brown box is an infinitely wonderful thing! What can I do with this box?

Here is the beginning of the attic room for Cinderella.

January 2010. Notice here, I started doll making using beeswax. I quickly was enticed into using fabrics. Summer in Southern California is not so kind on my beeswax dolls.

OK, here I realized what Waldorf teachers mean when they say to keep toys simple. The brown box has so many more possibilities than the painted one, which only has 1 possibility: Cinderella’s attic. However, I had to make this doll house, perhaps due to my inner urge to live out my own childhood wishes.

Disclaimer aside, here is the painted dollhouse…

A top down view…

I have since then (attempted to) refrain from making toys which are too detailed for my children. After all, a simple toy leads to much more imaginative play. But truthfully, I enjoy making the doll houses perhaps even more than my children enjoy playing with them.

Alas, here I managed to capture a picture of my little one enjoying it!