So when a 4 year old says, "I have a plan", you take notice. Not only did she have a plan, she had a mission. She wanted to make an animal hospital for her little animals, but she wanted it to be a treehouse..."So the giraffes won't have to strain their necks."
I saw her vision and made a pattern. I cut it out of cardstock to make it easier to trace onto the cardboard. I just did a simple tree shape (no art degree needed here!). I cut two and notched out the second on.
The tree slid together then l made "shelves" out of spare pieces of the amazon box (they have the best boxes!)
Then it was time to paint :) - time to add the "rainbow"!
Of course, we had to have a sign..."So the animals know where to go."
And we added a popsicle stick ladder.
Then it was time for the animals to get care. Two Lego Friends girls were the vets and took excellent care of the animals - both wild and domesticated.
Stretchy Cat rested after her shots.
Panda nibbled on bamboo after his exam.
Giraffes, ponies, pandas, cats, dogs, llamas...all were welcome.
I am not sure how the pony got up in the treehouse - yes, I do - with the imagination of a four year old.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
-Albert Einstein
I think we will create more tree treehouses for our collection of Schleich, Papo, and Safari Ltd primates. The possibilities are endless with this.
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