Princess and the Pea Bed
This project is so easy...and the results are very pleasing. To begin, print out the bed graphic here.
Cut the entire bed out, being careful along the bed's edge rail. Next, very carefully cut out the inside bits of the rails at the foot of the bed as indicated in red in the following graphic...
For best results, use small pointy scissors. Pierce the center of the part to be cut out and then cut toward the edge. Another tip is to move the paper while keeping the scissors in place for more controlled cuts.
Print out the mattress shape here. From an assortment of patterned papers, cut 10 mattress shapes using the template as a guide.
Beginning with the bottom mattress, stack the mattresses in place on your page. You should do a dry run before you apply glue. Be sure to keep the stack fairly plumb, although a little wobbliness is charming, don't you think?
After you've stacked the 8th or 9th one, check the placement of the bed to be sure that the bottom of the pillows on the bed will align with the top of the 10th mattress. You may need to make some adjustments to your stack.
When you're happy with how it looks, apply glue (glue stick works great) to the back of each mattress and glue it in place.
Next glue the bed over the mattress stack, keeping the right post straight.
With your hole punch, make a tiny pea out of green paper and glue it to the side. You can even tuck it under one of the mattresses. Or put something all together different under there for a different twist of the oft told tale. In The Stinky Cheese Man, one of my favorite books, the story is retold with a bowling ball under the mattress. I like that.
Beginning with the bottom mattress, stack the mattresses in place on your page. You should do a dry run before you apply glue. Be sure to keep the stack fairly plumb, although a little wobbliness is charming, don't you think?
After you've stacked the 8th or 9th one, check the placement of the bed to be sure that the bottom of the pillows on the bed will align with the top of the 10th mattress. You may need to make some adjustments to your stack.
When you're happy with how it looks, apply glue (glue stick works great) to the back of each mattress and glue it in place.
Next glue the bed over the mattress stack, keeping the right post straight.
With your hole punch, make a tiny pea out of green paper and glue it to the side. You can even tuck it under one of the mattresses. Or put something all together different under there for a different twist of the oft told tale. In The Stinky Cheese Man, one of my favorite books, the story is retold with a bowling ball under the mattress. I like that.
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