The television depicted on the left below, has a picture pasted directly to the monitor and is much easier to craft. The television shown on the right includes an additional cardboard covered frame so that you can replace the picture by sliding it between the layers of cardboard.
Both flat screen T. V.s are weighted down with washers, carefully glued into each television's base.
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| Two versions of a foam covered flat screen T.V. One includes an optional dowel rod attached to the base, the other is attached with a small foam covered rectangle. |
- thin cardboard (from cereal boxes)
- corrugated cardboard
- hot glue gun and hot glue
- washers
- masking tape
- sheets of craft foam (black)
- pictures cut from magazines
- black acrylic paint
- ruler
- white school glue
- dowel rod for larger flat screen
Cut three rectangles from cardboard, two from the corrugated cardboard and one flatter piece from the cereal box. All rectangles should be identical in size.
Glue the two corrugated pieces together and paint one side with black acrylic paint. Let this side dry before continuing.
Take the third rectangle cut from a cereal box, and measure approx. 1/4" from the outside of each edge. Use a ruler to draw the lines marking the measurement. Now cut out the inside of the flat screen T.V. monitor.
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| Left, washers are for the television's base. Center, cut rectangles any size you like for your doll's screen. Right, I've measured 1/4 inch from outside edge of my third layer of cardboard in order to cut a narrow frame. This third layer is glued on top of the bottom two after these are painted, creating a kind of pocket. |
Only glue three edges of the third rectangle to the other corrugated rectangular pieces, leaving the top edge of the flat screen T. V. open (see photo below). Leaving a gap at the top of your doll's television will allow you to slip pictures in and out of the screen to change what the doll's are watching. All of these should be neatly stacked on top of each other when you are finished. (see photo)
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| Left the painted cardboard and the top cardboard frame. Center, now the three are stacked and glued, however, the top edge is left without glue. Right, here you can see, I've left the opening at the top part of my screen, so that I can slip in an alternative picture when I want to change out the screen for the dolls. |
Cut a long narrow base for your T. V. from the corrugated cardboard. This base rectangle should be slightly shorter in length than the actual screen.
Trace around a washer at each end of the stand and then carefully poke around the tracing with the tip of your scissors or get an adult to cut away this top circular layer with an Exacto knife.
Crush down the center cardboard filler with the washers and glue so that these metal pieces are level with the top layer of cardboard. Layer masking tape across the washers to keep them firmly in place. (see photo below.) Set aside the stand to continue with later, while it dries.
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| When you glue washers into the base of your television stand, you give the stand a heavier weight. This allows the little toy to stand upright without any support. |
Now trace around the flat screen television screen on top of the black craft foam twice. Cut out the tracing and hot glue these foam pieces to the front and backs of the toy T. V.s. If you have the kind of flat screen television where you can change out the pictures. You will need to repeat measuring and cutting out the frame 1/4" from the edges before gluing this piece of craft foam on top of the screen. If you have a simpler flat screen without the frame, like the one shown just below, you will only need to cover the front and back of the screen before pasting on the television's picture.
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| Left, Cover the screen with a picture. You can find something nice in a magazine that your parents intend to recycle. When you get tired of this picture, glue another on top if you have the simpler version of the flat screen T. V. Center, Cover the stand's base the same way that you covered the screen by layering the top and bottom between craft foam. Far right, Cut an additional strip of cardboard to glue between the screen and base. |
Now you are ready to attach the stand to the flat screen monitor. Cover the stand's base the same way that you covered the screen by layering the top and bottom between craft foam. Cut an additional strip of cardboard to glue between the screen and base.
Carefully attach this small piece with hot glue at each end. For a larger flat screen, you may wish to attach these two elements together with a cut dowel rod.
Now cover any remaining cardboard with the same black craft foam.
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