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DIY Miniature Tree House Ideas
The tutorials under this title range from a garden in a tea cup to a tree house with steps. It includes tutorials both extremely simple and complicated and all the in between as well.
This article offers twenty-five different ideas and tutorials guiding you in making a miniature tree house. You can use these tree houses to decorate your gardens, porches, balconies or homes. They are made using material like wood, plastic or metal tubs or even plant pots. These tutorials range from simple to complex therefore, improving your skill set throughout. They have something to offer from each age including toddlers. The crafts cannot be completed without adult help and assistance. So, collect all the stuff required for these tutorials and let’s begin with the first tutorial in the set.
If you’re searching for DIY miniature tree house ideas, you’re in right place! Keep your learning spirit alive with our curated list of DIY miniature tree house ideas like DIY how to make tree house with cardboard, miniature treehouse kit in a pot, DIY small indoor fairy treehouse garden, easy to make a treehouse with the cardboard in a broken pot, and tree house template. These ideas are suitable for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners.
DIY Miniature Tree House Ideas
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How To Make A Tree House At Home For Toddlers
DIY How to Make Tree House With Cardboard
This first tree house is made using wooden pieces, iron nails, soil and tiny plants. This tree house will also have small huts placed in it with white fences and plants around these huts. You can place this tree house in the garden right next to your house or in your balcony. The tutorial is great for kids aged 8-10 years with necessary adult supervision. Check out the link below for more information.
Image Source/Tutorial: Inner Child Fun
DIY Handmade Craft Beautiful Dollhouse Fairy Garden Art
This tutorial will teach you to make a small dollhouse. You just need a plant pot, wood twigs crafted into a circle with some decorations inserted here and there. You would also need a small doll and some grass to complete the doll’s house. Additionally, you will also need round stones and grass to decorate the sides of the pot as shown in the image below. You can place this doll house in your very own room. The craft is appropriate for kids aged between 6-8 years. Follow the link below for further details.
Image Source/Tutorial: Inspiration Made Simple
Miniature Garden from Ice-cream Popsicle Sticks For Kids
This tutorial will teach you to make a small garden in a wide circular plastic tub. For the house and the chairs, you need ice cream sticks. Cut the sticks into small pieces for chairs and the roof of the house. You can also use plastic flowers and white artificial stones to decorate the garden. This craft is very easy to make and can be even used as decoration in the corner of your lobby. The craft is suitable for children aged 6-8 years old. Click the link mentioned below to understand more about this amazing craft.
Miniature Treehouse Kit In A Pot For Kids
This treehouse is very similar to the previous one in terms of structure. You need a round pot, artificial white pebbles, ice cream sticks for the fence, some round rocks and fairy lights for this craft. It also includes making a small swimming pool. This craft is easier in terms of construction and thus, apt for kids aged 5-7 years. You can place this pot tree house in the corner of your lobby and light up the room. Visit the website below for more detailed instructions.
Image Source/Tutorial: Disha Mishra Dubey Youtube Channel
DIY Tiny Hammock Life Fairy Garden With Plants
This amazing tutorial brings to you a fairy garden which you can make in your own garden around a big tree. It won’t take up much space as well. This miniature fairy garden will also be showcasing a small hammock. You just need small rounded wooden sticks for the fence, thick and slightly longer sticks and a small rectangular cloth for the hammock and some flat circular rocks for the pathway.
All these items are arranged around a big tree as can be seen in the picture below. The activity is doable and not so complicated which makes is great for kids aged 6-8 years old. Know more about the tutorial by following the link below.
Image Source/Tutorial: The Magic Onions
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DIY A Tree House In A Bucket Garden For Kids
This tree house will be made and assembled in an iron bucket and can be placed on the sides of your pathway. You just need cardboard sheets to make the house and ice cream sticks for the fence. You can use real grass and small flower plants to decorate the miniature garden. This miniature garden will also teach you some basics of gardening as well. The tutorial is much easier than it seems thus, making it suitable for children aged 5-7 years. Learn more about the tree house the visiting the website below.
Image Source/Tutorial: The Burgh Baby
DIY Easy To Make A Treehouse With Garden For Toddlers
This tutorial includes making a treehouse in a big round metallic tub. You need to first fill this tub with mud and some pebbles on its sides. The tree house will be carved out of a wood log. This miniature tub treehouse will also feature a swimming pool and a small bird house. You might also need some wooden sticks and other props to complete this garden. The craft is quite simple and can be easily made with a little assistance from an adult which makes it perfect for younglings aged 5-7 years old. Find the link below for more details.
DIY How To Make A Treehouse- Step By Step Tutorial For Preschoolers
This tutorial instructs you to make a garden and a small tree house in a big round wooden basket. You first need to fill the basket with mud and then grow some grass and plants in it . Use small pebbles for the pathway and some cardboard sheets for the small house. It also includes making small white chairs for the garden. It is very easy to make thus, making it a good activity for kids aged 5-7 years. You might need some adult help while gardening the plants. Know more about the tutorial by checking the link below.
Image Source/Tutorial: Echoes of Laughter
DIY Small Indoor Fairy Treehouse Garden For Kids
This amazing tutorial teaches you to make a fairy garden and a tree house in a small plant pot. Fill up the pot with some mud and plant some shrubs and plants in it . Now, use coloured paper sheets for the tree house and stairs. You can also place a small doll inside the pot for some additional detailing. This activity is extremely easy and simple and therefore, great for kids aged 4-7 years old. Check out the link below for more details.
Image Source/Tutorial: Dabbles and Babbles
Easy To Make A Treehouse With the Cardboard In A Broken Pot For Kids
We all have broken earthen plant pots at home waiting to be disposed and this tutorial will show you how to put this broken pot to a proper artistic use. You need to fill the pot with mud and tiny plants. Use the broken pieces to create steps resembling a prairies landscape. On the top of the pot make a hut using cardboard sheets and place two small plastic dolls for additional details. The craft a little complex which makes it apt for kids aged 8-10 years. Scroll down to find the link to the tutorial.
Image Source/Tutorial: The Whoot
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DIY A Prince Castle Treehouse For Kids
This tutorial also uses a broken pot to make a tree house but the only difference here is that instead of a stair like structure, it uses literal stairs to compensate for the broken area and the elevation of the pot. Place small plants and shrubs in the sides of the pot. This tutorial showcases a castle instead of a house made out of cardboard sheets. In terms of complexity, this tree house is similar to the previous and thus, applicable to the age group of 8-10 year olds. Follow up the link below to know more about the tutorial.
Image Source/Tutorial: Soy Carmin
DIY Creative Craft Sparkly Beach Stone Fairy House For Kindergarten
This fairy house is the easiest among the entire set because of it basic nature and use of limited material. The garden has beach stones painted with glittery material and shiny paint in different unique colours to make them look like gem stones. You need a big bowl to place these stones in along with a green leafy plant. It can be used as as a decoration piece in your own room. As I said before, the craft is extremely easy and basic which makes it amazing for kids aged 3-5 year olds. Click the link below to know more about the activity.
Image Source/Tutorial: The Little Monster Blog
DIY Teacup Garden For Kids
This tiny garden is made inside a tea cup using pebbles as its base. After placing the pebbles, decorate the sides of the cup with some fancy plants and a tiny chair in the middle with a miniature book on top of it. This craft is very easy and doable, thus making is possible for 2-4 year old toddlers looking for an easy craft to create and cherish. You can decorate this tea cup on your kitchen counter or dining table. Have a look at the tutorial by following the link below.
Image Source/Tutorial: Life is a Party
DIY Snail Wonderland Treehouse Garden For Kids
This tutorial will help you make a garden in a glass. Fill the glass with mud and place some small flower plants and grass in it. This glass garden also showcase a number of colourful snails roaming around. These snails are made out of clay and small crystal marbles. Place some inside the garden and place one of the snail on the outsides of the glass and place the rest on the surface next to the glass. The craft takes little effort in its creation and therefore appropriate for kids aged 5-7 years old. Find the link below for more information.
Image Source/Tutorial: Parents
DIY Attractive Fairy Garden For Kids
This fairy garden has a small statue of an actual fairy placed inside. You need a big round plant pot filled with mud and place small plants in it apart from a small swing and a welcome sign. Finally, the garden should the surrounded by a white fence made out of some crafting material. The craft is applicable to children aged between 5-7 years. Check out the link below for additional details on the craft.
Image Source/Tutorial: Homedepot
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Simple To Make A Magical Treehouse With Small Lights For Kids
This amazing tree house has a lot going around. It has a stone house on the sides of the garden, flowers in all different colours decorated all around the garden both in beds and pots. It also has a pathway and a well full of white pebbles. The garden features some patio furniture as well. Finally, use some tiny fairy lights to complete the garden. You can place it in your balcony as decoration. The craft is a little complex which makes it qualified for kids aged 9-11 years. Click the link below for detailed information on the tree house.
Image Source/Tutorial: Little Tudor On The Prairie
DIY Easy To Make Mushroom House Fairy Garden For Kids
This tree house is inspired by mushrooms and thus, features a mushroom house. You need to fill a wooden barrel with mud before starting with the decoration. Place the mushroom house on one of the side and build a pathway before it using small colourful pebbles. Decorate the garden with miniature chairs and some green plants on the sides of the barrel. You can place it at the intersection of two pathways in your garden. It can be of great use to kids aged 7-9 years. Follow the link below for more information on the tutorial.
Image Source/Tutorial: The Creamer Chronicles
DIY Mini Tree House Minecraft For Beginners
This tutorial is very easy to make which makes it suitable for young kids aged between 6-8 years. You need a round plastic container as the base of this garden. Fill the container with mud and grow patches of grass in the middle and small flowers on the sides. Make two huts using cardboard sheets and place them in the garden with small fences across them as well. You can also make a pathway with pebbles and even a swimming pool. The craft is good for kids aged 6-8 years old. Visit the link below for detailed instructions.
Image Source/Tutorial: Pure Heart
How To Make A Model Tree House For School Project Step By Step Tutorial
This easy and simple tutorial just requires you to assemble stuff in an earthen bowl. Place some mud in this bowl and white short fence around this mud. Place the two story hut made out of crafting material on the sides of the bowl. Decorate the rest of the garden with tiny fairy dolls, stones artificial plants and snails. The simplicity of this garden makes is great for kids aged 4-6 years. You can submit this as an art project in school. For all the instructions on the garden, find the link mentioned below.
Image Source/Tutorial: My Frugal Adventures
DIY Step by Step Guide to Make a Fairy Garden For Kids
This tutorial brings to you a fairy garden made in an iron tub. Fill it with mud and cover the entire tub with green plants. Now, place pebbles on the sides of the tub and a small chair and a side table with a watering can on it. You can also place a small human toy on the chair to add more details. You can place this garden next to the walls of your house to decorate your garden. The craft is appropriate for children aged 7-9 years old due to the involvement of gardening in this tutorial. Have a look at the link below to know more about the tutorial.
Image Source/Tutorial: Install It Direct
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DIY How To Make Door Clay Pot Planter For Kids
This unique tutorial will teach you to make homes using clay pot planters. The tutorial includes crafting doors and windows on these planter pots which actually make them look like hobbit homes. You can place them next to a big tree with small plants and shrubs surrounding them. You can also add a pathway to these homes using some crafting material. The craft is applicable to kids aged 7-9 years. To access the tutorial, scroll down to get to the link mentioned below.
Image Source/Tutorial: The Whoot
DIY Cardboard Tree House Template For Kids
This tutorial includes making a garden inside a wooden box. Start by filling the box with mud with broken clay pot pieces fixed on the mud like mosaic art. Surround this garden with small wooden fences and garden gate made of wood with leaves around it. Garden small plants in this mud as well. Place miniature chairs and a small bird house in the garden. You can place this garden in your living room right in the corner. The craft is perfect for kids aged 7-9 years old. Pursue the link below for additional details on this garden house.
Image Source/Tutorial: Midwest Living
Simple To Make Suitcase Garden For Kids
This tutorial utilises an old suitcase to create a garden house. You just need to fill the suitcase with mud and plant some grass in it apart from placing some pebbles on the side of this suitcase. The hut is made of cardboard sheets with acrylic colour painted on it. The tutorial is simple and is comprised of limited elements. The garden is great for kids aged 7-9 years old. Follow up the link below for more information on the craft.
Image Source/Tutorial: eBay
Simple Miniature Tree House Project For Kids
This garden uses clay pottery to create different levels and step like structure in this garden. Fill each level with mud before planting grass and different unique small floral plants in them. Place small pebbles in each level acting as steps or pathway. On the highest pot, place a well made out of crafting material. Finally, place a small artificial deer on the garden at the bottom of the levels. Cover this garden with small white fence also made of crafting material. Place it in your garden next to a big tree or on the porch of your house. The craft is suitable for kids aged between 8-10 years. Get more information on the tutorial by following the link below.
Image Source/Tutorial: Home My Design
DIY Miniature Tree House Simple Ideas For Kids
This small garden and house is made of small stones and pebbles. You just need to stack some stones in three layers in a circular design and glue them together using strong adhesive. Fill this circle with mud and plat some grass in it and place the hut made out of pebbles on one of the sides. Decorate the garden with miniature chairs and a swimming pool made out of pebbles as well. You can also add stairs to the entrance of this garden. This garden requires good crafting skills which makes it an approachable craft for kids aged 10-12 years. You can build it on the sides of your pathway. Visit the website mentioned below for more information on this tutorial.
Image Source/Tutorial: The Whoot
This brings an end to this long article and you can now make different tree houses and fairy gardens using various unique material. It had something to offer for each age group and you learned basic gardening skills, woodwork, and craft skills through these tutorials. You can decorate your entire house with these miniature gardens or even submit them as art projects in school. You can also make these gardens in groups with your friends and class fellows as an activity. Keep following the tutorials for more amazing and useful artistic content. Good bye.
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