How To Make A Stuff Animal Zoo

Check out this pace-by-step tutorial for a DIY stuffed animal zoo.  You tin can now corral and incorporate all of your kids blimp toys in the most adorable way!

If y'all have kids, it'due south probably a pretty sure bet that you are overrun with stuffed animals.  I know that we are.  Kids honey them, and they are easy gifts.  So, it's not hard to chop-chop feel like you're drowning in cuddly plush.  Fortunately, I've got a super cute storage solution for you lot.  I saw this motion picture on Pinterest a while back, and knew that I had to have 1 – a stuffed animal zoo.

My parents came down to visit final May, and my dad helped us renovate our stairs.  Before they came, I sent my dad that Pinterest moving picture and asked him if we could put something like it together while he was here.  He went i step farther, though, and showed up with all of the pieces cut and ready to get.  So, all my husband and I had to do was put it together!

My dad followed the plans that the pivot laid out, and cut the boards according to those measurements.  Truthfully, I hadn't even looked at the plans that in depth.  I just saw the film and asked if nosotros could recreate something similar.  When my hubby and I went to put it together, I realized that if we congenital it co-ordinate to instructions, information technology was going to be quite large.  So big, in fact, that it wouldn't fit through our doorways once assembled.

So, we took an unabridged foot off of the dimensions – elevation, width, and depth.  I'yard then glad nosotros did this, as information technology's a much more than manageable size, withal we are still able to fittons of stuffed animals in information technology.

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DIY Stuffed Beast Zoo

Supplies Needed:

1. 1. 1. 9 2-ft. long 1 x 4s
      2. Four three ft. long i x 2s
      3. Drill
      4. one 5/8″ coarse screws
      5. White paint
      6. Paint Brush
      7. Screw Optics
      8. Allen Wrench
      9. 1/four″ Nylon Rope
      10. Wooden letters

Step 1 – Create 2 Squares

The first thing we did was put four of the 1 x 4 pieces together to form a square.  Luckily for the states, my dad had already drilled pilot holes for the screws.

Since nosotros cutting the boards down a chip, though, we had to drill pilot holes in the other end ourselves. We drilled them half an inch in from the edge of the board.

Then, using one 5/viii″ coarse screws, we drilled the four boards together to create a foursquare.

This ended upwards being the base of the zoo.  So, we did the same affair with four more of the 1 x 4s to create the top of the zoo.

Step two – Add the Vertical Supports

Next, drill a one x 2 piece into each corner of the foursquare base using two screws.

My husband propped the whole piece up on spare pieces to make it more level and easier to reach.

Then, we turned the whole thing over, and set up the tall posts inside of the second foursquare (the top).  This made information technology piece of cake to spiral the 1 ten 2s into the top part of the zoo.

Step 3 – Add together Piece on Top for Figurines (Optional)

Once that was done, we added the terminal 1 x iv laying apartment across the pinnacle front of the zoo.  In the original pin, this piece was added to hold ceramic animals on the top.  I never could find any animal figurines that I liked to add to mine, but we went ahead and put the summit slice on anyway.

(This was taken after I had already started painting.)

Step four – Paint

When the entire structure was built, I began painting.  Nosotros used Sherwin Williams Pro-Classic oil-based pigment in actress white.

I put three coats on it, and let it dry completely.

Pace 5 – Add "Bars"

In one case dry, information technology was time to add the rope "confined."  My dad had also graciously created airplane pilot holes for the screw eyes, every bit well.  They were each 5 inches apart.

You lot can see in this photograph where he measured and added pilot holes for the middle screws.

We got each screw centre started past hand…

But plant that information technology was easiest to use an allen wrench to screw them in completely.

Then, we cutting 12 pieces of nylon rope.  We cut them quite a few inches longer than necessary, in lodge to ensure that we had enough to tie each cease off.  We threaded the rope through one stop and tied a knot.

Then, we threaded the rope through the other stop.  Pulling the rope as taut as possible, we put a knot in the other end.  Then, we cut off the excess rope and hot glued the ends to prevent fraying.

Step vi – Add together Messages

Finally, I had picked upward some wooden letters at Michael's and spray painted them teal to match the plant nursery.  I simply used a small nail to attach each letter to the face up of the zoo.

I think it turned out absolutely adorable, and it's been a swell way to help contain all the stuffed animals.  The i thing I may change is the ropes.  They become stretched out very quickly, so I plan to switch them out for some type of bungee cord that won't lose it's shape.

My girl is loving it so far, and so am I!

To see the whole nursery, click here.

Update:

Here's a more than recent photo of the DIY stuffed animal zoo.  Ha!

It'due south been nearly two years since we built this.  We've moved into a new business firm, lived through 2020, done endless DIYs and home projects, and this stuffed animal zoo is nonetheless going stiff!  Information technology holds so many stuffed animals – also as alive ones 😆 – and has been great for organization.

*I would definitely recommend going with bungee string for the ropes, though, over what I originally used, as they stretch actually badly over time.

Other than that minor tweak, though, this has been a super useful, and fun!, DIY for going on 2 years now.

Don't forget to pin this for later on, and follow me on Pinterest for more than inspiration!

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