I cut 2 pieces of wood that were 24 inches long (they were scraps we already had in the garage) and 2 pieces of wood that were about 11 inches long (again we just used scraps we had). The legs were 5inches long. To assemble, she nailed the sides together and then angled the legs and nailed those on the bottom for more stability. Trying to get the nails in to hold the rope was a bit more tricky. She decided to nail in nails along the top rails of the bed and just not nail them in all the way.
So, Goosey is very hands on and thinks "big"! At our planning meeting I presented some of the hands on crafts that she can make for the week in which she choose a rope bed. Fast forward to the middle of the week when I showed her the "paper" 2D rope bed I had in mind. She quickly prompted me with an "oh no! That's not what I had in mind! I'm making one out of wood for the cat!" So this is her project for the week. It came out pretty good minus one wooden leg that was cut a little short but we compensated by gluing a scrap piece of wood. I helped her with the sawing but the plans were hers and she completed it on her own. If you would like to make one, this is how we did it... I cut 2 pieces of wood that were 24 inches long (they were scraps we already had in the garage) and 2 pieces of wood that were about 11 inches long (again we just used scraps we had). The legs were 5inches long. To assemble, she nailed the sides together and then angled the legs and nailed those on the bottom for more stability. Trying to get the nails in to hold the rope was a bit more tricky. She decided to nail in nails along the top rails of the bed and just not nail them in all the way. After experimenting with the rope we had on hand, she decided to just use yarn but double it up. She wound the yarn back and forth and then weaved the end pieces through and tightened as she went along. For the matress we had no straw on hand so she just made a foam matress to lay on top which covered the nails that are sticking up. Our cats love it and you can even use it for an American Girl Doll or any doll for that matter.
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