This DIY American Girl Rock Wall craft is SO MUCH FUN to make! We did it as a team of four so it is definitely a craft for all ages. We are very happy with the end result and it will be a fun addition to our carnival scene which seems to be getting bigger and bigger as we go. Hmmmmmm. The requests that have come in for the carnival are overwhelming and that is a good things because so many creative ideas have been tossed around as the crew and I brainstorm. We have some fun crafts ahead!
Materials Needed:
- Tri-Fold Board
- Brown Paper Bags or Newspaper
- White Glue or Mod Podge
- Craft Paint *Greys
- Modeling Clay
- Toothpick
- Scrap Cardboard
- Hot glue
TIPS:
- In addition to the cardboard for the rocks, we also added a few egg carton pieces to give it new shapes and dimensions. Some of the egg cartons we smooshed in!
- You can get the perfect rock wall coloring by blending and sponging different shades of grey. However, if you want to take it one step further for texture, you can use a texture spray paint. It has a high odor and it needs to be done in warm weather. Even outside I had to wear a mask over my face because I didn’t want to inhale it. The exact one I used is Color Tex One Step Textured Finish. You can see it in the video. I found it at Michael’s for $6 with a coupon.
- As I mentioned in the video, we only did the middle because we are saving the sides for a future craft. So, if you are building a carnival scene too you can follow along with us. Or, you can make the entire back of the trip-fold a rock wall.
- You can leave the trip-fold free standing so you can fold it up and put it away when done, or you can glue it to a base like a sheet of foam board. If you are using it for photography to pose your dolls climbing it, it needs to be secure to something so it doesn’t fall over. The dolls can climb it with the Our Generation Rock Wall Outfit!
Watch and give us a thumbs up please!
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Awsome!!!!!!!!
Can you please make a diy of gymnastics aquipment?
I have another request: You should make Ticket printables so that the dolls can ACTUALLY do stuff at the Carnival! That would be great! Then you could VERY VERY VERY easily make a Ticket Booth!
I love it it’s adorable
I love rock climbing so much I think my dolls will have fun too thanks to you because you made the rock climbing wall
Love your YouTube channel ??
Thank you Rudy ??
I LOVE how you made your rock climbing wall!
Kaitlynrh1 from kaits ag crafts
That is so coll have to make and a zoo would be Awsome do you think you can do a DIY of gymnastics aquitment
-Alyssa ?
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Cool! ?
I love this it is so cute
Nicely done Rudy, so easy
Sooooo! cute ?
So cute!I love this and must make it!
I LOVE the craft it is sooooo cute ?I think you should make a American girl doll zoo ??❤️Or a car ? I love your youtoub channel ?Rudy ! Please reply . Mary ??!
A zoo is such a fun idea! It would be HUGE!
A zoo would be Awsome hope they do your idea
by the way, when will you anounce the winners?
The winners of the masks? They are displayed on the entry page ?
awesome! now i want to know what you are going to do with the sides!
I REALLY want to make this, but I don’t know where I would have room for it! Well, it can lay flat, right? Because that would be a huge bonus! Very easy to store!
Yes! It can lay flat and be put away when not in use!
So cute! Oh and first comment!
April 30, 2016 at 3:40 pm –
Now you’re going to make a giant park probably well no one is stopping you