A Magical DIY Disney Winter Village

Mickey and friends are iconic as their colors make them easily recognizable. By using these features, you can bring a winter village to your home in a few fun steps.

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What You’ll Need

• (12) 1-1/4″ wood blocks
• (1) 1″ x 1/8″ wood circle
• (1) 1″ wood candle cup
• Ribbon: red, pink, green
• Black felt
• Mini wooden bird houses
• Mini white buttons
• Acrylic craft paint: red, orange, yellow, green. blue, white, black, brown, gray
• Hot glue

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How To Make It

1. Paint the heads, bodies and accessories separately before gluing them together. Prepare the characters’ accessories. Make a red hair bow for Minnie, a small red bowtie for Donald and a pink hair bow for Daisy. Daisy will also need a length of pink ribbon to wrap around her dress. Cut out thin black felt ears for goofy and Pluto. Cut a green ribbon collar for Pluto and set aside two mini white buttons for Mickey.

2. Mickey Mouse: Paint black (1) 1-1/4″ wood block and two 1″ x 1/8″ wood circles. Paint red one 1-1/4″ wood block. When dry, glue the black block on top of the red block. Use hot glue to glue the ears in place. Glue two white mini buttons on the front of the red block. When the hot glue on the ears dries, touch up over it with black paint.

3. Minnie Mouse: Paint black (1) 1-1/4″ wood block and two 1″ x 1/8″ wood circles. Paint red one 1-1/4″ wood block. Paint white polka-dots over the red. When dry, glue the black block on top of the red block. Use hot glue to glue the ears in place. When the hot glue on the ears dries, touch up over it with black paint. Glue a red hair bow to the top of the head between the ears.

4. Donald Duck: Paint white (1) 1-1/4″ wood block. Paint blue (1) 1-1/4″ wood block and one 1″ x 1/8″ wood circle. Paint a yellow stripe across the white block. Paint a yellow “V” shape on the blue block for a collar and a yellow stripe all around the bottom edge. When dry, glue the blocks together. Glue the blue circle hat on top of the head and a small red bowtie at the point of the “V” collar line.

5. Daisy Duck: Paint white (1) 1-1/4″ wood block. Paint purple (1) 1-1/4″ wood block. Paint a yellow stripe across the center of the white block. When dry, glue the blocks together. Glue a pink hair bow on top of the head and wrap a piece of pink ribbon around the top of the purple block.

6. Goofy: Paint (1) 1-1/4″ wood block black. Paint (1) 1-1/4″ wood block orange. Paint (1) 1-1/4″ wood block blue. On the orange block, paint a brown vest by painting two vertical stripes and then painting the bottom half of the block brown, leaving the center line orange. Paint a 1″ candle cup green and paint a black stripe around the narrowest part. Hot glue felt ears to the opening of the hat. Glue the hat with ears on top of the black block, then glue the black block onto the orange and brown vest block, then glue the blue pants block to the bottom.

7. Pluto: Paint (1) 1-1/4″ wood block yellow-orange. Glue a narrow green ribbon just below the center to make a collar. Glue felt ears standing straight up and curl the felt a bit to make crooks in the ears.

8. Paint the mini bird houses as desired. Turn them so that the holes face the wall and are not visible.

9. Arrange your winter village scene and add batting “snow” and/or mini lights for a wintery, festive touch.

Now you can enjoy your holiday village featuring your favorite Disney characters.

Source: Disney Family