Make A Paper Craft Pop Up Shop For Pretend Play

I have a super fun summer boredom buster idea for you! Make a paper craft pop up shop for pretend play! It could be a fruit stand, or lemonade stand, or cupcake stand… anything to get the kids creative and playing. My way of making this darling stand is super easy. You’ll be shocked how quick and inexpensive it is!

The key ingredient to making this stand is a Elmer’s 36 x 48 Tri-Fold Foam Board and a few other Elmer’s products! Spray Adhesive might just be my new best friend for large scale projects.

Let’s start from the beginning. Using a ruler, mark the interior cut of the board, leaving roughly a foot at the top. Basically you’re cutting the center out of the board.

This area is perfect for your new storefront’s name. I made this board for my sweet eight year old niece, Ashlyn. She loves pretend play!

I bet you’re wondering where I picked up all the paper embellishments for my storefront. You can get so many precut elements, like letter packs and bulletin board theme decorations at your local teacher supply store or craft store. Or, if you have a die cutting machine you can cut out your own.

For instance, the scallop is super easy to find in the teacher section. I cut these, but just get a few colors and layer them. With Elmer’s Spray Adhesive it’s honestly as easy as spray and attach. My only recommendation is to either lay down a large piece of paper or an old towel to spray against, or take the project outside.

After your store front is embellished, you’ll need something to sell! I chose to make paper craft berries for my niece to sell in her pop up shop. I’ll show you how to make those in tomorrow’s video post, but this type of DIY pop up shop could be anything. Think about a lemonade stand on garage sale day, or a stuffed animal grooming salon for all the stuffies in your house.

The purposes for a Elmer’s Tri-Fold Foam Board can be much more than a school project in the fall. As a matter of fact, let’s look at more paper strawberries and forget there will be any school in the fall! {wink}

More Elmer’s Craft Ideas

Visit Elmer’s for more fun crafts. Sign up for the Craft It Club while you’re there. You can submit your own projects, receive promotions and sweepstakes first, get seasonal project ideas and e-books too!

Or, check out a few more of my Elmer’s craft ideas:

• Laundry Room Art – Easy Clothes Pin Art
• Sewing Room Organization With Jars
• Father’s Day Paper Crafts With Elmer’s – Hook Line & Sinker Fish Gift Tags
• Frankenstein Pallet For The Front Porch
• DIY Emoji Ghost Costume

As always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

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