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| Our sample Quaker Oats canister cradle as seen from above. |
You may need to alter our template slightly in order to get it to fit to the diameter of your own cardboard can because cardboard tube sizes do vary. However, the decoupage layering of paper and glue will strengthen and bond the rockers to the can properly if the glue is given ample time to dry and harden. Parents may choose to allow kids to decorate their own doll's cradle after an adult or teen has assembled its' larger parts to avoid frustrations of younger inexperienced crafters.
Supply List: |
| Template for Quaker Oat Rocker. |
- Quaker Oats cardboard can (I used the largest variety measuring 9 1/2" tall
- box cutter or Xacto knife (Only adults may use this equipment prior to the craft.)
- white school glue
- decorative papers (I used plain black construction paper)
- a variety of yarns
- decorative card stock (optional)
- flannel fabric for mattress and blanket
- batting to stuff the mattress
- needle and matching thread
- print my rocker template below.
- additional scrap cardboard for the rockers
- masking tape
- Cut away an opening in the can using a box cutter or Xacto knife. I cut a 5"x7" opening into a large Quaker Oats can.
- Reinforce the can by covering it entirely with masking tape to begin with.
- Print and cut out two rockers for the underside of the Quaker Oats can.
- Trace around the paper templates several times to double up the thickness of the cardboard you will use for them. I cut two sets of rockers using double thicknesses of cardboard for the version photographed above.
- Then glue and tape the rockers directly beneath the cradle opening. Let the cradle dry completely before decoupaging it.
- I decoupaged my Quaker Oats can and rockers entirely with black construction paper.
- Then I pasted a patterned card stock to the outside areas of the rockers only. This step is optional.
- You can decorate this doll cradle's end caps using yarn trims. I chose to repeat the motifs illustrated in the decorative card stock using left over yarn and construction papers from previous crafts. The yarn was glued onto the cradle's surface using white school glue. You may wish to replace this glue with tackier glue instead if you feel a child may have trouble or be impatient with the ordinary glue.
- You can also line the doll cradle with a lightly stuffed flannel pillow 5"x7" and a matching flannel blanket just slightly larger. Now your little one can enjoy hours of dramatic doll play and it cost next to nothing to make a baby doll cradle from recycled materials!
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| Left, I converted a 9 1/2" tall Quaker Oats Can into a dolls cradle. Center, Use masking tape to reinforce structure of decoupaged cradle before covering with glue and additional scrap papers. Right, to cover corners with paper neatly, don't forget to clip the edges with scissors into a fringe. |
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| Yarn and decorative card stock applied with white school glue to the Quaker Oats cradle. |
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| Left, I've decoupaged the cradle black and covered the rockers with a colorful card stock. Now I am ready to apply a yarn pattern. Center, here you can see the pillow-like mattress I made for the inside of the cradle. Right, our baby doll sleeps snug inside his colorful paper mache cradle. |
Fabric decorated version of a Quaker Oat
Can Cradle from Youtube
Additional Versions of Cradle Can Craft:
- How to make oatmeal containers baby doll cradles craft for kids - This illustrates different looking rockers.
- How to make a doll cradle with a recycled oatmeal box by Carolyn Wainscott - This uses upholstering techniques to cover the cradle.
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| "Remember when you were little...?" 1965 Quaker Oats Cradle. |
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