Thursday, August 28, 2025

DIY a Cool Pool for Summer Fun!

        This cool little pool is constructed with: blue painter's tape, blue photo paper of water, three large plastic rings, scrap cardboard, Mode Podge, masking tape and white school glue. Your doll's pets may pretend to swim in it whenever they wish without any fear of getting wet. Think of all the mess you'll never need clean up while the puppy softies pounce about causing all kinds of mischief!

Left, one of our doll's many pet poodles enjoys their cool pool. Right, see the three rings covered in
blue painters tape; it makes the pool look like inflated plastic.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

  1. Cover the three plastic rings with masking tape, smoothing down edges and creases as you go.
  2. Using white school glue, squeeze out enough from the bottle to stick the bottom sides together once all three rings are stacked on top of each other. Let dry.
  3. Cut out a bottom from cardboard and glue the rings on top of it.
  4. Cut out water photo paper and paste it into the interior of the pool so that it will look as though it is filled with water.
  5. Now mask the remaining areas not yet blue with painter's tape.
  6. Brush on Mod Podge to seal the entire surface area one last time.

Left, the rings are both taped and glued together using masking tape. Center, a bottom cut from 
cardboard is taped to the bottom of the three rings. Right, blue water printed paper is glued 
inside of the pool and then Mod Podge is brushed on last to seal the finish.

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