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After we made our own Felt Bears the kids decided we needed to make a house for each bear. So began the search for the perfect bear cave.

Portable Bear Cave Craft for Kids

Oh, old formula cans…

I’m so glad to have found a use for them. I seriously have a pile in the back room and thankfully a few have now been transformed into bear caves for kids. Ahh, I say I’ve recycled something. My husband will be so proud.

The kids absolutely loved their DIY Felt bears so much that Ryker even slept with his. It really complimented our Going on a Bear Hunt theme perfectly.

What you will need

Going on a Bear Hunt book
1″ Flower Pots
Micro Flower Pots
Honey Pots
Spools (Chair Bottoms)
Tiny Bowls
Tiny Plates
Circles for chair & table tops
E6000
Spray paint (any color)
Gorilla Wood Glue
A piece of cardboard for the floor
Ribbon
Any scrapbook paper
Scissors
Fine tip Sharpie
Paint for wooden things
Paintbrushes

How to make your own Portable Bear Cave for Kids -Video

How to make your own Portable Bear Cave for Kids -Pictures

First thing, take off all formula can labels. Then you can take it outside and spray it any color. Please spray paint this can yourself, don’t let your child spray paint it.

I purchased all of the wooden items from my local Hobby Lobby and linked them all above. Paint them any color you want. It’s totally up to you.

If you want your bear chairs glued together then this Gorilla wood glue is the best.

Cut any scrapbook paper you link to fit inside the can. I tried to glue it several ways and E6000 was the only one that worked.

Cut your cardboard to the shape of the base of your formula can. I made my first portable bear cave with a glued in floor and the second was removable. I personally liked the removable option more, but it’s totally up to you.

So once the can was complete, we decided it was super ugly. It fix it I spray painted it white and added some cute scrapbook paper to the outside. Again, the only glue that would stick was this E6000.