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Dress-Up Trunk Corral dress-up treasures in this fun trunk. From "B. Original" episode DBOR-119

Dress up an old trunk for dress-up play!

Kids love playing dress-up and trying on new identities. It’s a great way for them to B. Original and keep their creative juices flowing.

B. Original host Michele Beschen shows how to give kids a fun focus for their dress-up play—and a tidy place to store all their treasures—with this dress-up station built from an old trunk. Scroll down for her easy how-to.

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Dress-Up Trunk

Materials:

old trunk
plywood or oriented strandboard (OSB)
4 casters (2 with brakes)
drill, screwdriver, screws
canvas shoe organizers
hooks and other hardware

	Figure A
	Figure B

• Place the trunk on end on top of the plywood or OSB and open it. Trace around the bottom of the open trunk.

• Remove the trunk from the board and cut around the outline (figure A). This will be the base of the dress-up station.

• Screw the four casters to the base. Space them evenly and place them near the outer edges of the board to prevent tipping (figure B).

• Turn the trunk on end again, bottom side up, and screw the base directly to the bottom of the trunk.

• Furnish the inside of the trunk with canvas shoe organizers and hooks to store dress-up treasures. Give the exterior a fun coat of paint, and you’re ready for playtime.