{"id":29,"date":"2012-06-27T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/?p=29"},"modified":"2020-03-19T23:30:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T12:30:05","slug":"how-to-diy-doctor-play-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-diy-doctor-play-set\/","title":{"rendered":"How To: DIY Doctor Play Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56720\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctorplay-title.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Doctor Play set -mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctorplay-title.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctorplay-title-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctorplay-title-330x410.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctorplay-title-370x460.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Emma is really into pretend play at the moment, so I thought it was time to introduce her to my favourite roll play toy as a child, the Doctor Play set. I had a Fisher Price one as a girl, and it really got a workout.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of buying her a whole lot of plastic stuff, I rummaged around in a few drawers and cupboards and put together a fun set that cost me next to nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from gathering supplies, I made a gauze surgical mask. The tutorial is included below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56717\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/collect.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Doctor Play set -mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/collect.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/collect-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/collect-330x355.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/collect-428x460.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Some items that may be in your first aid drawer or that you can cheaply pick up at your local pharmacy:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bandages<\/li>\n<li>Plastic Syringe<\/li>\n<li>Plastic Tweezers from a dressing kit<\/li>\n<li>Tongue Depressor<\/li>\n<li>Stethoscope <i>(I bought this off ebay for $4, it&#8217;s not excellent quality but it does work. Make sure you supervise your child as yelling or banging on stethoscopes can cause hearing damage.)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Other items you may want to include:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bandaids<\/li>\n<li>Cotton Balls or swabs<\/li>\n<li>Eye Patch<\/li>\n<li>Note pad and Pen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"mypoppet-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_title = \"Need Supplies?\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"9ca734914f557f208ceda794588b1886\";\namzn_assoc_asins = \"B01MUH9IIZ,B00HW8EEOG,B005Z4SBZW,B0000C0CJQ\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>How to make a Surgical Mask for Pretend Play<\/h2>\n<h3>You will need:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cotton gauze 8&#8243;x10&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>2 x elastic pieces 10&#8243; long<\/li>\n<li>safety pin<\/li>\n<li>Sewing machine and general sewing supplies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This size suits a small child, you may want to adjust the measurements for older kids.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56721\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/mask-how-tosteps.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Doctor Play set -mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/mask-how-tosteps.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/mask-how-tosteps-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/mask-how-tosteps-330x495.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/mask-how-tosteps-307x460.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>How to:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Cut your gauze square and elastic.<\/li>\n<li>Fold the gauze in half and sew along the dotted line.<\/li>\n<li>Turn inside out and press.<\/li>\n<li>Fold open sides over twice as pictured and press.<\/li>\n<li>Stitch along dotted line.<\/li>\n<li>Fasten your safety pin to the end of the elastic piece and thread each through the side tubes.<\/li>\n<li>Tie off the ends.<\/li>\n<li>Move the elastic around to hide the knot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56718\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctor-bag-flat-.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Doctor Play set -mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctor-bag-flat-.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctor-bag-flat--300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctor-bag-flat--330x276.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctor-bag-flat--551x460.jpg 551w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>To decorate the case:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This was an old case I had kicking around the sewing room, if you don&#8217;t want to buy one you can use a lunch box or even a biscuit tin.<\/li>\n<li>Trace a circle around a bowl or plate onto some adhesive paper.<\/li>\n<li>Draw a large cross and colour in with a marker pen.<\/li>\n<li>Cut out and stick onto case or tin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56722\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/red-cross.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Doctor Play set -mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/red-cross.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/red-cross-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/red-cross-330x248.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56719\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctorbagtrio.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Doctor Play set -mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctorbagtrio.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctorbagtrio-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctorbagtrio-330x457.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/doctorbagtrio-332x460.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now prepare yourself to be examined, prodded and bandaged up.<\/p>\n<p>Have fun!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56724\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/emma-drfinal.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Doctor Play set -mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/emma-drfinal.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/emma-drfinal-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/emma-drfinal-330x193.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emma is really into pretend play at the moment, so I thought it was time to introduce her to my favourite roll play toy as a child, the Doctor Play set. 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