Beutifull Camping Diorama With Tent and an Oak Tree (11 Steps)

If you have ever gone camping you know what an adventure it is! whether you are fishing, boating, or grilling. but I will show you in this instructable how to make a beautiful diorama from cardboard, and paper.

Let us start!

• Hot glue gun (for small parts that require fast drying)
• Scissors
• Cardboard cutter
• Ruler
• White glue
• Pencil (there very useful...)
• And a want to finish the project

The first step for our diorama is going to be a base.

You can stack cardboard pieces or use honeycomb cardboard which I happen to have on hand. but if you don't have honeycomb cardboard regular will do.

You can cut them into any shape, square, circle, etc. but I thought I would go for a more abstract shape this time, I think it turned out quite well. and as you can see, I had two shapes I chose the first.

For the tent cut out a long rectangle of peeled cardboard, and bend it in the middle for the peak. Also, bend each end in a bit to have an area to attach to the base later on. Bend the tent roof in a bit to give it a curved appearance.

Cut out a peise of cardboard and glue it inside the tent to give it a level of solidity for the next step. (as in photo #4)

For the front/door take a peeled portion of cardboard and glue it to the front of the tent. Let it sit until COMPLETELY dry.

Once dry, you can cut away the exes around the tent shape be very careful. with this, it is quite easy to pull it apart.

Now, if you have cut away the exes you can cut a vertical slit going halfway up towards the top of the roof, roll each flap back a bit.

Now glue the tent to the designated spot on your base.

To replicate the stakes roll small rolls of paper and glue them at all for corners of the tent.

Using crumpled paper make about 6 balls of crumpled brown paper if they won't get small enough, use a hot glue gun to stick them and keep them somewhat rounded... glue them in a circle somewhere on the base. You don't have to put them exactly like mine, just similar.

Be sure to leave space in the middle so that the firewood has a place to go.

Lastly, create some rolls of brown paper to make fire sticks, glue them in a tepee-styled manner on the inside of the rocks.

While we are using brown paper we might as well make some bags and packs. I rolled some peeled cardboard and made a bucket from it. glue all of these things down to the base somewhere, I put mine near the tent.

The first photo here looks nothing like a tree, but since it is a brown paper bag we can twist, bend, and crush it into the shape of a tree. Start with a piece of brown paper that is about 6 x 6 inches. cut some long cuts into it and start twisting. If it just is not working out, you can always start with one twisted piece and glue more onto it getting smaller and smaller into the little branches.

Using rolls of brown paper glue them along the edge of the camping site then cut a very thin strip of brown paper and run it around the rolls.

It just fills the otherwise empty space around the border of the base and further pushes that camping look.

Peel the top layer of cardboard off, and bend it across with a crease, cut out the silhouette of the boat, and glue the ends together.

For the oar, using a glue gun, glue two pieces of brown paper together, and while the glue is hot using a pencil rub firmly over it to smush together the two pieces into a solid and rather rigid piece.

Glue the canoe to the base near the fence.

Here are some of my best photographs of the finished camping diorama. You could add some more things probably, a grill set, etc... but for now, that is how to make a fun, small, and interesting diorama.

If you make it, it is a must! for you to share it in the "I MADE IT" section. That's it...

Thank you.