Mi House - Astra Miniature Model Making Kit

Mi House - Astra Miniature Model Making Kit

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$55.95 /

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Tweezers pinch a tiny felt piece while fine-tipped glue waits nearby.

🎨 Hands-on painting: a dry paint palette and brush colour the laser-cut wooden boards
🔧 Steady hands: tweezers and fine-tipped glue place small parts exactly where they belong
🧵 Mixed materials: wood, card, felt, chenille stems, thread and a crystal glass bead
📖 Guided making: a detailed booklet and video tutorial walk through every stage
🏠 Tidy keepsake: the finished house closes up with the character and accessories inside
✅ Ready to build: glue, tweezers and a protective mat included, for ages 8+

The Educator's Note

The tweezers and fine-tipped glue ask for a controlled pinch and a steady hand, which is the same precision children need for neat handwriting and careful sewing.
Painting, folding card, sticking, threading and gluing all appear in one project, so children practise several making skills and stay engaged longer than with a single-technique kit.
It is complete and self-guided: the booklet and video tutorial let an 8 year old work independently, and the finished house closes up to become a keepsake rather than another box of loose parts.

Play Specifications

🧒 8 years +

Recommended for ages 8 years +

🎨 Artist

Creative Expression

🧱 Builder

Construction & Engineering

📖 Storyteller

Role Play & Imagination

🔇 Silent

No sound

🏠 Indoor

Living Room / Playroom

👤 Independent Play

Solo / Self-Correcting

🤏 Fine Motor

Precision & Grip

💡 Creativity

Innovation & Imagination

🧠 Cognitive

Problem Solving & Logic

The Educator's Note

The tweezers and fine-tipped glue ask for a controlled pinch and a steady hand, which is the same precision children need for neat handwriting and careful sewing.
Painting, folding card, sticking, threading and gluing all appear in one project, so children practise several making skills and stay engaged longer than with a single-technique kit.
It is complete and self-guided: the booklet and video tutorial let an 8 year old work independently, and the finished house closes up to become a keepsake rather than another box of loose parts.

Play Specifications

🧒 8 years +

🎨 Artist

🧱 Builder

📖 Storyteller

🔇 Silent

🏠 Indoor

👤 Independent Play

🤏 Fine Motor

💡 Creativity

🧠 Cognitive

Paint the wooden boards, glue the furniture into place and finish with a tiny character of your own making. Everything needed to build the scene is in the kit, including fine-tipped glue, tweezers and a protective mat. Made for children aged 8 and up, it suits the stage when they want a project with real steps and a finished piece to keep. The house closes up to store the scene, so the work stays safe on a shelf.

Also available in a great value bundle

Choose this one for the child who likes to make things carefully and see them finished.

The 8 to 10 year old who has outgrown simple paint-and-stick kits and wants a project with real steps
A child who loves miniatures, tiny rooms and small-world play, and would rather build the scene than buy it
Children aged 9 to 12 who enjoy quiet, solo making sessions, at the table on a wet weekend or during school holidays
A birthday or Christmas gift for a creative 8 year old, where you want the present to last more than one afternoon

A Craft Kit With Real Making In It

This is a model making kit, not a ready-made toy. Children paint two laser-cut wooden boards, then assemble furniture and small details into a miniature house. They finish by making its resident from an illustrated wooden head and ears, chenille stems, felt and thread.

The materials change every few steps, and that keeps the project interesting. One stage is painting, the next is folding pre-cut card, the next is pressing on stickers. Variety like this suits the 8 to 10 year old who has outgrown simple craft kits and wants something that looks finished at the end.

Steady Hands, Careful Results

The glue comes in a fine-tipped tube, which puts a small, controlled amount exactly where it is needed. Tweezers handle the tiny parts. Placing a small felt or card piece with them uses the same controlled pinch a child relies on for neat handwriting and careful sewing. A cardboard assembly tool helps put the character together.

The detailed booklet and video tutorial guide each stage, so a child can work through the steps on their own and ask for help only when they choose to. It is a quiet, seated project with no batteries and no noise, which makes it a reliable one for a rainy afternoon or school holidays.

One Finished House, Built To Keep

When the last piece is glued, the house closes up with the character and accessories stored inside. It sits on a shelf as a display piece, or goes to a friend's place and opens up for small-world play. At 8 it teaches a child to follow multi-step instructions from start to finish, and by 10 they are ready to take on larger, more detailed model kits. Please note it contains small parts and is not suitable for children under 3 years.

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Why gift givers choose this

Everything In The Kit: glue, tweezers, brush, paints and a protective mat are included
Guided Steps: booklet plus video tutorial, so an 8 year old can work independently
Fine Motor Practice: tweezers and fine-tipped glue build precise finger control
Quiet Play: no batteries, no noise, suits solo or side-by-side making
A Finished Keepsake: the house closes up to store the scene, ready to display or carry

Included in the box

One small house, 2 laser-cut wooden boards, a dry paint palette and brush, a protective mat, 3 pre-cut illustrated card sheets, 3 sticker sheets, 4 chenille stems, an illustrated wooden head and ears, a crystal glass bead, a spool of thread, a pre-cut felt sheet, 6 fasteners, a cardboard assembly tool, tweezers, a tube of fine-tipped glue and an instruction booklet.