Librarian Out Loud: July 2014

When I started the Whovians Club, my first thought was that it would be really amazing to have a TARDIS big enough for the teens to get inside. My second thought was that i am crazy. How would I ever be able to pull that off? I talked to the teens and asked if it was something they would want to try to create. They definitely wanted one, but I think we lacked the skills necessary for such a large scale project.

Tabling the project, I turned my attention to smaller activities. Each month we made props essential to Doctor Who.

Duct Tape Fezzes

Polymer Clay Sonic Screwdrivers

Duct Tape Dalek

Dalek Party Hats

But...What we really needed was a TARDIS!

Enter my very talented family.. Constructed out of a wooden frame and cardboard, a TARDIS was created! It is in 3/4 scale of the original.

The Details:

The door does open and you can go inside.

The windows are made from Dollar Store picture frames and hot glued to the cardboard.

The Police Box font is Gill Sans.

The color is Valspar's Satin Indigo Streamer.

It breaks apart into two pieces to fold for storage.

It is not bigger on the inside.

To celebrate the arrival of the TARDIS, I thought it would be fun to take pictures with it. I found cardboard picture frames and we decorated the outside with a TARDIS stamp. I made the stamp out of fun foam.

Simple, easy way to make your own stamps!

Building the TARDIS was A LOT of work! I had to learn how to use tools! There are a few things I would like to eventually add to it.. It would be awesome if it had a roof with a light. And it would be fun to decorate the inside. But I am very happy with the finished product. It was definitely a labor of love. I am a big Doctor Who fan and it was fun to bring something I see on television to life. I loved hearing the squeal when I opened the door to our program room and they caught the first glimpse of it. It made the whole process worth it!

Some pictures of the TARDIS...