1/6 playscale fun

I am trying to hand-craft a dollhouse and furniture for the girls before Christmas, and I'm trying to make pretty high quality stuff with mostly just my ingenuity. So far, I have quite the little living room going, and am trying to decide whether to do the kitchen, bathroom, or bedroom next.  It's been really rewarding as a particular piece of furniture can be finished in a day or two where the work on our real house is much slower to get results on.

When I cut the components for my miniature coffee table with my full size table saw, I really felt like I was putting my fingers at risk.  It made me wish these exist.  And they do.  Aren't they adorable?  Now somebody buy them for me! :)

3-1/8" Mini Miter Saw

4" Mighty-Mite Table Saw

I think I am basically obligated to build a playscale garage to build a doll wood working shop in so I can put them away there when I'm not using them.  I just die.

Favorites

So I can turn you on to good stuff...  I tried to populate these recommendations with things you might not otherwise consider.  The mainstream popular choices that I like but assume you already know are excluded.

TV SHOWS

Lost
Battlestar Gallactica
Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Breaking Bad
The Wire
Once Upon a Time
Dexter
Big Love
Mad Men
Community
Weeds
Chuck
Modern Family
Heroes
Prison Break
True Blood
Wild Palms
Eureka
Dollhouse
Star Trek: Next Generation

MOVIES

Saved!
Life Aquatic
Fight Club
Donny Darko
Truman Show
Royal Tenenbaums
Little Miss Sunshine
Triplets of Belleville
Eternal Sunshine on a Spotless Mind
Amelie
Kick-Ass
Exit Through the Gift Shop
The Usual Suspects
Memento
Hard Candy
Chum Scrubber
American Beauty
Spirited Away
Dark City
Matrix
Capitalism: A Love Story
Baraka
Fog of War
Princess Bride
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

BOOKS

Running with Scissors - Augusten Burroughs
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
Not Without My Daughter - Betty Mahmoody
The Massacre at El Mozote - Mark Danner
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
Good In Bed - Jennifer Weiner
Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire
Helter Skelter: The True Stories of the Manson Murders - Ann Rule

ACTIVITIES

Watch YouTube to learn how to make/do something and do it
Skateboarding (Never too old)
Rock Climbing
Beer Home Brewing
Sewing (Plushies, doll clothes, and other quick, forgiving single sit projects)
Simple Scrapbooking
Upcycling/repurpose crafting
Toy making
Cycling/Spinning Class
Baking (Breads like cinnamon rolls, pretzels and pastries)

MUSIC

Do, Make, Say, Think
Radiohead
Django Reindhardt
Mogwai
Jenny Lewis
Blonde Redhead

DESTINATIONS

Haarlem, Netherlands
Bryce National Park, Utah
Brugge, Germany
Jerome, Arizona
Gent, Belgium
Solvang, Califonia
Portmeirion, North Wales
Tamarindo, Costa Rica

FOOD

Thai Yellow Curry
Chicken Paprikash on dumplings
Indian Pav Bhaji or Dosai Masala
Rubios Fish Taco
Great Lakes Dortmunder Beer
Chicken Shawarma
Pork Roast with Sauerkraut and Apples
Fried Chicken and Waffles
Grilled Peanut Butter and Honey Sandwich
Sangiovese and Valpolicella Wine
Pickled Mango, Pickled Turnips, Pickled Cucumbers, Hot Pickled Cauliflower, Deep fried pickles
Corned Beef
Homemade refried beans with bacon
Diet Coke (if you drink regular, just keep drinking it -- you get used to the taste and never go back)