How to Make Paper Dolls

Paper dolls are an inexpensive and fun way to keep kids busy.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Rose Art Crayons 128-packs
• Glues
• Lightweight Cardboard
• Yarns
• Scissors
• Scissors
• Markers
• Paper
• Paper
• Markers

Paper Doll Chains

1. Select some plain paper to use for the dolls.

2. Remember that the key to making connected paper dolls is to always fold in the same direction and leave part of the main fold uncut.

3. Begin by folding the paper in half. Then fold it in half again, making sure that you make the fold on the same side as the first fold.

4. Continue folding in this manner until the paper is the size you desire, usually at least 4 inches wide.

5. Draw your doll shape on the paper. Make sure that parts of the doll will be right against the fold.

6. Cut the outside of the doll first. Next cut parts of the doll out on the folded side.

7. Do not cut all parts of the doll out on the folded side. People often leave the hands and feet against the fold.

8. Open the paper, and you will have a string of dolls connected by the hands and feet.

Unconnected Paper Dolls

9. Draw a doll design on a heavy piece of paper.

10. Carefully cut the doll out.

11. Decorate the doll with markers or crayons to create a face, clothes and hair.

12. Use the doll as a template to cut out clothes for it from colored paper, wallpaper scraps or material. Leave tabs on the paper on the shoulders and sides to attach the clothes to the doll.

13. Glue pieces of yarn to its head for hair.

Tips & Warnings

• Never fold the paper in a different direction. For example, if you are folding the paper widthwise, do not make a fold lengthwise, or the dolls will not turn out properly.

on 11/22/2005 Making a paper doll on your computer is no different from making it on an actual piece of paper. Plus, you can come back to it anytime.
1. First, you open a painting program.
2. After that, draw the figure. It's a bit tricky since you need a lot of focus to draw the doll.
3. Next, use the select button on the tool bar. I'd choose free form (you can just circle it).
4. Then, right click the highlighted segment and select copy. Do the same thing again, but this time select paste.
5. Edit the part of the figure into the clothings you want. You can do this as many times as you want. Remember to save it!

on 11/22/2005 When drawing the doll for the connected dolls, draw on the line and only half on the doll.