How to Make Fun Dress Up Dolls

Making fun dress-up dolls for your children is not difficult and can be done easily and inexpensively. Dress-up dolls can be old-fashioned or modern. You might even be able to replicate your daughter's favorite characters or add her face for a dress-up doll that is sure to be loved. These modern day paper dolls are an excellent travel toy or good quiet toy for children.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Color ink-jet printer
• Printable magnetic ink-jet paper
• Sharp scalpel
• Cutting mat
• Small half-size cookie sheet
• Clear contact paper

How to Make Fun Dress Up Dolls

1. Choose a printable paper doll and clothing. See resources for a wide variety of dress-up dolls. Use your graphics skills to create your own dress-up dolls using graphics software if you prefer. Take photos of your child in a swimsuit and a variety of outfits to make personalized magnetic paper dolls.

2. Print the dolls and clothing onto magnetic paper using your ink-jet printer. Feed each sheet of paper into your printer manually and allow the ink to dry fully.

3. Cut clear contact paper to fit the sheet of magnetic paper. Place the contact paper on top of the printed sheet, laying it carefully into position to avoid wrinkles.

4. Use a small, sharp scalpel to cut the dress up dolls and clothing out of the magnetic paper. Work slowly and conscientiously for a good result.

5. Provide a small half-size cookie sheet for play in the car or on the road with magnetic paper dolls. Use dress up dolls at home on a magnetic chalkboard, the refrigerator or washer and dryer.

Tips & Warnings

• You can even adapt these dress-up dolls for other printables to create a farm, robots or another option using the same techniques.

References

• Ikatbag.blogspot.com Magnetic Paper Dolls
• Ninimakes.typepad.com Personalized Paper Dolls
• Craftpad.com Magnetic Paper Doll

Resources

• Printable Paper Dolls