Paper dolls
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Example
Career day paper dolls: two dolls and five work uniforms on three Letter pages
A kindergarten teacher wants a dress-up activity for community helpers week. Settings: Dolls “A girl and a boy”, Clothes “Jobs”, Skin tone “Mixed”, Pictures “In colour”, Pages of clothes 2, Set number 1, US Letter. The download is paper-dolls.pdf with three pages.
- Page 1 has the two dolls, about 20 cm (8 in) from hair to feet, each on a base that folds back, plus two slotted stands. With set number 1 they are a boy with a mop of hair and a girl with two buns.
- The Jobs theme has five outfits. Page 2 holds three: doctor (white coat with stethoscope, scrubs, clogs, cap), firefighter (jacket, trousers, boots, red helmet), police officer (shirt, trousers, cap).
- Page 3 holds the other two: the astronaut (space suit, boots, helmet) and the chef (jacket, checked trousers, clogs, chef’s hat). Every piece has white tabs to fold back and fits either doll.
- With 1 page of clothes you get only the doctor, firefighter and police officer. Set number 2 deals them in another order, astronaut and chef first, with a girl in braids and a boy with short hair.
| Page | What is on it |
|---|---|
| 1 | Boy and girl with fold-back bases, two slotted stands |
| 2 | Doctor · Firefighter · Police officer |
| 3 | Astronaut · Chef |
Three Letter pages: print page 1 on cardstock so the dolls stand up, pages 2 and 3 on plain paper, all at the same scale (Actual size) so the clothes match the dolls. Children choose a job, fold the tabs and tell the class what that helper does.
How it works
- Choose the dolls, the kind of clothes and colour or black and white.
- Print on thick paper or card if you can.
- Cut along the solid lines, fold the tabs on the dashed lines and dress the dolls.
Frequently asked questions
- What paper is best?
- Card or heavy paper for the dolls so they stand up; ordinary paper is fine for the clothes.
- How do the clothes stay on?
- Fold the white tabs back over the doll’s shoulders and sides; the clothes are drawn to fit the doll exactly.
- Can children colour them?
- Yes — choose black and white and they colour the dolls and the clothes themselves.
- How do I get different clothes?
- Change the set number or the kind of clothes: everyday, winter, summer, party, pyjamas, sports, jobs or dress-up costumes.
- How big are the dolls?
- About 20 cm (8 in) from the top of the hair to the feet, with a base under the feet that folds back so the doll stands; cut out with the base, each doll is about 21.5 cm (8½ in) tall. They are the same size on A4 and US Letter.
- How many outfits are there?
- 33: four for each theme (everyday, winter, summer, party, pyjamas, sports and dress-up costumes) and five work uniforms. A page of clothes holds up to four outfits; once every outfit of the theme is used, the next ones repeat.
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