Felt Paper Dolls

Remember the flannel boards we made? Well, here is another fun project you can make to go with them:

Felt Paper Dolls.  

This is a great craft project for the kids to make right along with you.

To make the paper dolls, I started by cutting out a body-shaped stencil using card stock.  I made a few paper doll stencils that were different shapes and sizes.

Then I used a marker to trace the doll outline onto felt and cut it out.

Next, using the same doll stencil, we traced and designed the clothing for the dolls using different colors of felt.

This was the fun part--it's fun to be a designer!  It was so much fun that we ended up creating an entire wardrobe for our paper dolls.  We made dresses, pants, swimming suits, pj's, etc.

Afterwards, my kids filled in the paper doll faces and other accessories using markers.  But in the future, it would be fun to add little embellishments to the dolls or outfits like ribbons, buttons, sequins, jewels, etc. 

 When you are done designing your dolls and clothes, you are ready to start accessorizing and using your imagination!  These felt paper dolls are perfect to use with a flannel board.  I have both a large flannel board and a small travel-size flannel board, and they both work great!

These felt paper dolls are also easy to make and the clothes don't fall off or rip easily like they do on regular paper dolls.