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May 11, 2015 | 6 Comments

Paper Doll Sticky Wall

sticky wall paper doll activity Paper dolls are a ton of fun but if you think back to when you were a kid you might remember that they were also tricky to keep clothed. Their outfits are kept on by folding the paper and inserting a teeny tiny tab into the doll. I remember having a lot of naked paper dolls. My mom picked up this super cute paper doll set for my daughter when she went on an Alaskan cruise but after playing with it once the frustration was more memorable than the fun. Then I devised a way to play frustration free!

paper doll activity

Gather your materials you will need some paper dolls, painter’s tape, and contact paper.

sticky wall activity

Start by mounting your contact paper on the wall with painter’s tape. Don’t forget to have the sticky side on the outside.

paper doll activity

Next trim your dolls a little. I hated doing this because I liked that the girls were such normal proportions but if we want the clothing to attach to the contact paper we’ll need to trim.

paper doll wall ready to play

Add the dolls, their clothing and accessories to the wall. I put the clothing for each doll on a separate side and had the dolls in the middle.

paper doll wall playing

Invite your child to come play.

paper doll playing

Play.

paper doll wall playing with the dolls

I love paper dolls as a play item because they encourage storytelling so naturally. My daughter started making up stories about these two little girls immediately. I loved hearing the story she created for them, but best of all, I loved that she could play frustration free.

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Preschool Activities, Pretend Play, Sticky Wall | 6 Comments

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6 Comments

  1. norzilah says

    July 19, 2015 at 8:34 am

    Awesome. Like the stcky paperdoll activity.

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  2. MaryElizabeth DeVett says

    November 20, 2015 at 5:09 am

    Sounds like a great idea. I use contact paper all the time to cover my Sunday School visuals and it is very sticky. The dolls themselves are probably card stock weight but the clothing and accessories would be paper weight. Once they are stuck onto the contact paper how difficult are they to remove? And wouldn’t they tear when you try to remove them? I would like to use this idea in Sunday School for a storyboard. Thank you.

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    • Allison McDonald says

      November 22, 2015 at 2:01 pm

      None of ours tore at all!

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  3. Deborah Boutland says

    November 11, 2017 at 10:47 pm

    I wondered the same thing. How would the kids go detaching the clothes and why would they remain sticky?

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    • Allison McDonald says

      November 12, 2017 at 11:55 pm

      The wall is sticky not the dolls, you can peel the clothes back off. You can’t leave them on for days without there being some ripping though.

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