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!
Gather your materials you will need some paper dolls, painter’s tape, and contact paper.
Start by mounting your contact paper on the wall with painter’s tape. Don’t forget to have the sticky side on the outside.
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.
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.
Invite your child to come play.
Play.
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.
Awesome. Like the stcky paperdoll activity.
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.
None of ours tore at all!