Paper Doll Chain

Difficulty: Easy

Age: 3 and up

Parental supervision is recommended

Do you have a scrap piece of card stock your house and a bored child? Put them together to have some folding "paper-doll" valentines.

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What you'll need:

  • Scissors
  • 1 piece of card stock  
  • Pencil
  • Colored paper (optional)
  • Various decorations (glitter, cotton, doilies, etc.)

How to make it:

  1. Show your child how to cut the card stock into an eight-inch square.
  2. Fold the card stock back and forth into three sections.
  3. Draw the outline of a person with hands and feet outstretched to the right and left of the folds.
  4. Using safety scissors cut out and pull open the chain of human figures.
  5. Have your child decorate the paper people by using colored paper or patterned card stock to make trapezoid-shaped dresses. Kids can also color the doll (for hair, eyes, nose, shoes, etc.) or add glitter, cotton, or doilies for some texture.

 

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