Below you will find many doll making crafts activities for your kids. Learn how to make your own handmade dolls, stuffed animals, and play action figures. Some of these creafts are great for teaching your children how to Sew and some of them are no-sew doll making crafts
Napkin Holder Doll for Thanksgiving Dinner Table Decorations Crafts Idea for Kids - This pretty doll will hold your napkins or cutlery for you at thanksgiving dinner. Today we are going to share an idea for making a ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ Dinner Table Napkins or Silverware Holder to use as a decoration at your Thanksgiving dinner table. Below you will find instructions for this Thanksgiving table decoration.
3-D
Mermaid Paper Doll - Design a 3-D mermaid paper doll using only paper and wire.
Angel
Gift Sack Doll - Little girls get giggles whenever this project is presented. Why
not? Who wouldn’t want to be a gift bearing angel?
Angel
Worry Dolls Making Crafts - Guatemalan
children tell their worries to dolls and place them under their
pillows. According to legend, the dolls take their worries away.
Anime
In Action Doll for Girls - Who
is an anime fan? Make a figure of yourself—or a friend—doing
something fun like dancing or running!
Anna
Bandanna Dolls Making Projects - Keep your young listeners enthralled as you fashion Anna Bandanna
while you tell them stories about the old days and teach them that
all treasured toys do not need to be "store bought". Little
girls will love Anna Bandanna as their constant companion.
Apple
Dolls - Don't let
their craggy faces fool you. These little old ladies are
sweet-natured and easy to make.
Baking
Angel Dolls - This
angel is a cute gift for anyone who is into Angels and a great gift
for those who spend their time in the kitchen baking.
Ballerina
Spool Dolls and How to Make Dolls –
Using a bit of creativity in color matching, kids could easily make
their own little ballerina doll with this art craft project.
Beanbag
Pancake Dolls Craft for Preschoolers - Isn't
this little pancake gorgeous? Make Pancake Day a little different
this year with this original craft for making your own Beanbag
Pancake Dolls - the kids will come up with some wonderful creations!
Bear
Doll Stuffed Animals Making Activity - Start
thinking about who you know that would love a new bear, of adding to
your collection! They make a wonderful first toy for babies, as well
as birthdays and holiday gifts.
Bloo
Doll Making Instructions for Kids – Looking somewhat like the nemesis of Pacman, this cute little
Bloo Doll will surely capture the hearts of little tykes.
Cartoon
Doll Topiary - This
adorable and fun "Doll Topiary" would make as a great gift
for a little princess or as a creative craft for a slightly older
princess. It uses basic items, and recycles that cute sock you can
never find the match to.
Child's
Felt Doll Project - Here
is a perfect project for children to do on a rainy day or during the
holidays. They'll appreciate and cherish a doll that they made with
their own hands. Plus, they can decide what face and clothes the doll
should have.
Clay
Folk Doll - Nothing
went to waste, and dolls were often made by hand for young children.
This folk doll is a traditional Appalachian design.
Clay
Pot - Flower Lady – Here’s something that will help your kids get in tune
with nature. This little craft project will not only teach them how
to care for their surroundings but give hem endless hours of fun as
well.
Clay
Pot - Flower Girl - Use the
doll as a fun decoration or gift. The hands are perfect for holding
lollipops and other yummy candy. You can also add a card, post, or
twisted wire and use the doll as a place card holder.
Closet
Pole Doll Angel Arts Activity - This is something even a 3rd grader can find easy to do. Watch them create their own “mini-me”
according to their imagination!
Clothespin
Dolls Making Project - Here
is a classic craft that everyone will enjoy making. Find out how to
make personalized dolls using a clothespin and embroidery floss.
Colorful
Clothespin Dolls and How to Make Them – Now this is what we call art craft and trendy fashion rolled
into one project! Create your own colorful display of miniature
clothespin dolls and find many uses for them afterwards.
Clown
Pouch Making Directions – Who doesn’t love clowns? They’re everywhere! They
can be found not just in the circus but in toy shops and art craft
projects too. Now make your own little clown to bring some smile on a
cloudy day.
Corn
Husk Characters - Explore
a Native American tradition. These replica dolls bring back a
delightful, historic craft.
Corn
Husk Dolls Making Activities - Next time
you're shucking corn for dinner, don't throw away the husks -- dry
them in the sun for one to three days, and you'll have the makings
for a corn-husk doll.
Corn
Husk Kitchen Witch Making Craft for Children - According
to legend, a kitchen witch in the kitchen means meals will never
burn. We can't guarantee that, but the fun of making this
raven-tressed doll is its own reward.
Corn
Husk Puppets - Even if
your kids have never been very interested in puppets, they'll like
the idea of making their own -- from corn husks no less.
Crazy
Clown Doll Crafts Projects – Clown dolls are considered to be one of the more colorful
craft projects that one can do. This is no exception for with just a
bit of creativity and imagination, you could easily make your own
clown doll with that right amount of colorful personality.
Custom
Paper Dolls Making Activities - About five minutes after somebody invented paper, we figure, some little
girl invented paper dolls. And they haven't changed much since then.
However, get ready for the 21st-Century paper doll! When paper dolls
and computers get together, cool things happen. The computer is a
doll factory and clothing designer all in one, letting kids print out
all the paper dolls they like as well as fashions sporting any
pattern imaginable -- including reproductions of a girl's own
favorite outfits. Ready for some high-tech dress-up?
Decked-Out
Paper Dolls - Hands down this is one craft project that even a toddler can make!
Paper dolls are very easy to make- all you need is a piece of paper,
crayons, and a pair of scissors. The rest is up to you!
Drama
Dolls - Kids
create the characters, their costumes, the sets-and all the fun. Keep
your video cameras rolling!
Easy
Yarn Dolls - You have a fun and simple doll for yourself or to give as a gift.
Egg
Matryoshka Dolls – Who says eggs are for breakfast and Easter egg hunting only?
Paired with some non-toxic painting materials, you can do your own
Matryoshka dolls. Just make sure though that the eggs are hard boiled
first to prevent unwanted mess.
Elf
Doll - After
you've made a few Santa,
you will need some helpers, so here we have Santa's Elf. This, too,
is a real easy project and again, everyone can take part in making
them. Leave the hand or machine sewing to the adults or the older
kids, but the little ones can cut the elf's hat and outfit, and stuff
the body full of fiberfill. The Elf, can sit anywhere - on a shelf, a
tree branch, wreath or a cup in the hutch. Make extras to give as
gifts as there is nothing so appreciated as something hand made!
European
Colonial Figure - Learn
about the clothing worn by Europeans when they first came to the
Americas. Create a historic, miniature figure wearing authentic
attire of the period.
Fairy
Dolls - These fairy
dolls take
a bit of effort and would be easier for older children. Use
different colored flowers and make lots of fairies.
Fairy
Flower Dolls - Transform old dolls into fairy flower dolls with this craft
project.
Felty
Friends - This
Felty Friend is similar to cloth dolls made in the 1800s, except that
we've inserted a pipe cleaner skeleton to make the doll pose able. We
should warn you though, that when one Felty is completed, it will
inevitably require a friend, clothes, a sleeping bag, and a pet.
Flower
Friends -
Buttercup the Fairy says,”
Everyone knows that real fairies need to be free. But make one of
these fairy dolls, complete with your choice of sparkly or feathery
wings and you'll have a fairy friend to keep forever."
Flower
Garden Fairy - Start
by taking your flower and removing it from the stem, if your stem has
leaves you can use these to form a hat or use the stem of the flower.
"Flower
Power" Woo Doll - This craft requires absolutely zero effort! Just put some face into
your favorite flower and… Whoala! You now have a flower doll!
Foam
Friends - Make
our cute paper doll "Friends" out of foam to use for your
craft projects.
Folk
Rag Doll - Learn how to make a traditional folk rag doll with this project,
starting with the basic doll form made of fabric and stuffing.
Freya - Make your own colorful and fun fairy god mother!
Friends
Are Easy To Make - As the title suggests, you can indeed make your own friend- a doll
friend that is. They will keep you company for hours on end and will
never tease you nor speak behind your back or… what else have
you.
Friendship
Pal - These little dolls are a new twist on a summer classic, the friendship
bracelet.
Garden
Fairy Doll - This doll could surely use a special place in your garden. Let it
watch over the plants and trees and give life to the wilted ones.
Your backyard could surely use this little friend’s help.
Gingerbread Man - This is perhaps one of the most famous storybook characters known
to kids. Why not help them make their own version?
Guatemalan
Worry Desk Decorators - Use
ordinary wooden clothespins to create original versions of Guatemalan
worry dolls. These mini people hold important papers or perch on
pencil cups to add color to your desktop!
Hand
Doll Puppet Kid Craft -
The envy of all the girls at daycare.
Handkerchief
Doll -
The history of the handkerchief doll has been known for years
especially in the more religious rites 'they were known as the prayer
doll. Little Girls were given these dolls to take to church with them
and if they dropped them no sound would be heard to disturb the
congregation.
Hollyhock
Dolls - Now
you can make hollyhock dolls any time of the year. Famous artists and
architects have used this traditional flower in their designs for
centuries!
Homemade
Clown Pouch -
You
can use it to keep letters and envelopes, laundry or your
knick-knacks. You can make it longer to keep more clothes, but be
sure that it should not be loaded much. It also looks beautiful and
funky in kids' room. It can be either hanged on the door or on the
wall.
Hopi
Kachina Figures - Make
a realistic replica of a Hopi messenger from the spirit world.
Incorporate natural objects to explore this traditional art form.
Humpty
Dumpty - Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, had a great fall, all the king’s
horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty
together again… you can of course, with the velco strap
attached in between the head and the body of this doll.
Indian
Sari Paperdolls - High-tech
Crayola® Changeables™ are perfect to create the woven
designs and exquisite motifs found on traditional Indian saris.
It's
a String Thing - These
cute and kooky dolls are fun to make on a rainy day or during a play
date. House new pals in a homemade doll house!
Japanese
Egg Doll - Learn
to make a Japanese egg doll to celebrate Hina
Matsuri. In
Japan, Hina
Matsuri --
which translates to "Doll Festival" -- is celebrated on
March 3 of each year. Sometimes also called "Girls' Day,"
families observe this holiday by praying for a young girl's good
health and happiness and by displaying ornamental dolls.
Japanese
Origami Dolls – Using the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, you
could easily make your own paper dolls out of scraps of paper lying
around the house. You also get to help clean up too without being
asked to do so.
Japanese
Paper Dolls - One holiday that Japanese girls look forward to is Hina Matsuri (March
3rd), a day dedicated entirely to dolls. Create your own collection
of kimono-wrapped ladies in five easy steps.
Japanese
Kokeshi Dolls -
Kokeshi dolls are simple stylized dolls that are made for tourists on
vacation in Japan. In Japan, these hand-painted, lathe-turned wooden
dolls often had a cylindrical base (the body) and a round head. Many
people collect these small dolls. In this children's craft, the base
(body) is a small, plastic bottle and the head is a ping-pong ball.
Japanese
Rain Doll - This tutorial shares how easy it is to make this Japanese rain doll
out of cardboard tubes and paper.
Kachina
Doll Craft - Kachina
(pronounced kah-CHEE-nah)
dolls are traditional, hand-carved wooden dolls made by Hopi Indians
of the southwestern US. Each Kachina doll represents a spirit in
life. Some typical spirits represented by the Hopi in Kachina dolls
include: the chief, the corn maiden, the ceremonial dancer, the
singer, the ogre, the buffalo, the badger, the crow, the hawk,
clouds, the sun, and the rainbow.
Kitchen Angel -
If you have some unused cloths lying around the house, why not reuse
it and make it into this kitchen angel craft project? You not only
get to go green and eco-friendly but you also get the chance to
decorate your home without spending a dime.
Lacy
Dolls - This
makes a wonderful Christmas tree ornament or decoration for a girl's
room. Add a ribbon or monofilament for hanging. You can also add a
pin back or attach it to the front of other projects such as a
home-made greeting card.
Little
Red Riding Hood - This
project is obviously a walk down the fairy tales lane. Just looking
at the red cape, we can easily tell who this doll character is.
Little
Red Riding Hood Mini Marionettes - Grandmother,
what small teeth you have! Sound strange? That's what your kids will
be saying with these Little Red Riding Hood Mini Marionettes.
Matryoshka
Russian Doll - This
free Christmas craft project shows you how to make an adorable
Matryoshka Russian doll tree ornament.
Mini
Homemade Dolls - Use your sense of style and a few spare craft supplies to whip up a
collection of these colorfully clothed dolls.
Mini
doll making - This tiny mascot doll is perfect for beginners.
Mini Yarn
Doll - We would like to thank
Grandmas everywhere for keeping this craft alive. Now we've just
given our dolls an updated look.
Monique
The Country Angel - Everybody loves angels! To make your own, just download the easy to
follow instructions of this art project.
Nettie Doll - This
is an old-fashioned way to make a doll, and was often done with yarns
too. The Nettie doll is about 9 inches tall, and can be displayed
sitting, or standing, with a simple stand.
No-Sew
Felt Bean
Bag Chick - “It’s so cute!!” “It looks so cuddly!”
“I want one!” Those are just a few exclamations we’ve
heard with this cute yellow chick doll. Now you can make your own
with this huide to help you out.
No-Sew
Friendship Dolls - These
dolls, made out of rolled strips of paper, look like stick figures
before they are wrapped with yarn and dressed in fabric scraps.
Parents and teachers can make these dolls very detailed to give as
gifts or to decorate a classroom in an international theme. Children
ages 8-12 can make them with very little assistance, and younger
children can make them if an adult helps with the yarn wrapping,
cutting and gluing. These little "paper-people" really come
to life when they are dressed and topped off with some yarn hair.
Our
Elfin Family - Assemble
your family into a lineup of Santa's little helpers with this festive
paper doll project.
Peg
Angel - This
wooden doll angel is the perfect little Christmas craft for all ages.
Penguin
Doll - Fun
for the child (or adult) that loves penguins!
Pilgrim
Pal - This
year, make room for a new Thanksgiving friend. With a few simple
materials, you and your child can create a dashingly dressed Pilgrim
guest for the holiday.
Pipe
Cleaner Dolls - With
posable bodies and wigged-out hair, these futuristic action figures
are a welcome diversion on a rainy day.
Pipe
Cleaner Pals - These
Pipe Cleaner Pals are easy to make. A few moments of your time is all
it will take.
Pipe
Cleaner People - Don't
be put off by this guy's twisted appearance: Making pipe cleaner
humans is a snap. Fortunately for the pipe cleaner sculptor, pipe
cleaners come in all colors -- just like people. Make a family of
figures and dress them up any way you'd like
Poppy
Doll - If
poppy does not grow in your garden then you can plant it yourself.
Prairie
Doll - This prairie doll is an easy craft activity that requires few
materials. Children may want help holding pieces while they tie. This
prairie doll is an easy craft activity that requires few materials.
Children may want help holding pieces while they tie.
Santa
Doll - Here's
a sitter doll so easy to create, you can make several to sell at
church bazaars or make a tree full of them. They are actually 10 to
12" tall! The kids can help, too, cutting the felt for the hat,
belt, boots, and stuffing the jolly Santa body. Sit them on a tree
branch, a wreath or a shelf. Santa is always welcome anywhere!
Sew
a Sleep Baby Doll - Send
your kiddo to sleep with this lavender-infused baby doll.
Snow
Folks Beanbags - Who knew snow could have so much personality? These easy-sew
beanbags will be happy to spread good cheer as stocking stuffers,
ornaments, or package decorations.
Sock
Doll - Line
up a few of these dolls on a windowsill or mantel, and you're
guaranteed to spread cheer to family and guests alike.
Sock
Fairy – If you missing pairs of socks and are thinking about throwing
the whole lot away, think twice before you do because here’s
something which you can create out of those.
Sock
Mother Rabbit and Bunnies - This
colorful mother rabbit and bunnies are the perfect way to decorate
for Easter and spring. They also make a great addition to a child's
room. Adult and children's socks and STYROFOAM* Brand Products bring
this little bunny family to life.
Soft
Muslin Doll - Make an extra special handmade doll using muslin, a soft and
tightly woven cloth material. Follow the instructions in this sewing
craft to create a one-of-a-kind doll because nothing says special
quite like an art craft you make yourself.
Tea
Bag Doll –
Don’t throw away those used teabags! Gather them up and hang it
out to dry. You’ll be surprised to know that you could still
use this otherwise worthless garbage to make some nice creations such
as this doll craft.
Thread
Spool Dolls - Turn
thread spools into quick, kooky characters.
Timber
Shelf Dolls - These cuties have a charm all of their own.
Toothpick
Dolls - These tiny toothpick dolls can keep your kids company wherever they
go. Slip them into your kids' pockets, notebooks, or schoolbags for a
friendly hello during the day.
VooDoo
Doll Pen - This
Halloween craft projects shows you how to make a fun Voodoo doll pen.
Wee
Three Kings - Celebrate
Three Kings Day, also known as Epiphany, with these easy-to-make
beanbag monarchs.
Wooden
Spoon Doll - Who
knew those kitchen items could be used to make such a cute doll!
Worry
Dolls - In
Guatemala, kids tell their troubles to worry dolls, tiny figures that
they tuck under their pillows at night. Take this tradition worldwide
with a multicultural collection of clothespin dolls.
Yarn
Voodoo Doll - Voodoo
dolls are fun to make. One of the cutest styles of voodoo dolls is
the yarn voodoo doll. With a few simple materials and a little time,
you can create yarn voodoo dolls that will make unique gifts…
Yoda
Doll, You Must - Jedi Masters are fairly tricky to locate on this planet, but with
some craft supplies, a needle and thread -- and some patience -- you
can make your own cuddly Yoda felt doll. It's easy to make, plus it's
fun!
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