Barbie has been around just over 50 years. I played with a Barbie when I was a kid. She has changed over the years like everything else we grew to love as a kid. Rather than playing with Barbie these days, I like to collect her. There are two types of Barbies I have in […]
Tag Archives: Paper Dolls
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Dec
Dec
Little girls and boys love playing with paper dolls, and over the years, they haven’t lost their popularity and appeal. It’s fun to mix and match various outfits, shoes, hats, wigs, and other accessories, and there are numerous free choices available online. The Internet is a virtual library of free printable paper dolls. From beautiful […]
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Jul
Jul
I remember the first time that I saw magnetic poetry. I was at the Denver Public library, and they had a small display of the little word tiles. Standing there, sliding words into poetic form, I could easily have stayed there for hours. I don’t know what it is about magnets, but I continue to […]
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Apr
Apr
I love paper dolls, history and free printable crafts. So what better combination than free printable historical paper dolls? Paper doll crafts make excellent lesson plans, too. Cutting and paper folding crafts build fine motor skills and eye hand coordination. This is especially good for special needs students. Paper dolls from different time periods help […]
Over a 40 year span, McCall’s ran Betsy McCall paper dolls in their magazine. Betsy started her journey through life with her mom, dad, friends, siblings, cousins and her pets in May 1951. Even though Betsy has not aged much in the years, she can give Barbie a run for her money with her own […]
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Jun
Jun
Free printable coloring pages are popular with good reason–they save money on kids crafts, provide coloring skills practice and they’re fun. Even more fun than coloring crafts are free printable paper crafts. These do triple duty. Along with saving money, they provide practice in fine motor skills, eye hand coordination, cutting and paper folding. Scissors […]
When I was a kid, I liked playing with paper dolls. In some of the books the paper dolls came in, you could either punch the paper dolls out along the perforated line or would have to cut them out with a pair of scissors. Either way, I had a lot of fun playing with […]
Horses are a popular animal for kids of all ages and adults. There are those who like to collect or play with paper dolls these days. Coloring sheets are another thing some like to do in their down time. Are you wondering what all those things have to do with the free printable horse paper […]
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Sep
Sep
If you loved paper dolls as a young girl chances are your daughter will love them too. You can easily make her a set using ordinary things from around the house, rather than going out and purchasing special materials. Paper dolls are paper, after all, and there are many sources of paper already in your […]
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Aug
Aug
There are many children’s birthday party themes that go beyond mass merchandised movies and toys. For a fun, classic and nostalgic birthday, throw your daughter a Paper Doll Birthday Party. Invitations Either buy pre-printed invites decorated with girls or dolls, or, better yet, make your own. You can fold a piece of card stock and […]