How To Make Paper Dolls Template

Create a 3-D self portrait paper doll for all kinds of occasions using our free printable male child and daughter trunk and wearable templates. This craft for kids can be used for schoolhouse or dwelling house. Create one at the start of the school year and end of the school year to compare. Or apply them for units on long ago or family trees. They even fit into lessons on weather and seasons!

Every year I would place all kinds of materials out for my students to create their own self portrait paper dolls. We'd hang them around the classroom to stand for our classroom family unit. (Y'all could too do this every bit a family project at domicile, creating dolls to stand for anybody in your family unit.)

Below I've included directions for ii versions. The showtime version uses scrapbooking paper and construction paper that tin can be traced and glued onto the doll. This version also includes more than crafting materials like yarn for hair. (Some kids even like making fiddling ribbons for their yarn hair.) The second version is much simpler, designed to be able to be made using but newspaper, crayons, scissors and mucilage.

Cocky Portrait Newspaper Doll Arts and crafts with Male child and Girl and Wear Free Printable Templates

Materials for Self Portrait Paper Dolls

Printable Templates
Cardstock to impress templates onto (white or diverse peel shades) I cut this structure paper into eight i/ii x xi to run through my printer using this paper cutter.
Scissors
Glue stick or liquid mucilage
Crayons, markers or colored pencils
Pencil
Optional: Colored Construction Paper or Cardstock
Optional: Scrapbooking paper (like this) or cardstock with diverse designs
Optional: Yarn, stickers, mini pom poms, thin ribbon, google optics

Directions for Self Portrait Paper Dolls Version ane

Impress out the torso templates onto colored cardstock. Yous can get packs of cardstock in diverse peel shades at your local craft shop. I cut this construction newspaper into 8 ane/2 x 11 inch to fit through my printer.
Impress out the wear templates on thick, white cardstock. Cut them out to be used as "tracers".
Place a variety of scrapbooking paper, colored construction paper out for children to choose from.
Have each child choose a printed-out torso template and cut it out.
Decide on which type of wear they'd similar to clothes their 3-D self portraits in. There are pants, shorts, skirts, blouses and tee shirts to choose from.
Select scraps of paper to trace their habiliment templates onto. (Hint: Trace onto the Dorsum of the patterned paper to be able to more easily see the pencil line.)
Cutting out clothing from patterned paper or construction paper.
Glue to the clothing to the body template.
Add details using markers or colored pencils. Ex. Eyes, nose, mouth, fingers (You can likewise use google optics or eye stickers.)
Cut scraps of yarn and gum on for hair.
Add any other details you lot'd like to your paper self portrait. (Shoes, hair bows, jewelry, details on clothing etc.)

Directions for Self Portrait Paper Dolls Version two (Simpler Version)

Print out body templates and habiliment templates onto white cardstock or printer paper.
Color and cut out the body template.
Colour and cut out clothing for your self portrait.
Glue the wear onto your body template.
Draw or color your face and hair onto your paper doll.
Add any other details.

These are so fun to brand to start the schoolhouse year. I too similar to have the kids make them again at the end of the yr. Y'all can also employ these same printables to create people from long ago. Or really become artistic and apply them during the seasons. Have children design appropriate article of clothing for each blazon of weather to put on their newspaper dolls. So many possibilities!