Kids' Craft: DIY Rag Doll
Easy to make, easy to love
ADDED June 03, 2009
For today's fun DIY activity, we are going to make a rag doll. (Boys may call them "action figures," if they prefer.) Rag Dolls are simple to make will provide your kids with hours of entertainment.
All you will need is eight strips of fabric about eight inches long. Eight and eleven -- easy, right?
Length: Construction for 15 minutes . . . and hours of fun!
Parental Involvement: Lots of teaching opportunities for knot tying, braiding, cutting, etc.
Kids Should Be Able to: Be safe with scissors
First hold the eight strips in your hand so the ends are even.
Second, using one of the smaller strips of fabric, tie a scarf on your doll's head.
Fourth, take three strips of fabric and braid them together to form an arm. Use a small strip of fabric to tie the ends of the arm together.
Repeat to form the right arm.
Fifth, take a small strip of fabric and tie it onto the middle of your doll, forming the waist.
Next, tie a small strip of fabric onto two strips of the fabric to form your doll's feet.
Draw a face.
Next step: give your doll a name.
Finally, give your doll a lot of love! (Or give your action figure a lot of love, as the case may be.)
Leave us a comment below and let us know what you child names their doll! Have fun!
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Rebecca 06-03-2009 10:20This is a very cute idea my daughter will Love it. We will let you know how it goes. Thanks
suzy 06-03-2009 10:31
my 4 yr old's going to love doing this!
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