Why are paper dolls so popular?
Despite the fact that our children have everything they need for development - construction sets, puzzles, interactive toys and technical innovations - dolls with clothes cut out of paper remain at the peak of popularity.
- Girls can sit for hours coming up with new outfits and fashionable accessories for paper dolls. It's so fun and interesting! And most importantly, it gives room for creativity, because the costs are minimal - a sheet of white paper and pencils.
- Different models of clothing can be borrowed from other dolls, creating the necessary toy wardrobe.
- Real Bratz or Barbie, Winx or Monster High dolls have a very meager set of clothes, since not every girl knows how to sew, and store-bought outfits are quite expensive. Paper models can have hundreds of bright and original outfits that a girl can come up with on her own or copy from a fashion magazine.
Paper dolls can be printed on regular white paper and then glued to cardboard, or you can immediately use thick paper. You just need to print out the dolls and cut them out - and the new game “Dress the Doll!” ready! And how many different outfits you can come up with for it!
Print a Barbie paper doll
The collection has a separate section for the most famous doll in the world. Barbie is a doll that girls dream of from a very young age. Beautiful, tall, with luxuriant hair and a huge amount of the most luxurious and fashionable clothes. And this is the doll you can make yourself! Moreover, you can print and cut out many, many dresses, shorts, and T-shirts from paper for your favorite toy. With such a cool wardrobe, look for and create a new style for your doll. After that, all you have to do is come up with a fun adventure for Barbie or repeat your favorite episode from the cartoon. And the game began!..
From cutting paper
Paper dolls are a game from our childhood. Of course, it’s no wonder that every modern girl has taken over from her mother an interest in paper beauties.
In order for the clothes to stay on the doll and not fall, special “folds” need to be made on the shoulders, as well as on the waist and, if possible, on the hips. For panties and shorts, folds are made at the hips and legs.
These cute baby dolls are just like children! You can play with them, draw them a beautiful bed, clothes and furry pets. But there is one thing: such paper toys are short-lived, even if glued to thick cardboard. They cannot be bathed, sat or fed (like real baby dolls, for example). But, nevertheless, interest in such toys does not fade. Patterns of paper dolls for cutting out “Kids”:
Tataway doll with clothes
And this is a paper bag for a Tataway doll - it can also be printed, cut and glued
4 more cute baby dolls to cut out with clothes
Dolls from the "Toddlers" set
You can download the “Babies” archive here (there are a total of 26 dolls with clothes in the set).
My Little Pony paper dolls with clothes
From a cute and funny cartoon series, we learned about beautiful little ponies that personify all the kindest and good qualities. This is My Little Pony. Children fall in love with beautiful ponies, and they want to play with cartoon heroine dolls. Therefore, a separate section appeared in the collection of paper toys. Here is Princess Celestia and all the ponies: Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie. Each of them has beautiful clothes that kids can also print out to dress up their favorite dolls. With the help of these paper dolls, children can create their own magical land in which all the ponies will live happily, in harmony and friendship.
In national costumes
Thematic selection of paper dolls with national clothes. The advantage of such a selection is that the girl gets to know different folk costumes: Mongolian, Northern peoples, Mexican, Russian, etc.
These costume cutting stencils reflect the national traditions of different countries, which can be useful for the little budding designer. But such baby dolls do not have a model appearance, like Barbie or Winx. But we hope that your girls will like them too:
It is worth noting that these dolls were sent to us by our reader, Irina S. The archive contains 7 sheets (+ 2 additional costumes), you can download it here
The next set of dolls in national costumes for cutting
You can download the full 1.29 MB archive here, the archive contains 12 sheets, we only posted half).
Paper Barbie with clothes
Well, what girl doesn’t dream of a Barbie doll or something similar? By printing a doll on a sheet of paper with clothes, you can conduct very interesting experiments by combining various wardrobe items.
The doll’s slender figure will help girls create bright images, because it’s very easy:
- Just trace the contour of the doll's figure, give it the desired shape (skirts, dresses and trousers), and then paint the clothes using your imagination - and the new thing for the doll is ready!
- Glue a box from colored cardboard, decorate it or paint it and use it as a “closet” for doll clothes;
- If fragile paper clothes suddenly get damaged (torn or wrinkled), then they can be easily replaced with new ones - you just need to print out a new template for the paper doll and clothes - and that’s it!
You can download the entire archive with clothes for the doll here (2.47 MB). There are a total of 8 cutting templates in the archive.
The Barbie doll has its own history, which begins in the distant 50s. The first doll was released in 1959 in the USA in the state of Wisconsin, since then it has gained immense popularity, and, of course. it was copied on paper by those who could not buy the real thing.
In addition to paper Barbie dolls, the following stencils for cutting are quite popular - Bill and Candy - paper dolls from the Second World War, with clothes, taken from foreign magazines:
Black and white paper dolls boy and girl with clothes - print and color
This selection of dolls has absolute scope for imagination! Here you can choose whether to print a boy or a girl and make a toy from the templates. There is a whole wardrobe for the dolls: clothes for every occasion. And with all this, both the dolls and their clothes can be decorated. What color will the doll's hair be, what color will her dress, T-shirt or shoes be? It's up to you to decide. It is very convenient to use the selection. And it’s great that those kids who like to color pictures will get 3 in 1: a doll, outfits for the doll, and the opportunity to do everything to their liking.
Paper Bratz with clothes
The popularity of the cartoon of the same name led to the fact that the main characters began to be copied, including in the form of paper copies. Fashion dolls made from cutting paper can easily compete with the same Barbie or Winx. Cute, beautiful, with big expressive eyes, the Brothers have already managed to find their young fans.
A special feature of Bratz dolls is the presence of fashionable, modern and stylish outfits. The finished templates just need to be printed, cut out and glued onto thick cardboard so that the dolls do not tear.
Other interesting patterns for cutting
Each age will have its own doll that will be interesting. For very young children, these are baby dolls and baby dolls; for older people, it is better to find teenage dolls or the same Bratz or Winx. The peculiarity of such dolls is that they are quite cheap for parents, so if a girl doesn’t like the doll or is torn, replacing it will not be difficult.
October doll with clothes to cut out
Masha doll templates
Paper doll Alenka with clothes
It can be printed.
Bobbt Shapto and Little Miss Muffet paper dolls
More very interesting dolls with outfits from a foreign magazine
Julie paper doll with clothes from a foreign magazine
Three dolls with clothes taken from foreign magazines, on one sheet:
Paper dolls from the Soviet past
“Getting” a bright magazine in Soviet times was a great rarity and luck. Well, if it also printed dolls with clothes for cutting out, the girls were simply happy. Toy dolls were cut out, and new outfits were invented for them.
The first Soviet paper doll was released in 1972 and her name, of course, was Mashenka. The game was released in the city of Perm and was called “Dress Mashenka”.
Well, unfortunately, we don’t have Mashenka, but we will provide you with other paper beauties from that time. By the way, all their outfits are in the style of the 70s and 80s:
Soviet paper dolls were not as colorful as they are now. And the quality of the paper on which they were printed left much to be desired.
Paper animal dolls
You can cut out not only girl dolls from paper (although such toys are more common), but also all kinds of animals - cats, bears, dogs. Such animals in the game can talk, make friends, get to know each other, and dress up. In general, they can be played with in the same way as paper dolls.
You can download an additional archive with animal dolls here (size 5.5 MB, 18 sheets)
Print a paper doll with a set of clothes for cutting out
It would seem, what’s wrong with a paper doll? Isn't it better to buy a regular one in a store? In fact, a paper doll is hundreds of times better:
- The child does it himself. This means that the attitude towards the toy will be more reverent. The child himself (perhaps with our help, but very little) chooses, prints and cuts out a doll for himself!
- The baby himself chooses what to wear with his new toy. If he wants. His new doll will have a luxurious, huge wardrobe.
- That is, as a result, the little one has a pleasant time making and then playing with HIS doll.
Be sure to introduce your little one to such a wonderful opportunity to develop creatively, and give him a new doll, it’s so easy with this collection!
Black and white dolls for coloring yourself
Of course, what could be better than finding and printing a ready-made bright doll with clothes? But, it’s even more interesting to paint her and her outfits the way you want. The same dress can be in a variety of colors; the skirt can be made white. and red, turn trousers into jeans or classic ones. In general, black and white options are just right for beginner little designers.
Items for paper dolls
Well, what is a paper doll without its house or castle? Rooms, interior items, furniture made of paper. They are the ones who create the necessary atmosphere. It is better to print furniture for a doll in three-dimensional form, that is, which needs to be “assembled”, glued together and get a miniature copy of a real crib, sofa or house.
