Clothespin Dolls
FOR THE KIDS/ AUGUST 1ST, 2020
Today, we are going to teach you how to make clothespin dolls!
You’re going to need:
Clothespin(s)
Yarn/string or paint
Glue
Scissors
Marker
Your imagination
The first thing you’re going to do is take a colour for your doll’s shirt and tie a knot where you would like it to start. Then, you’re going to keep wrapping the yarn/string around and around the clothespin until it reaches the length you want for your shirt.
The next step is to pick a colour for your doll’s pants or skirt. For pants, use the same technique you used for the shirt (if you want an extra challenge, try criss-crossing the string in between the clothespin to make it look like pant legs!). For a skirt, cut the string into short pieces and glue them onto the doll (for extra strength wrap a small amount of thread around the top of the skirt after you finish gluing on the pieces).
The final step is to take your marker and draw a face on your now clothed doll!
*As an extra step, you can take some glue on your finger (or a q-tip/paintbrush for less mess) and go back and glue the ends of the strings to stop them from coming loose*
If you don’t want to wrap the doll in string to make their clothes, you can just paint them on! This is only to show you how you could make your doll, have some fun and get creative!
