Winter Paper Dolls

 Welcome!

Vintage paper doll

It’s time for paper dolls!

We’ve been shoveling snow for a few days now. It’s time to break out the sweaters and gloves and thick, warm socks.

If we aren’t shoveling snow or drinking hot chocolate, what’s there to do?

Cut out and play with paper dolls of course!

 I haven’t shared paper dolls in awhile, so I have combined the two. Here are some paper dolls that all have a winter-themed outfit(s). Let it snow!

Vintage paper doll; PLAYMATE magazine

Betsy McCall was a featured paper doll for many years in the McCall’s magazines. As styles changed, so did she, with several different artist conceptions. The fun thing about Betsy is that all of her paper doll clothes were available as sewing patterns for you to purchase and make for your favorite little girl.
Here are a few:

Next are some unknown origin paper dolls that appear to be vintage. As always you can print out these crafts/games/paper dolls etc. for your own personal use.

They are not available for you to sell in any shape, way or form.

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To get lots of playtime with paper dolls you print out, follow these directions:

*Rough cut the paper doll. Leave as much space as you can around the base, where the shoes are.

*Draw a half circle at the feet. This will be 1/2 of her stand.

*Glue doll only onto sturdy cardboard, such as the inside of a cereal box, or the shirt board that comes inside men’s dress shirts.

*Cut out carefully. Be sure to cut the base as one.

*Cut out clothes, printed on regular typing weight paper.

*Take some extra cardboard and cut a matching half circle to the one you drew on the base. Cut a slot in the middle, going 1/2 way through cut base only, from the top down. On the doll, cut a slit that matches the 1/2 circle one, cutting slot from bottom up.

*Slot together to form a cross. Now your doll can stand!

Add a half circle to the bottom of this doll so she will be able to stand.

Artist M. Emma Musselman

After a half circle is added to this doll, you won’t need the tabs on her outfit’s feet. Just snip those off.

Here are a few paper dolls you can color:

By Virginia Sargent, The Friend, Scandinavian magazine

Julie F. Young, Friend magazine, Dec 2021

The Montreal Beacon, 9/27/1940

By Shirley Simon

Katy Keene was a very popular paper doll published in the Katy Keene comic books. The artist was Bill Woggan, who drew outfits from suggestions by readers. Here is a wintry page for you.

Artist Bill Woggan

Another popular syndicated comic strip paper doll of the 30’s - 40’s and later was Jane Arden:

My next paper doll you color and cut out. Then fasten the pieces together with metal brads so her legs move. She is a perfect doll to glue onto light weight cardboard.

Artist Georgia Brown

Neva Schultz (artist for the Golden magazine, 1960’s) has drawn many charming paper dolls. I chose this set because their clothes look warm and cozy:

Here are a couple of more modern paper dolls, with warm Winter outfits:

From Virtualdollconvention.com

Artist Diana E. Vining

I know this next one is French. I suspect she is vintage and possibly from a magazine. Do you know anything else about her?

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The last one for today is a black and white cartoon boy with a few great snow outfits! That’s all I know about him.

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Stay warm!

Let the kids do the snow shoveling!

Build a snow family!

‘Til next time,

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Boredom Buster Activities, Part II

Welcome!

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‘The only limits in our life

are those

we impose on ourselves.’

- Bob Proctor

My last blog was not complete

and I had promised to add to it,

so here we go!

I have been teaching since my first

Bible lesson flannelgraph

at the early age of 6 years old.

I am pretty sure I have gotten better with age!

I found similar ones from simoneoficinabiblica.blogspot.com

Now I stick with teaching crafts.

You name it, I have probably at least tried it, 

if not actually having taught it.

From Fresh Farmhouse, no photo credit

I’m a Craft Junkie.

There, I’ve admitted it!

From Jo-Ann Fabrics

What shall we start with?

Remember, these are boredom busters.

Things that will help keep you AND the kids

Happier.

Today is a beautiful day -

perfect for some sidewalk chalk painting.

This is easy to transition for any age or ability.

Why not do some scenes,

take photos and share them

with grandparents that cannot come visit right now?

B-Inspired Mama

You could read a book to the kids,

then recreate some of the scenes

outside, with chalk.

Some books I am thinking of that would be fun:

* Curious George

* Where the Wild Things Are

*King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub & He won’t Get Out!

(One of my favorites!)

Next Boredom Buster idea:

Tissue Paper Art

I found some fun, new-to-me techniques

that all use tissue paper.

Bleeding Tissue Paper (NOT ‘bleed proof’ permanent)

Plain white cardstock or similar 

Spray bottle filled with water

How to:

Place white card on a cookie sheet, 

or something that can get wet.

Randomly place tissue squares, circles, etc 

on plain white cardstock.

Saturate with water from spray bottle.

Let dry.

Brush off tissue paper scraps - done!

For older kids:

Use a paper punch to punch out shapes from your

finished tissue paper art.

Turn these into greeting cards,

Journal additions,

or refrigerator magnets.

Here is a beautiful ‘upgrade’ for your older kids to make:

From a Hearth and Vine magazine article, 2016

Next Tissue Paper project:

Tissue Paper Snow Art

Special effects with tissue paper and SNOW!

Part of the fun with this one is collecting the snow!

You will need:

a cookie sheet

White card stock

Tissue paper cut or torn into smallish shapes

Bowl of snow

How-to:

Arrange your tissue paper shapes on white card stock.

Cover card/tissue paper with snow.

As snow melts, you will see some 

beautiful and different results!

Let dry. Brush tissue paper off.

Snow covered tissue paper on white card stock

Stampingwithloll.com

This cardstock will make beautiful backgrounds 

for greeting cards.

For youngest kiddos cut a large, simple shape. Place on top of tissue paper finished art, and frame.

Or

Cut a largish shape from the finished tissue art cardstock and mount it on a coordinating piece of card or poster board. Be sure to hang this!

Budding artists need the encouragement 

of seeing their work displayed!

I think that will get you started on some fun projects that the kids will enjoy, and you will too!

More to come...

‘Til next time,

inkspired

C is for Clown

tee hee!

vintage clown found on

aleeka_stock.deviantart.com

C is for clown!

funny clown found on polyvore.com

Turn a 'C' on the side

and what do you get?

A big happy grin!

1957 coloring book 

found on www.papercherries.etsy.com

Clowns want us to laugh

and giggle

and guffaw

and hoot and holler!

children during a magic show

page by Matthew Jones on www.shizzledizzlemagic.com

laughing baby Yao

www.delightmakers.com

(That is one of my all-time fave photos, by the way!)

vintage song sheet for the movie theme song for Laugh-Clown-Laugh,

starring Lon Chaney

www.lonchaney.org

I get mad when people try to make clowns scary.

It ruins it for so many.

Clowns have always just wanted kids to have fun.

:0(

This is how it makes the Clowns feel:

Lladro clown figurine

www.parkestatecompany.etsy.com

So I say enough!

Let's remind all kids how fun clowns can be!!!

from "Look! Look! A Clown!" vintage book

myvintagebookcollectioninblogform.blogspot.com

February 2013 kids laughing

www.ksoo.com

It's okay to act silly!

coloring page by www.colorkiddo.com

circus folks, 1955
found on www.boingboing.net

Clowns like to play lots of games...

Learning numbers is fun

www.sheknows.com

a harder dot-to-dot clown

www.kidspot.com.au

pinball maze

courtesy of Dover Publications, address to the right

Clowns like to sing silly songs too!

1910 song sheet cover

courtesy Indiana Music Libraries

Rudy the Clown

Can you hear me now?

www.clownfest.com

c.1915 Circus Day In Dixie Song

courtesy Indiana Music Libraries

Clowns have lots of friends!

Circus performers in Blackfoot, Idaho

photo from the 1800's

thecircusblog.wordpress.com

1960s Circus Clown poster

cottagewhimsies.etsy.com

bouncing clowns

blog-de-aprendizagem.blogspot.com

One of the most famous American clowns is

Red Skelton

He was such a cool man,

it'll take a whole 'nother blog to cover him!

Red Skelton

www.vs-uc.com

Piglet even wants in on the fun -

www.hmcoloringpages.com

Silly piglet!!

www.dpshots.com

Clowns have been around a long, long time.

In different ages, they dressed differently from what we think of as a clown now, but back then everyone knew who the clowns were because of how they dressed.

Here are some different, well-known styles: 

Victorian clowns

www.2flavors.me.com

vintage clown postcard

www.zazzle.com

vintage clowns

missimmondssays.blogspot.com

March, 1922 Theatre Magazine cover

www.largesizepaintings.blogspot.com

c.1917 Lily of the Valley, A 'Nut' song featuring a 'Pierrot' clown

courtesy Indiana Music Libraries

Claudett Colbert in a harlequin clown costume

www.thevintagegirlsuk.wordpress.com

So get your clown face out
and do something silly today!!

clown photo booth

www.themcallisterblog.blogspot.com

Kathmandu, Nepal school children

www.dailytravelphotos.com

make a clown costume with paper plates and pompoms

www.funfamilycrafts.com

(and never leave home without your
whoopie-cushion...)

found on www.thesurrealpoet.wordpress.com


'til next time -
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