Who loves to play dress up? Just about any small child will be enchanted by the opportunity to dress up a delightful collection of paper dolls. Choose from cartoon children, historic dolls, fairies, pirates, and numerous children’s book and movie characters. Paper doll books can sometimes be difficult to find in stores. For those with a color printer or a child who loves to color, downloading paper dolls from a web site is a quick and easy way to create hours of rainy day fun.
How To Download Printable Paper Dolls From Web Sites
What’s required to download printable paper dolls from web sites? The supplies are fairly simple:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader. Many paper doll web sites have dolls in PDF format, so download Adobe Acrobat Reader before embarking on a search for the dolls.
- The appropriate computer, if required. Before getting too attached to the dolls on a site, those with Macs should ensure that the dolls are Mac-compatible.
- A color printer and lots of ink
- Thicker paper, preferably resume or card stock for long-lasting paper dolls
Web Sites With Printable Paper Dolls
There are dozens of web sites that have paper dolls to download. Some are in color, some are in black and white. Many web sites have one or two paper dolls as part of a children’s craft section or a selection of printable downloads. A few sites have encyclopedias of dolls.
- The Paperdolls web site has an amazing collection of line drawing paper dolls from different books and historical eras. The site also features virtual paper dolls and a quarterly paper doll publication called Legacy Pride.
- Billy Bear for Kids has an entire selection of dolls and paper doll houses to download. The dolls are cartoons and are ranked by the ease of cutting. Scroll to the bottom for a small list of other paper doll sites.
- Terri Pettit’s paper doll web site has scanned images from days gone by. Those who love children’s books from other eras will love her site.
Book Sites, Movie Sites, and Other Online Sources of Paper Dolls
There are many branded paper dolls as well, so that children can dress up characters from their favourite stories. LMK Books has a series of Zelda and Ivy fox paper dolls. The Berenstain Bears web site has bear family paper dolls, and for Lord of the Rings fans, the Orlando Bloom Files has Orlando Bloom dolls. Another rich source of paper dolls is Google Images. A search of the images library will turn up sheets of paper dolls that are downloadable.
Finding a series of paper dolls that really suits a child is half the fun. Paper dolls come in so many different styles: princesses, pirates, historical figures, and ordinary children. Create a selection of dolls by looking in books, and gather the materials to create paper dolls and their clothes at home as well.
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