Inspired by party preparation over here a while back, I thought I'd share a fun idea that was quite the craze at our house last year - magnetic dolls!
All you need to do is print some paper dolls onto magnetic paper*. Cut them out** and pop them in a tin for a gift or travel toy, or straight onto the fridge.
Paper dolls can be found in many places on the net.
Nicole has posted about some gorgeous free vintage printable paper dolls which would be ideal!
I went one step different from this and asked my talented sister (whose drawings are on my blog header and side bar) to draw me some gorgeous little black and white paper dolls. We printed them onto magnetic paper, cut them out and gave them as a gift along with coloured textas for the child to color in themselves.
If you type in 'printable paper dolls' into etsy.com, you can purchase some for a minimal amount, even this one, designed especially for magnets and which also comes with a page that you can color in just like these!
* I purchased mine at Officeworks - Avery brand. It is very thin, so easily goes through your printer and cuts easily with regular scissors. Alternatively, magnetic sheeting is also available online in thicker sheets. You can print onto regular paper, stick onto magnetic sheet and cut out in the same way. Magnet is stronger, but it is also tougher to cut out. You'll need a simple & basic image to do this.
** When cutting, you just ignore the little tabs on the paper dolls.
14 comments:
awesome! i love such a practical toy that is fun and for all ages - even i'd love to play with it!!!
ps - pop past as I'm having four days of giveaways!!
What a coincidence, I was just looking at something just like these in a shop today. They're a great idea! We have a couple of magnetic books, one of which is a dress-up themed one and very similar to this. It's great for long journeys in the car or airplane!
Fabulous idea, Abbey would love it! Now to find some magnetic paper in Hong Kong, wish me luck!
That is such an awesome idea! We found some magnetic paper in Lincraft (in Aus), so need a use for it!
You can buy magnetic paper? Who knew! Love this idea and you can bet I'm going to do something similar. One day. x
Well, it's official - you're a genius ! I LOVE this idea, perfect for my neice's Chrsitmas presents, will be borrowing this idea for sure!
Have a great weekend, Dee x
Great idea- just wondering where you got the tins you used to keep them in?.
Oh wow, what a fab idea! I used to LOVE paper dolls as a child. Magnetic ones are such a clever idea and so much fun! :o)
Wow - they look fantastic! I had no idea you could buy magnetic paper, sounds really fun.
what a gorgeous gift. clever!
Another fabulous gift to make! Thanks so much for the inspiration. You know how dreadful at this stuff I am! x
PS I made some recycled crayons the other day based on your recipe. They turned out really well and kept the kids occupied for ages! x
You are amazing! I used to love paper dolls (still do, to be honest). Love all your other ideas recently too. I visit FGB most often when I am feeling like a bad parent because you always cheer me up and remind me that kids CAN be fun xx
what a great idea! how creative! thanks for sharing!
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